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Cal State Apply (California State University application): Translation Requirements for Foreign Transcripts
Accepted
Cal State Apply accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluation, if askedWhen it is needed
- Cal State ApplyYou submit the translation with the original
$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 Cal State Apply's public pages (sources).
Cal State Apply does not take course-by-course entries from colleges outside the US and Canada; instead it lets you upload an unofficial transcript with an English, word-for-word translation, or order a credential evaluation from WES, its preferred service, or another agency such as ECE.
Cal State Apply does not say who must make the translation, so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets its rule.
Some CSU programs require the evaluation itself, which we do not provide; check each program's requirements, as Cal State Apply advises.
Cal State Apply at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
For colleges outside the US and Canada, Cal State Apply lets you upload an unofficial transcript "along with an English, word-for-word translation" (Colleges Attended) without saying who must translate, so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- English, word-for-word, with an unofficial transcript
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedAs a certified translation from a professional service
- Credential evaluation
- Optional WES or ECE; some programs require it
- 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 Cal State Apply'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 Cal State Apply
Word-for-word translation
Uploaded with an unofficial transcript on the Academic Records page.
WES preferred
WES or ECE evaluations can be ordered from inside the application.
No foreign coursework entry
Courses from colleges outside the US and Canada are not typed in.
Cal State Apply requirements in detail
Foreign colleges
Must be listed in Colleges Attended, but coursework from institutions outside the US or Canada is "not required or accepted"; the transcript import tool brings in only the school name and dates (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
Translation
You may upload an unofficial transcript with an English, word-for-word translation on the Academic Records page; Cal State Apply says this is not required for every program but helps speed processing (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
Who may translate
Not stated. The help center asks only for an English, word-for-word translation (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
Evaluation
The alternative is a credential evaluation from World Education Services (WES), the preferred service, or another evaluation service. Some programs require one; even where it is optional, an evaluation may speed review (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
How to order an evaluation
WES electronic evaluations must be ordered through the application or they are not accepted; ECE course-by-course evaluations are ordered from the Order button next to the school, under Other (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
Foreign high school
Applicants who attended only high schools outside the US, US citizens included, do not complete High School Coursework Entry or A-G Matching (Cal State Apply: High School Coursework).
Canada and the Caribbean
Canadian schools that issue English transcripts are not foreign; every Caribbean medical school, Ross University School of Medicine included, is treated as foreign (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
English tests
The Standardized Tests section lists Duolingo, IELTS and PTE for international applicants (Cal State Apply: Standardized Tests).
Two ways to document foreign college work
Cal State Apply does not convert foreign courses itself: you list the school in Colleges Attended, but you do not enter its courses (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended). It then offers two routes.
The first is to upload an unofficial transcript together with an English, word-for-word translation on the Academic Records page.
The second is a credential evaluation from WES, which Cal State Apply calls its preferred service, or from another agency such as ECE, sent to Cal State Apply electronically (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
The upload is the route where our translation is read directly, so it has to follow the transcript line by line: every course title, mark and stamp as printed, with the grading scale the document shows. We never convert grades.
If you choose an evaluation instead, the translation goes to the agency under that agency's rule; WES, for example, requires a word-for-word translation by a professional translator and does not accept translations completed by applicants (WES).
When a program requires the evaluation
Cal State Apply says some programs require a foreign credential evaluation as part of the application, and tells applicants to check each program's requirements (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
A translated transcript does not replace the evaluation for those programs; it may still be what the evaluation agency needs from you.
For the 2028 application, a WES evaluation is ordered from the Academic Records page by choosing Yes for an electronic evaluation and then the WES button, and ECE is under Other; the 2027 application instructions list both WES and ECE as electronic options (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
In both cycles the upload with a word-for-word translation remains available (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
Freshman applicants with records from abroad
If every high school you attended is outside the US, you skip High School Coursework Entry and A-G Matching; Cal State Apply notes this applies to US citizens who studied only abroad as well (Cal State Apply: High School Coursework).
Cal State Apply's help center publishes no separate translation rule for foreign high school records, and the CSU system pages (calstate.edu) could not be read for this page; ask the campus you apply to how it wants secondary records and their translations sent.
Need a certified translation for Cal State Apply?
$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
- University transcripts or mark sheets, for upload with the translation
- Degree certificates and diplomas
- Transcripts and degree certificates for a WES or ECE evaluation
- Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificate, when a campus asks for them
- Marriage certificate or court order, when your name differs between documents
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 Cal State Apply
Upload the unofficial transcript and its English, word-for-word translation on the Academic Records page of Cal State Apply, for the foreign institution you listed in Colleges Attended (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
If you order an evaluation instead, the translation goes to WES or ECE under that agency's rules, and the agency sends its report to Cal State Apply electronically (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or an application service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send transcripts on behalf of the school that issued them, and we do not submit your application.
For Cal State Apply that means we translate your foreign records; we do not order a WES or ECE evaluation, enter coursework or upload anything to your application.
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
Does Cal State Apply accept a translated foreign transcript?
Yes. For colleges outside the US and Canada you can upload an unofficial transcript with an English, word-for-word translation on the Academic Records page (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
Do I need a WES evaluation for Cal State Apply?
Not always. Some programs require a foreign credential evaluation; WES is the preferred service, and an evaluation may speed review even where it is optional (Cal State Apply: foreign evaluations).
Who can translate my transcript for Cal State Apply?
Cal State Apply does not say; it asks for an English, word-for-word translation (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended). If you use a WES evaluation instead, WES does not accept translations made by applicants (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Do I enter my foreign college courses in Cal State Apply?
No. Coursework from institutions outside the US or Canada is not required or accepted; you list the school only (Cal State Apply: Colleges Attended).
I only attended high school abroad. Do I complete A-G Matching?
No. Applicants who attended only foreign high schools skip High School Coursework Entry and A-G Matching (Cal State Apply: High School Coursework).
Sources
Cal State Apply (California State University application)'s own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
Translating documents for Cal State Apply?
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