TOEFL iBT Score Requirements
OET for Pharmacy Score Requirements
Score Reports
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) and the Occupational English Test (OET) for pharmacy are the 2 English language proficiency examinations accepted for candidates seeking FPGEC certification. Either computer-based test option may be completed to fulfill this requirement; you do not need to complete both. OET for pharmacy results will be accepted beginning January 11, 2027.
An official score report, along with other required documentation, must be submitted before application evaluation can begin.
This requirement must be completed by all foreign pharmacy graduates (even those who are US citizens, US residents, or native English speakers). There are no exceptions or waivers to these requirements.
You must pass the TOEFL iBT before applying for FPGEC certification.
Passing TOEFL iBT scores are accepted as valid for the FPGEC program for 2 years from the date of the administration of the TOEFL iBT.
NABP revisited the passing scores required by FPGEC for each TOEFL iBT section using a standard setting study. The updated passing scores went into effect October 25, 2025.
As of January 21, 2026, ETS is applying a revised score scale to TOEFL iBT results.
Therefore, FPGEC is using the equivalent of its approved passing scores under the new ETS score scale, which are shown in the image below.
FPGEC applications submitted prior to January 1, 2020, remain eligible to complete and submit a passing TOEFL iBT score report within the allotted 5-year period after passing the FPGEE and must meet the required standard applicable at that time.
For those applications, FPGEC required the following scores: Reading: 22, Listening: 21, Speaking: 26, Writing: 24.
Using the new ETS scoring scale, scores are equivalent to the following: Reading: 4.5, Listening: 4.5, Speaking: 5, Writing: 5.
Unless you are submitting MyBest Scores (see below), you must complete all four sections of the TOEFL iBT in one testing session. Scores for the four sections must be reported directly to the FPGEC on one official score report. If your score is less than the minimum required score in any section, your score report will not be accepted.
Beginning November 1, 2026, MyBest Scores can be submitted to fulfill the acceptance requirement for the 2027 FPGEE administration.
MyBest Scores combine your highest score in each section from all valid TOEFL iBTs taken within a rolling 2-year period.
The TOEFL iBT must be completed in a secure testing environment in an ETS test center, which must be located in an NABP member or associate member jurisdiction. This includes the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and 10 Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan). The at-home and remotely proctored TOEFL iBT is not accepted by the FPGEC program.
NABP will begin accepting OET for pharmacy results for FPGEC certification on January 11, 2027. OET results from tests taken before January 11, 2027, will not be accepted. The OET must be completed in a secure testing environment at an approved computer-based OET testing center, which must be located in an NABP member or associate member jurisdiction (see the list of jurisdictions under Secure Testing Environment above). Additional information, including score requirements, will be provided when available.
You must request that your TOEFL iBT score report (all 4 sections from a single test session, or your MyBest score beginning November 1, 2026) be submitted to the FPGEC directly by ETS. Use the FPGEC identification number 9103. The FPGEC will only accept official score reports received directly from ETS.
Important: Ensure your email address matches the email address on file with NABP.
October 2026
