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NCEES Credentials Evaluations: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted
NCEES accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- NCEESYou 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 NCEES's public pages (sources).
NCEES Credentials Evaluations, the service most state engineering boards use for foreign degrees, requires every official document not in English to come with a literal English translation completed by a certified translation service.
A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets that rule; your university must still send the original-language transcript to NCEES itself.
We translate transcripts, diplomas and course descriptions word for word; we do not order the $400 evaluation or request records from your school.
NCEES at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
NCEES says all official documents in the native language must come with literal English translations completed by a certified translation service (NCEES Credentials Evaluations), and its help center asks for a translation from a certified translation company (NCEES Records FAQ). eVerbary is a certified translation company in the US, and NCEES accepts its certified translations. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Required; literal, sent directly to NCEES
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedAs a certified translation from a professional service
- Credential evaluation
- NCEES prepares it ($400)
- 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 NCEES'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 NCEES
Literal, certified
Translations by a certified translation service.
School sends originals
Transcripts in the original language, direct from the institution.
$400, 15 business days
The fee and usual time from purchase.
NCEES requirements in detail
Translation
Required for every official document in a language other than English; the translation must be literal (NCEES Credentials Evaluations).
Who may translate
A certified translation service or company (NCEES Credentials Evaluations, NCEES transcript FAQ); for course descriptions NCEES says to send them to a certified translator (NCEES evaluation FAQ).
Original or copy
Original-language transcripts must still reach NCEES directly from the institution; copies of foreign education documents are not acceptable (NCEES academic transcript FAQs).
For the diploma, both the native-language document and the translation are submitted (NCEES diploma or certificate of graduation FAQs).
How to submit
The transcript translation must be returned directly to NCEES (NCEES Records: education FAQs); course descriptions you send yourself go as a PDF attached to a help ticket in MyNCEES (NCEES official course descriptions FAQs).
What is evaluated
Your degree against the NCEES Engineering Education Standard: 32 semester credits of higher mathematics and sciences and 48 of engineering science and design (NCEES Credentials Evaluations).
Fees and timing
$400 for the evaluation, $100 for a re-evaluation, free transmission to an additional board; usually completed within 15 business days of purchase (NCEES Credentials Evaluations).
Who receives the report
Only state licensing boards; NCEES does not send it to employers, universities or immigration offices (NCEES Credentials Evaluation FAQs).
Three documents, three ways in
NCEES needs an official transcript, an official diploma or certificate of graduation, and official course descriptions from every university you attended (NCEES Credentials Evaluations). Each one reaches NCEES differently.
The transcript must come straight from the school, and NCEES will not take it from you, even in a sealed envelope (NCEES academic transcript FAQs); its certified translation is returned directly to NCEES (NCEES Records: education FAQs).
Course descriptions work the other way round: NCEES suggests the university send the native-language descriptions to you, so you can have them translated, and it keeps only the translated version (NCEES Credentials Evaluation FAQs).
You upload them as a PDF in a MyNCEES help ticket titled Education Evaluation and Course Descriptions (NCEES official course descriptions FAQs); NCEES publishes a sample showing the units and topics each description should give (NCEES sample course descriptions).
If your school will not send the diploma, NCEES accepts a color copy notarized by a US or Canadian notary, plus its translation (NCEES diploma or certificate of graduation FAQs).
Why the translation has to be literal
The evaluation counts credits course by course: calculus and differential equations, two basic sciences in different areas, engineering science and design, with at most 6 credits for thesis or independent study and none for internships (NCEES Credentials Evaluations).
Course titles that are vague end up in an "other" category (NCEES academic transcript FAQs), so a translation that keeps each title, hour count and grade exactly as printed matters more here than elsewhere.
We do not convert grades, rename a degree as its US equivalent or merge courses; NCEES decides equivalence. Course descriptions are often long documents of many pages, and each sheet counts as one page in our price.
Do you need NCEES at all?
Not if your degree was accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET when you graduated; ABET accredits some programs abroad (NCEES Credentials Evaluations).
For everyone else NCEES says its evaluation is the only service accepted by all state licensing boards, and the only one that can complete an NCEES Record (NCEES Records: education FAQs).
Some boards also accept other agencies, or read transcripts themselves, so check your board first.
Need a certified translation for NCEES?
$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 every year of study
- Degree certificate, diploma or provisional certificate of graduation
- Official course descriptions, syllabi or catalog pages for every course
- Graduate transcripts when a master's or doctorate is part of the evaluation
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 NCEES
Translations of transcripts go directly to NCEES (NCEES Records: education FAQs), at NCEES, 200 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607 (NCEES Credentials Evaluations). eVerbary can mail the certified translation there in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout with NCEES's address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write your MyNCEES account number in the order notes.
Translated course descriptions are uploaded by you as a PDF attachment to a MyNCEES help ticket (NCEES official course descriptions FAQs); the PDF we deliver can be attached as it is.
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 NCEES that means we translate your records; we do not open your MyNCEES account, buy the evaluation, request transcripts from your school or send documents on its behalf.
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
Who can translate documents for an NCEES credentials evaluation?
A certified translation service or company; the translation must be literal (NCEES Credentials Evaluations, NCEES academic transcript FAQs). eVerbary is a certified translation service in the US, and NCEES accepts its translations.
Does my school have to send the translation?
No. The school must send the original-language transcript (NCEES academic transcript FAQs); the certified translation is returned directly to NCEES (NCEES Records: education FAQs).
Do course descriptions need to be translated?
Yes, if they are not in English; NCEES keeps only the certified translated descriptions (NCEES Credentials Evaluation FAQs).
How much does NCEES charge and how long does it take?
$400 for the evaluation, usually completed within 15 business days of purchase; you can buy it only after all documents are received and verified (NCEES Credentials Evaluations).
Can I use the NCEES evaluation for a job or immigration?
No. NCEES sends the report only to state licensing boards (NCEES Credentials Evaluation FAQs).
Sources
NCEES Credentials Evaluations's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
Translating documents for NCEES?
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