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

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CSUMB requirements in detail

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

CSUMB names four services and each sets its own translation rule.

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, such as a certified translation agency, does not accept translations by applicants and does not translate documents itself.

ECE wants complete, word-for-word translations in the same format as the original and lets applicants prepare them; for $85 it sells a Translation Waiver, under which it translates internally for the report and no translation is delivered to you.

IERF asks for typed, line-by-line, word-for-word translations and does not require them to be certified, notarized or sworn.

SpanTran, now The Evaluation Company, is stricter: an outside translator must be certified by the American Translators Association, or its own team translates after your application is complete.

CSUMB offers a discount on SpanTran through its own application; if you choose it, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA for the languages ATA certifies (see below).

Transfer, graduate and first-year applicants

The evaluation requirement on CSUMB's international admissions page is written for international transfer and graduate students who attended a college or university outside the US.

Lower division transfers, with fewer than 60 transferable units, also need an official high school transcript and diploma equivalent with a 2.4 GPA; upper division transfers need a 2.0 GPA in transferable work and good standing at their last college. Graduate applicants also check program-specific requirements.

For first-year applicants the page lists the GPA equivalent, a high school diploma equivalent and national test scores if required by the home country, and names no evaluation or translation rule.

Ask International Admissions how it wants your high school records presented if they are not in English.

The order of steps for CSUMB

Translate first, then open your file with the agency so it can start on a complete set: transcripts, degree certificates and the certified translations.

CSUMB's undergraduate document deadline for spring 2027 is December 1, 2026, and graduate programs set their own transcript deadlines (International admissions).

Proof of funding, the financial affidavit and a passport scan go to CSUMB with your application.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University or college transcripts and mark sheets
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• High school transcripts and diploma, for lower division transfers
• Bank statements or sponsor letters, 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 CSUMB

• For college records from outside the US, the translation is not sent to CSUMB: it goes to WES, SpanTran, ECE or IERF with your transcripts, and the agency sends its evaluation (International admissions). WES, for example, takes translations in your WES account (WES).

• The application itself goes through Cal State Apply; after submitting, you follow your checklist in the CSUMB dashboard (International admissions).

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 CSUMB, 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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