South Dakota Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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.

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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.

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South Dakota Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail

What the rules ask for, in order

South Dakota's rule for graduates of schools outside the United States is short: submit the FPGEC certification, apply under the general application rule, and complete practical experience in one or more board-licensed pharmacies before applying for licensure (ARSD 20:51:01:10, graduates of colleges of pharmacy outside the United States).

The internship rule for foreign graduates then sets the minimum at 1,500 hours (ARSD 20:51:02:13.01, foreign pharmacy graduate internship).

The foreign-language documents are read inside FPGEC, where the rule is 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; no self-translations, photocopies or 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.

Where the rules leave a gap

The general application rule lists a transcript showing graduation from a college of pharmacy approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ARSD 20:51:01:03), which a foreign graduate cannot provide; the foreign graduate rule sends you to that same list but adds the FPGEC certification (ARSD 20:51:01:10, graduates of colleges of pharmacy outside the United States).

Ask the Board what it accepts in place of the transcript. If it wants your foreign transcript, the certified translation prepared for FPGEC can go with it.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Pharmacy school transcripts, for the ECE report inside FPGEC
• Pharmacy degree certificate or diploma
• 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 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 Dakota Board of Pharmacy

• Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC). South Dakota receives your FPGEC certification with the licensure application (ARSD 20:51:01:10, graduates of colleges of pharmacy outside the United States).

• 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) 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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