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South Carolina Board of Accountancy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
South Carolina Board asks for a credential evaluation, and NIES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy NIES or another agency South Carolina Board accepts
- South Carolina BoardThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- ATA member #273062
- 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 South Carolina Board's public pages (sources).
South Carolina CPA exam applications are processed by NASBA's CPA Examination Services (CPAES), which requires candidates educated outside the US to have their credentials evaluated by NASBA International Evaluation Services (NIES) and to send a copy of the foreign transcript translated into English, in a sealed envelope, with the evaluation report.
Neither page says who must translate beyond NIES's rule, which accepts certified translations from any member of the American Translators Association, so it accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary, an ATA corporate member translating in the US. One translation can serve both.
South Carolina Board at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
South Carolina's exam instructions require an NIES evaluation and an English translation of the international transcript (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina), and NIES accepts certified translations from any ATA member, refusing only private providers outside the US (NIES requirements), so eVerbary's certified translations meet the rule. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Transcript in English, plus NIES
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- NIES only, report to CPAES
- 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina Board
NIES only
The one evaluator South Carolina names.
Translated transcript too
In a sealed envelope, with the report.
SSN or alien number
Needed to test as a SC candidate.
South Carolina Board requirements in detail
Translation
A copy of your international transcript translated into English goes in a sealed envelope with your evaluation report (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina); NIES also needs records not in English translated before it processes them (NIES).
Who may translate
CPAES does not say; for NIES, any ATA member, your university or the ministry of education, and not private providers outside the US (NIES).
Evaluation
By NASBA International Evaluation Services (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina), which lists South Carolina among jurisdictions where it is the only approved provider (NASBA International Evaluation Services).
Report contents
An equivalency summary, a credential analysis, a course-by-course listing and a credit analysis with total, accounting and business credits (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
How to submit
The original evaluation must reach CPAES directly from the evaluation service, with a copy of the international transcript; photocopies are not accepted (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina). A Notarization Form also goes to CPAES (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
Eligibility
To test as a South Carolina candidate you need a Social Security Number or Resident Alien Number, and the Board does not license people in foreign countries (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
Fees
$96 education evaluation application and $96 exam application (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina); $250 for the NIES CPA report (NIES).
Two places your translation goes
South Carolina's instructions name the translation directly: the international evaluation goes with your foreign transcripts, and you include a copy of the transcript translated into English in a sealed envelope (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
NIES, the evaluator, separately requires certified translations before it starts (NIES).
One certified translation that meets NIES's standards can serve both.
The instructions are not fully consistent on who sends the report: one line says the original must come directly from the evaluation service, another says you or the agency may submit it (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina); ask NIES to send it and put the translated copy in your own packet.
What does not count
Education must come from academic coursework at an accredited institution; Chartered Accountant or similar program coursework is professional training and is not accepted (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
Courses taken at a non-US campus of a US school need a transcript from the US registrar (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
We could not open the Board's own site on llr.sc.gov on November 12, 2026, so this page relies on the South Carolina instructions CPAES publishes (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
Need a certified translation for South Carolina 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 from every institution attended
- Degree certificates and diplomas
- Yearly examination results, when the school issues no consolidated transcript
- Course descriptions for accounting and business subjects, if NIES asks
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 South Carolina Board
The translation goes to NIES with your records; mail goes to NASBA International Evaluation Services, 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 850, Nashville, TN 37219 (NIES).
A copy of the translated transcript, in a sealed envelope, goes to CPAES with your evaluation report (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
eVerbary can mail the translation in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout with the address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for the South Carolina CPA exam.
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 South Carolina that means we translate your records; we do not order the NIES evaluation, file your CPAES application or complete the Notarization Form.
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 for the South Carolina CPA exam?
No. South Carolina's instructions name NIES (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina), and NIES lists the state as one where it is the only approved provider (NASBA International Evaluation Services).
Do I need a translated transcript besides the NIES report?
Yes. CPAES asks for a copy of your international transcript translated into English, in a sealed envelope, with the report (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
Who can translate it?
CPAES does not say; NIES accepts any ATA member, your university or the ministry (NIES). eVerbary is an ATA corporate member translating in the US.
Can I test for South Carolina without a Social Security Number?
You need a Social Security Number or Resident Alien Number to test as a South Carolina candidate (NASBA CPA Examination Services: South Carolina).
Sources
South Carolina Board of Accountancy's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
Translating documents for South Carolina Board?
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