State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Ohio Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail

The certificate comes first, then the hours

Ohio orders the steps strictly: the Board grants no internship credit for practical experience until a foreign graduate holds the FPGEC certificate and has completed the TOEFL iBT (Ohio Adm. Code 4729:2-2-05: internship credit).

Hours worked abroad, or before the certificate, do not count toward the 1,740. That makes the FPGEC paperwork, and the translations inside it, the first thing to finish.

For the FPGEC, school records go to ECE for its evaluation report and license documents go to NABP (ECE, FPGEC).

Each translation must be an official word-for-word English version, seals and stamps included, with the translator's original signature and date on every page, an accuracy attestation and proof of credentials (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).

Order through a free quote and say it is for the FPGEC, so we confirm the format before you pay.

Where the Board's pages differ

The Board's handout for foreign pharmacy graduates, last updated July 16, 2018, still speaks of an FPGEE certificate and the Test of Spoken English or TOEFL iBT, and mentions 1,500 internship hours in one paragraph next to the 1,740 it requires elsewhere (Board handout).

The current rules name the FPGEC certificate, the TOEFL iBT and 1,740 hours (Ohio Adm. Code 4729-5-01, Ohio Adm. Code 4729:2-2-05).

We read the rules as current; confirm with the Board's licensing department at 614-466-4143 if you are unsure.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Pharmacy school transcripts, for the ECE report inside FPGEC
• Pharmacy degree certificate
• Pharmacist license or registration from your country, for NABP
• Marriage certificate or court order, if your name changed

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
• $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
• Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.

Submitting the translation to Ohio Board of Pharmacy

• Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC). Ohio then relies on the FPGEC certificate (Ohio Adm. Code 4729-5-01: schools of pharmacy and FPGEC).

• eVerbary can mail the translations to you in sealed, signed envelopes: choose the hard copy at checkout with your address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US, $49.95 or $78.95 to other countries) and write in the order notes that they are for the FPGEC.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.

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