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Michigan Board of Professional Engineers: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
Michigan Engineering Board asks for a credential evaluation, and NCEES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy NCEES or another agency Michigan Engineering Board accepts
- Michigan Engineering BoardThe agency sends its report
$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 Michigan Engineering Board's public pages (sources).
The Michigan Board of Professional Engineers accepts a degree that is not from an ABET-EAC or CEAB program only through a credentials evaluation by NCEES or a member of NACES, sent to LARA by the evaluation service (R 339.16021).
Michigan publishes no translation rule of its own; NCEES accepts literal translations by a certified translation service such as eVerbary, and NACES members such as WES and ECE accept professional translations.
We translate your records for the evaluator; we do not order the evaluation or file your MiPLUS application.
Michigan Engineering Board at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Michigan requires a foreign or non-accredited engineering degree to be shown by an evaluation from NCEES or a NACES member (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026, R 339.16021), and NCEES accepts literal English translations completed by a certified translation service (NCEES), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets the rule that applies. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluator; no Board rule
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- NCEES or NACES member, sent directly
- 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 Michigan Engineering Board'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 Michigan Engineering Board
NCEES or NACES
Either may evaluate a foreign degree.
Sent by the evaluator
Uploaded copies of evaluations are refused.
Eight years in total
Four credited for an acceptable bachelor's.
Michigan Engineering Board requirements in detail
Translation
The Board sets no translation rule; the evaluator applies its own (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Who may translate
For NCEES, a certified translation service; literal translations (NCEES). NACES members set their own rules.
Evaluation
Applicants without an ABET-EAC or CEAB degree may use NCEES or a NACES member; ETAC programs are not acceptable (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
What NCEES must verify
A non-US bachelor's degree with at least 32 semester credits in math and science and 48 in engineering science or design, under rule R 339.16021(1)(c) (Professional Engineers General Rules, R 339.16021, final rule package).
How it arrives
The evaluation must be received from the evaluation service; you cannot upload copies (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Experience
Eight years in total: four credited for an acceptable bachelor's and one more for one post-baccalaureate engineering degree (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Application and fee
Online through MiPLUS; $115 for the application and two-year license, by card (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Two evaluation routes in the Michigan rule
R 339.16021 lists both: an NCEES credentials evaluation verifying a non-US bachelor's degree and the 32 and 48 credit-hour minimums of the NCEES Engineering Education Standard, or an evaluation from a NACES member showing substantial equivalence to an EAC/ABET bachelor's (Professional Engineers General Rules, R 339.16021, final rule package).
The licensing guide, revised January 26, 2026, repeats the choice (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
NCEES needs literal English translations of native-language documents from a certified translation service, and the transcript translation goes directly to NCEES (NCEES, NCEES Records FAQ).
An NCEES evaluation also stays in your NCEES Record, which you can transmit to Michigan instead of uploading documents (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
What you upload in MiPLUS
Step 3 of the online application takes transcripts, completed experience forms and the month and year you passed the FE and PE; LARA then gets the scores from NCEES (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
The evaluation is the one item you cannot upload yourself. Experience verification forms are on the Board's page (Professional Engineers).
Need a certified translation for Michigan Engineering Board?
$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 the evaluator
- Degree certificates and diplomas
- Course descriptions for engineering, math and science courses
- Experience letters from employers abroad
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 Michigan Engineering Board
Translations go to the evaluator with your records; for NCEES the transcript translation is returned directly to NCEES (NCEES Records FAQ). The evaluator then sends the evaluation to LARA (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
eVerbary can mail the translation to NCEES or another evaluator in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for a Michigan PE evaluation.
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 the Michigan Board that means we translate your records; we do not order the NCEES or NACES evaluation or file your MiPLUS 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
Can I use WES or ECE for a Michigan PE license?
Yes, if the evaluator is a NACES member, as both are; NCEES is the other option (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Who may translate my transcripts?
Michigan does not say; NCEES accepts literal translations by a certified translation service (NCEES), and eVerbary's certified translations meet that.
Can I upload my evaluation report?
No. Evaluations must be received by LARA from the evaluation service (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Is an engineering technology degree accepted?
ETAC-accredited programs are not acceptable as the qualifying degree (Michigan Professional Engineer Licensing Guide and FAQs, rev. 1/26/2026).
Sources
Michigan Board of Professional Engineers's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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