California State University, Fullerton: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Cal State Fullerton requirements in detail

A translation service, an evaluation, or both

Cal State Fullerton's transcripts page is unusually explicit.

Undergraduates must submit official original-language transcripts and, if they are not in English, a word-for-word certified English translation; the page then says applicants may submit certified translations from professional translation services.

Credential evaluations by third parties are not required for undergraduates, but they may be used for translation purposes, and if you send official transcripts through an agency it must be IEE, WES or The Evaluation Company; the page warns that evaluations and transcripts from any other third-party source will not be accepted as official.

Graduate applicants send official transcripts from the university where they earned the bachelor's degree, in the original language or as mark sheets, with a word-for-word certified English translation, or a full credential evaluation from one of the same three agencies.

Evaluations from other sources must be accompanied by official transcripts (Office of Admissions: transcripts). For most applicants the simplest path is the official records from the school plus a certified translation.

Official means sent by the school

CSUF defines official documents as those delivered securely from the school directly to CSUF, electronically or in the school's sealed envelope not opened by the student (Office of Admissions: transcripts).

The translation does not replace that: the school sends the records, and you provide the translation.

If you are in your final year of high school, CSUF asks for 7th-semester transcripts first and final transcripts after graduation.

Applications are filed on Cal State Apply, and CSUF does not decide on incomplete files (international admissions). For the systemwide rule, see Cal State translation requirements.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts, grades 9–12, and the diploma
• University transcripts or mark sheets
• Bachelor's degree certificate, for graduate applicants
• Leaving or maturity certificates

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 Cal State Fullerton

• CSUF asks you to submit transcripts after applying; send the certified translation with the original-language records as the Office of Admissions instructs (Office of Admissions: transcripts). We can send the translation directly to the admissions office by email on request.

• If you use IEE, WES or The Evaluation Company, the translation goes to the agency with your records, and the agency sends its report to CSUF (Office of Admissions: transcripts).

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.

Frequently asked questions