Belmont University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about Belmont

Belmont requirements in detail

What each suggested agency asks for the translation

WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator or translation service, not one made by the applicant.

ECE accepts any complete, word-for-word translation, including your own, and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates internally.

Josef Silny & Associates asks for translations made in the US by ATA-certified translators, and The Evaluation Company accepts outside translations only from ATA-certified translators.

If you pick TEC or Josef Silny, eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request (see below).

High school, transfer and second-degree applicants

Belmont evaluates the high school record of every first-year applicant schooled abroad, course by course and with a GPA (how to apply).

Transfer and second-degree applicants evaluate university transcripts; if they have fewer than 24 credit hours, the high school record goes into the evaluation as well, and some agencies offer one combined report for both levels (evaluation guide).

Translate the high school diploma, transcripts and any university records together so the agency file is complete.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts or mark sheets, every year
• Secondary school diploma or leaving certificate
• University transcripts and degree certificates (transfer and second degree)

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 exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload.
• $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.

Uploading the translation to Belmont

• The translation goes to the evaluation company with your records; the company sends the course-by-course report with GPA to Belmont's Office of Admissions (Guide to international evaluation companies (PDF)).

• On request we can email the translation directly to the agency.

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Belmont, which program it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and upload it with the copy of the original wherever the institution asks for it.

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