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South Carolina Board of Pharmacy (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
South Carolina Board of Pharmacy asks for a credential evaluation, and FPGEC, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy FPGEC or another agency South Carolina Board of Pharmacy accepts
- South Carolina Board of PharmacyThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
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- Preserves the original layout
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
See a sample translation →Real order format, fictitious data
Requirements checked on November 12, 2026 from South Carolina Board of Pharmacy's public pages (sources).
The South Carolina Board of Pharmacy publishes no translation rule of its own: S.C. Code section 40-43-80 accepts the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Certification in place of a US pharmacy degree, and the Board adds 1,500 hours as a licensed intern.
Your foreign documents are translated for the FPGEC, which accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary, but not translations you make yourself.
We also translate the proof of graduation and name-change papers you send the Board for the intern certificate; we do not apply for certification or register your employment.
South Carolina Board of Pharmacy at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
South Carolina licenses a foreign graduate who has received the FPGEC certification (S.C. Code §40-43-80), and the FPGEC accepts an official translation from "a professional translation service in any country" (FPGEC Bulletin), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets the rule that applies. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through FPGEC; no South Carolina rule
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- FPGEC plus 1,500 licensed intern hours
- Price
- $24.95 per pageNo word cap, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on November 12, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on South Carolina Board of Pharmacy's own page before you submit.
Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript
This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.
What to notice
- Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
- The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
- Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
- The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.
Worth knowing about South Carolina Board of Pharmacy
Intern before FPGEC
Proof of graduation and a statement of intent can open the intern file.
1,500 intern hours
Worked as a licensed South Carolina pharmacy intern.
Reports within ten days
Employment notices and hour affidavits on a fixed calendar.
South Carolina Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail
Translation
Neither the statute nor the Board's foreign graduate checklist sets a translation rule; education and license documents are translated for the FPGEC, under its rule (S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 43, Pharmacy Practice Act, checklist, FPGEC).
Who may translate
Set by the FPGEC: an official translator or a professional translation service in any country, never the applicant; each page signed and dated (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).
FPGEC certification
Accepted in place of a US pharmacy degree; a copy goes with your pharmacist application (§40-43-80(2), Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Intern certificate
Available on proof of graduation from a pharmacy school abroad plus a copy of your FPGEC certificate or a statement that you intend to complete the FPGEE (§40-43-84(A), Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Intern application documents
Social Security card, a copy of your ID, a copy of your birth certificate or passport, a 2 x 2 photo and any legal name change document (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Internship
1,500 hours under a licensed pharmacist in a retail or institutional setting, with a Notification of Employment and an Affidavit of Practical Experience filed within ten days of each start, year end and job end (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Exams
NAPLEX and MPJE, registered with NABP once the Board has your Pharmacist Application by Examination and FPGEC copy (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022, §40-43-80(4)).
The documents that reach South Carolina directly
In South Carolina a foreign graduate can register as an intern before finishing FPGEC: the statute asks only for proof of graduation from a pharmacy school abroad and a statement of intent to complete the FPGEE (§40-43-84(A)).
That proof is usually a diploma or degree certificate in another language, and it goes to the Board itself, not to NABP.
The Board's checklist does not say how a non-English diploma must be presented (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Ask the Board before you upload it; the certified translation we prepare for the FPGEC can be used for the same document, and we can add notarization ($34.90 per order) if the Board asks for it.
The same applies to a marriage certificate or court order you send as a legal name change document.
The FPGEC part
For the certificate itself, the FPGEC wants an official word-for-word translation, seals and stamps included, by an official translator or a professional translation service in any country, with the translator's original signature and date on every page, an accuracy attestation and proof of credentials; it refuses self-translations, photocopies and electronic submissions (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements, FPGEC Bulletin: Attestation and photo identification).
Order through a free quote and say the translation is for the FPGEC, so we confirm the format before you pay.
One detail in the Board's checklist: it cites "Section 40-32-80(2)" for the FPGEC requirement, while the statute is section 40-43-80(2) (checklist, statute).
Need a certified translation for South Carolina Board of Pharmacy?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Pharmacy degree certificate or diploma, for the intern certificate and for FPGEC
- Pharmacy school transcripts, for the ECE report inside FPGEC
- Pharmacist license or registration from your country, for NABP
- Birth certificate, if you send it instead of a passport
- Marriage certificate or court order, as a legal name change document
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 with no word cap, 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 South Carolina Board of Pharmacy
FPGEC translations go by mail with your FPGEC paperwork: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC).
Translations of documents for the South Carolina intern certificate go to the Board with its Pharmacy Intern Certificate Application; the checklist asks for the employment notices and hour affidavits to be submitted electronically (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
eVerbary delivers a certified PDF you can upload, and can also 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).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For South Carolina that means we translate your documents; the intern certificate, the employment notices and hour affidavits, and the exams are between you, your supervising pharmacist, NABP and the Board.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I become an intern in South Carolina before FPGEC certification?
Yes. The statute allows it on proof of graduation abroad and a statement that you intend to complete the FPGEE (§40-43-84(A)).
Who can translate my pharmacy documents?
For FPGEC, an official translator or a professional translation service in any country, not you (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements). FPGEC accepts eVerbary's certified translations.
How many intern hours do foreign graduates need?
1,500 hours as a licensed South Carolina pharmacy intern (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Does the Board need a translation of my diploma?
Its checklist does not say; ask the Board before you submit the intern application (Foreign Graduate Requirements, Rev. 10/2022).
Sources
South Carolina Board of Pharmacy (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation)'s own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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