Brenau University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Brazilian university transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with invented names, school and numbers. The original in Portuguese sits next to our English translation, and the PDF starts with the signed certification page. Bracketed text in the translation is a translator's note: each abbreviation is spelled out the first time it appears, and the layout follows the original line for line, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• CPF, RG, MEC, D.O.U., CH, CR and ENADE are spelled out in brackets the first time they appear, and only then.
• Status codes (AP, RM, RF, AE) are explained on first use, so a course failed and retaken the next term reads correctly.
• Grades, decimal commas and dates stay exactly as printed; the date format is noted once. Converting grades is the evaluator's job.
• Terms, rows and columns follow the original line for line, so each course can be matched at a glance.

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Brenau requirements in detail

Freshmen translate; anyone with college abroad also evaluates

Brenau draws the line at a full academic year of college. With fewer than 30 semester or 45 quarter hours you apply as a freshman and submit official high school transcripts translated in English.

If you took any college-level coursework outside the US, you also need an official course-by-course evaluation from a NACES-accredited organization (international admissions).

Transfer applicants with 30 or more hours send official evaluations from every college or university attended; Brenau says evaluations of transcripts from other countries must be completed by a professional service and that you pay the cost (International admissions).

What the linked agencies ask for the translation

IEE wants translations from a certified translator, not from the applicant or a notary; a certified translation from eVerbary meets that rule.

The Evaluation Company asks that an outside translator be certified by ATA, or translates in-house; for TEC, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request through a free quote.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts and diploma
• College transcripts, for any coursework abroad
• National exam results that complete secondary school
• Bank statements, if not 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 Brenau

• Send the official high school transcripts with their English translation to the Office of Admissions; for college work, the NACES agency sends its course-by-course evaluation (International admissions).

• On request we can email the translation directly to the admissions office.

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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