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Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB), Educator Certification: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Kentucky EPSB asks for a credential evaluation, and WES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credential evaluation: NACES course-by-course; copy of foreign credential
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board asks teachers trained outside the United States to meet the same academic requirements as US applicants and to submit a course-by-course evaluation from an approved agency, pointing to the NACES member list; it publishes no translation rule of its own.
NACES members such as WES and ECE accept certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary, so the translation goes to the agency with your records.
We translate your transcripts, diplomas and teaching credential; the evaluation and the certification decision are outside what we do.
Kentucky EPSB at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Kentucky requires a course-by-course evaluation from an approved agency and refers applicants to the NACES members (EPSB requirements), and WES, a NACES member, accepts a translation from a professional translation service (WES translation rules); ECE accepts any complete word-for-word translation (ECE).
A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets both. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluation
- Who may translate
- Set by the agency (WES: professional)
- Credential evaluation
- NACES course-by-course; copy of foreign credential
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Kentucky EPSB's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Kentucky EPSB
Course by course
A degree-only evaluation does not meet the rule.
Same academic bar
Foreign-trained applicants meet US academic requirements.
GPA 2.75
Or 3.0 on the last 30 hours of coursework.
Kentucky EPSB requirements in detail
Translation
EPSB publishes no translator rule; the evaluation agency reads your records and applies its own rule (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
Who may translate
Evaluation
A course-by-course evaluation from an approved agency showing the foreign degree meets the criteria; EPSB points to the NACES member list (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
Academic requirements
A four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent with a teacher preparation program, student teaching, and a 2.75 cumulative GPA or 3.0 on the last 30 hours (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
Teaching credential
A copy of your foreign teaching credential, in a teaching area Kentucky recognizes (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
Regulation
Out-of-state preparation falls under 16 KAR 4:030, which has no translation provision.
What the evaluation has to show
Kentucky does not convert foreign degrees itself.
Its requirements for candidates trained outside the US list a four-year degree or its equivalent that includes a sequence of professional education courses, a practice or student teaching component, a GPA of 2.75 overall or 3.0 on the last 30 hours, a copy of your foreign teaching credential, and a teaching area Kentucky certifies; the course-by-course evaluation is what proves the first three (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
So the agency needs every course, grade and practicum line in English. We translate grades exactly as they appear and never convert them; the agency computes the GPA.
Where Kentucky publishes its rules now
The EPSB certification page sends applicants to GoTeachKY, the Department of Education's resource site for certification pathways (EPSB, EPSB GoTeachKY page).
Older EPSB addresses for out-of-state educators no longer load; the current requirements for teachers trained abroad are on the GoTeachKY page for educators trained out of state (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
The foreign teaching credential is the one document the Board asks you for directly, as a copy (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US); if it is not in English, translate it together with the records you send the agency.
Need a certified translation for Kentucky EPSB?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- University transcripts and mark sheets from your teacher preparation program
- Degree certificates and diplomas
- Records of student teaching or practicum
- Your foreign teaching credential or license
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 of up to 250 words, 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 Kentucky EPSB
The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records, following its instructions; the agency's course-by-course evaluation then goes to EPSB with your application (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
You create an account in the Kentucky Educators Credentialing System (KECS) and follow the application wizard for initial certification (CA-1) (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For Kentucky that means we translate your records and teaching credential; the evaluation comes from a NACES member, and EPSB decides the certificate.
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 Kentucky EPSB require certified translations?
EPSB requires a course-by-course evaluation from an approved agency (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US); the agency needs your records in English under its own rule. WES, for example, wants a professional translator (WES: translation requirements).
Which evaluation agencies does Kentucky accept?
EPSB refers applicants to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member list (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
Do I have to send a copy of my foreign teaching license?
Yes, a copy of your foreign teaching credential is on the list of requirements (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
What GPA does Kentucky require?
A cumulative 2.75, or 3.0 on the last 30 hours of coursework (Educators trained out of state, including outside the US).
Sources
Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB), Educator Certification's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Kentucky EPSB?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.