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Texas Education Agency, Educator Preparation and Certification: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: TEA asks for a credential evaluation, and WES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credential evaluation: Course-by-course, emailed by the evaluator
- $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 Texas Education Agency does not accept foreign transcripts for a Review of Credentials; teachers certified in another country need an original course-by-course evaluation, prepared by an evaluation service TEA staff recognize and emailed by that service to TEA.
TEA publishes no translation rule of its own, so the evaluation agency decides who may translate, and WES, for example, accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
We translate your diploma, transcripts and teaching certificate for the agency; we do not prepare the evaluation, and TEA decides whether it recognizes the service you choose.
TEA at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
TEA asks for a course-by-course evaluation from a service you choose, which its staff must recognize under 19 TAC §245.10 (Certification based on credentials from another country), and WES accepts a translation by a professional translator or certified translation agency (WES translation rules), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets the evaluation agency's rule. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluation; no TEA rule
- Who may translate
- Set by the agency; WES: professional translator
- Credential evaluation
- Course-by-course, emailed by the evaluator
- 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 TEA's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about TEA
No foreign transcripts
TEA reads only the course-by-course evaluation.
Emailed by the evaluator
Sent to OSC75@tea.texas.gov; never by you, never by mail.
Certificate in the report
The evaluation must cover your foreign teaching certificate too.
TEA requirements in detail
Translation
TEA has no translation rule of its own for this pathway; documents not in English are translated for the evaluation agency, under that agency's rule (Certification based on credentials from another country).
Who may translate
Evaluation
An original course-by-course evaluation of all college-level credits and educator credentials earned outside the United States.
It must show the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree with conferral date and an educator preparation program with a teaching practicum (Certification based on credentials from another country).
Which agency
A foreign credential evaluation service of your choice; TEA staff decide during the review whether they recognize it, based on 19 TAC §245.10 (Certification based on credentials from another country, rule text). TEA names no agency on the page.
Teaching certificate
The evaluation must also cover the certificate issued by the other country: effective date, validity, certification areas and grade levels (checklist).
How it arrives
Signed by the evaluation service and emailed by it to OSC75@tea.texas.gov, with "Texas Education Agency" named as recipient; submissions from applicants and paper copies by U.S. mail are not accepted (Certification based on credentials from another country).
Fee and timing
$164 Review of Credentials fee in ECOS; allow 6 to 8 weeks once everything is in (checklist, Certification based on credentials from another country).
Why TEA never sees your translation
TEA's out-of-country FAQ answers the transcript question with a plain no: you submit an original course-by-course evaluation, not your foreign transcripts (Certification based on credentials from another country), and the checklist adds that foreign transcripts are not accepted for review (checklist).
The translation is therefore read by the evaluation agency, which turns your diploma, transcripts and teaching certificate into the report TEA reviews.
That puts the agency's translation rule in charge.
WES does not translate and does not take translations made by applicants; it wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, uploaded in your WES account (WES).
IEE accepts certified translators or translates for a fee (IEE); ECE lets you translate yourself or pays its own translation through an $85 waiver (ECE).
Ask the agency before you order, and tell it the report is for TEA educator certification.
What the evaluation has to prove
A Review of Credentials is open only to people who hold the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree, completed an educator preparation program with a teaching practicum, and hold a valid teaching certificate from another country (Certification based on credentials from another country).
The evaluation has to show all three: the degree and its conferral date, the preparation program and practicum, and the certificate with its validity, subjects and grade levels (checklist).
If it lacks one of them, TEA may ask for more documents before it finishes the review.
For the translation, that means the practicum pages, the certificate and any annex listing subjects or grade levels matter as much as the transcript. We translate every page, stamps included, and keep the grades and hours exactly as recorded.
Where TEA's pages differ
The main page lets you pick any evaluation service and says TEA staff decide recognition during the review (Certification based on credentials from another country).
The FAQ on the same page and the checklist still refer to a list of recognized companies on the TEA website, which the page no longer shows, and the checklist says the evaluation is sent "from your institution" while the main page says the evaluation service sends it (checklist).
We read the main page and the rule as current; if you are unsure whether TEA will recognize an agency, ask TEA through its help desk before you pay for the evaluation.
Need a certified translation for TEA?
$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 diploma or degree certificate, for the bachelor's equivalency
- University transcripts and mark sheets, all years
- Teaching certificate or license issued by the other country, with any annex of subjects and grade levels
- Records of the educator preparation program and teaching practicum
- Letters verifying teaching experience, if the agency asks for them
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 TEA
The translation goes to the evaluation agency with your documents, under that agency's instructions (WES, for example, takes uploads in your WES account).
The agency then emails its signed evaluation to OSC75@tea.texas.gov; TEA does not accept it from you (Certification based on credentials from another country).
In ECOS you submit only the Review of Credentials application and the $164 fee; TEA tells you afterwards which certificate application to file and which TExES exams you need (Certification based on credentials from another country, checklist).
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 TEA that means we translate your diploma, transcripts and teaching certificate for the evaluation agency; the course-by-course evaluation, its delivery to TEA and TEA's recognition of the agency are outside what we do.
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 TEA accept my foreign transcripts with a translation?
No. TEA reviews only an original course-by-course evaluation from a recognized evaluation service; foreign transcripts are not accepted (Certification based on credentials from another country).
Which evaluation agency does TEA accept?
TEA lets you choose the service and decides during the review whether it recognizes it, under 19 TAC §245.10 (Certification based on credentials from another country). The page names no agency.
Who may translate my documents for the evaluation?
The agency decides. WES asks for a professional translator and does not accept applicants' own translations (WES: translation requirements). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets that rule.
Can I email the evaluation to TEA myself?
No. The evaluation service must email it to OSC75@tea.texas.gov; submissions from applicants and copies by U.S. mail are not accepted (Certification based on credentials from another country).
Does my teaching certificate need to be translated?
The evaluation must describe your foreign certificate, including its dates, areas and grade levels (Out-of-country application checklist), so the agency needs it in English if it is in another language.
Sources
Texas Education Agency, Educator Preparation and Certification's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for TEA?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.