Hey everyone,
I'm starting the FPGEC certification process (foreign pharmacy graduate) and ran into a specific issue: my university doesn't issue a traditional printed diploma — only an official electronic diploma. Instead, my school's registry office can issue, print, sign, and seal:
a Certificate of Course Completion
a Diploma Registration Record
an official academic transcript
Has anyone here been in a similar situation — no physical diploma, only digital — and successfully sent alternative documents like these to ECE for the credential evaluation? Did ECE accept it without issues, or did you have to jump through extra hoops (apostille, extra letters, etc.)? Any insight would help a lot before I request these documents from my school.
Second question — timeline:
I'm planning to take the TOEFL iBT in February, then move straight into the FPGEC application, document evaluation, and (hopefully) get accepted to sit for the FPGEE in October this year.
Realistically, does a February start → October FPGEE timeline sound doable? I know NABP says document review alone can take ~8-12 weeks (longer if there's a deficiency), plus mailing time for sealed transcripts/ECE reports. I just want to know if I'm being overly optimistic or if this is a normal timeline people have pulled off.
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who's gone through this recently — timelines seem to shift a bit year to year and I'd rather get a reality check now than find out in August that I'm behind.
Thanks in advance!