Bowling Green State University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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BGSU requirements in detail

A seal or stamp on each document

BGSU defines an official document narrowly and in three ways: the original, a notarized or attested copy, or an official English translation with the official seal or stamp of the notary or the English translator on each document.

It rejects photocopies and documents marked "Issued to Student" (undergraduate requirements).

The words "on each document" matter: a transcript, a diploma and a mark sheet each need their own sealed or stamped translation, not one statement for the set.

An eVerbary translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy on letterhead. To add a seal, add notarization at checkout ($34.90 per order); a notary's seal is one of the two BGSU names.

If you are sending several documents, ask BGSU whether it wants each translation sealed separately before you order.

Undergraduate and graduate timing

Undergraduate applicants submit everything through the BGSU online application: official transcripts from secondary school and any post-secondary school, and proof of English proficiency; SAT or ACT scores only for merit scholarships, which are awarded automatically (International undergraduate admission requirements, how to apply).

Because BGSU keeps what you send, upload translations and notarized copies, not originals you will need later.

Graduate applicants apply with scanned official or unofficial transcripts and, once admitted, send final official or notarized copies of transcripts from every institution that awarded a degree, with the conferral dates, and diplomas from international institutions; all must then be official and in English, under the same seal-or-stamp rule (application instructions, graduate requirements).

BGSU accepts NACES evaluations at that stage but does not require one. Programs may add their own documents.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificates
• University transcripts and degree certificates
• Diplomas from international institutions, for graduate admission
• English proficiency documents not issued in English

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 BGSU

• Upload the translations through the BGSU online application, which tells you how to submit transcripts to the Office of Admissions (International undergraduate: how to apply). Graduate applicants send the official or notarized copies after admission (Graduate application instructions).

• eVerbary delivers a signed PDF and, when notarization is added, the notarized copy; we can also email the translation directly to the admissions office on request.

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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