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Translation Requirements of US Application Services
What 16 centralized application services — LSAC and the CAS services for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physician assistant, therapy and public health programs — ask for when your transcripts or diplomas are not in English: whether they accept foreign coursework, which credential evaluation they require, and who may translate.
Every rule is taken from the service's own instructions, linked and dated.
16 services
Law, health professions, public health and undergraduate systems.
Sources linked
Each rule links to the service's own instructions, checked in November 2026.
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Certified translation, grades never converted, usually within 24 hours.
Service by service
Every service below accepts a translation eVerbary can provide: directly, from a translator individually certified by ATA on request, or through the credential evaluation agency it requires, which in turn accepts professional translations.
Checked in October 2026; rules change, and each page links to the service's own source.
Law (2)Medicine (1)Dentistry (2)Pharmacy (1)Nursing (1)Health professions (6)Public health (1)Graduate (other) (1)Undergraduate (1)
Law (2)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSAC CAS (JD) | Complete, word-for-word English translation | Not specified (Cuba: ESTI or CJI) | AACRAO evaluation through LSAC; no WES order |
| LSAC LLM CAS | Literal, word-for-word, same format | You provide it; certification usually optional | AACRAO evaluation through LSAC; WES not accepted |
Medicine (1)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AACOMAS | Through the evaluator; transcripts discarded | Per agency; WES wants a professional translator | Course-by-course report; WES, ECE, others |
Dentistry (2)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADEA AADSAS | Through WES or ECE; transcripts discarded | WES: professional translator; ECE: anyone | Electronic WES or ECE course-by-course only |
| ADEA CAAPID | Through WES or ECE; transcripts discarded | WES: professional translator; ECE: anyone | WES or ECE, as each program requires |
Pharmacy (1)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PharmCAS | Through WES; transcripts discarded | Professional translator, per WES | WES course-by-course, ordered in PharmCAS |
Nursing (1)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NursingCAS | Not sent to NursingCAS; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Course-by-course: WES, ECE, JS&A, IERF or EP |
Health professions (6)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASPA | Not sent to CASPA; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Course-by-course: WES, ECE, JS&A, IERF or EP |
| PTCAS | Not sent to PTCAS; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Electronic WES evaluation ordered inside PTCAS |
| OTCAS | Not sent to OTCAS; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Electronic WES evaluation ordered inside OTCAS |
| CSDCAS | Not sent to CSDCAS; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Course-by-course: WES, ECE, JS&A, IERF or EP |
| OptomCAS | Through WES or ECE; transcripts discarded | WES: professional translator; ECE: anyone | WES ICAP or ECE course-by-course only |
| VMCAS | Through WES; transcripts discarded | Professional translator, per WES | WES course-by-course required, ordered in VMCAS |
Public health (1)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOPHAS | Not sent to SOPHAS; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Electronic WES evaluation ordered inside SOPHAS |
Graduate (other) (1)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SocialWorkCAS | Not sent to SocialWorkCAS; goes to the evaluator | WES: professional translator, never the applicant | Course-by-course: WES, ECE, JS&A, IERF or EP |
Undergraduate (1)
| Service | Translation | Who may translate | Credential evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Apply | English, word-for-word, with an unofficial transcript | Not specified by Cal State Apply | Optional WES or ECE; some programs require it |
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Frequently asked questions
Do application services accept a certified translation from a translation company?
Every service on this page does, in one of three ways: its instructions accept a certified translation from a professional service; it requires a translator individually certified by ATA, which eVerbary provides on request; or it requires a credential evaluation from an agency (WES, ECE and others) that accepts professional translations. Each page says which, links the rule and gives the date we read it.
Do I send the translation to the application service or to the evaluator?
Usually to the evaluator. Most CAS services do not read foreign transcripts themselves: they ask for a course-by-course evaluation, and the evaluation agency receives your records and their English translation. Each page says where the translation goes.
Can I translate my own transcript?
Where a service or its evaluator says, the answer is no: the translation has to come from someone other than the applicant. Check the page for your service.
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