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California Institute of Technology: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Caltech accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Transfers: official translator, not the applicant
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
Caltech requires every application material printed in another language to be sent as the original plus an English translation, and it will not review an application if any part is not translated; for transfer applicants, the translation must come from an official translator, never the applicant.
The California Institute of Technology accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Caltech reads grades in the context of your country and asks for no credential evaluation; its Graduate Office publishes no translation rule.
Caltech at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Caltech's transfer requirements say documents must be translated by an official translator and not by the applicant (transfer requirements), and its first-year rule asks for the original and an English translation without limiting who makes it (first-year requirements); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets both. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Required for every non-English material
- Who may translate
- Transfers: official translator, not the applicant
- Credential evaluation
- None required
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Caltech's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Caltech
Nothing untranslated
Caltech will not review an application with any part not in English.
Official translator
Transfer applicants may not translate their own documents.
No grade conversion
Admissions officers read your own education system.
Caltech requirements in detail
Translation (first-year)
All application materials in English; anything printed in another language goes in as the original plus an English translation, and an application with any untranslated part is not reviewed (First-year application requirements).
Translation (transfer)
Same rule, and documents must be translated by an official translator; translations by the student are not accepted (Transfer application requirements).
Who may translate (first-year)
Not stated on the requirements page; the international page suggests asking an English teacher or school official (First-year international applicants).
Grades
No need to translate or convert grades to the American system; officers are trained in your education system (First-year international applicants).
Transcripts
Sent directly from your school by a school official; first-years may upload unofficial transcripts and send official ones if admitted and enrolled (first-year). Transfer records are emailed by a school official to admissionsdocuments@caltech.edu (transfer).
Evaluation
Caltech's undergraduate pages ask for no credential evaluation. For transfers, the registrar and faculty review transcripts and syllabi for credit after you enroll (Transfer application requirements).
Graduate applicants
The Graduate Office accepts unofficial scanned transcripts or university web printouts for review and requires official sealed transcripts before enrollment; it publishes no translation rule (Graduate Office: FAQ for applicants).
All or nothing: the untranslated application
Most universities ask for a translation of transcripts.
Caltech's rule is broader: all application materials must be in English, anything originally printed in another language is submitted as the original plus an English translation, and Caltech will not review your application if any part is not translated (first-year requirements).
That covers more than the transcript: predicted grades, school reports and any other document you or your school submits in another language.
The international applicants page explains what Caltech does with the translation. Transcripts must list class titles, grades and predicted grades or scores, and come directly from your school.
Caltech's officers are trained in your education system, so the translation should render grades as they are, not convert them; Caltech says there is no need to translate or convert grades to the American system.
Unofficial transcripts can be uploaded at first; official ones are needed if you are admitted and enroll (First-year application requirements).
Transfer applicants: an official translator
For transfers, the requirements page adds two sentences: documents must be translated by an official translator, and Caltech will not accept documents translated by the student or applicant (Transfer application requirements).
School officials email official transcripts from every college and your secondary school to admissionsdocuments@caltech.edu, with your full name and date of birth.
After admission Caltech gives a pre-evaluation estimate of your class standing, and after you enroll the registrar and faculty review your transcripts and syllabi to award credit.
Caltech offers no need-based financial aid to transfer students who are neither US citizens nor permanent residents, and asks international transfers for an English proficiency score unless both their secondary school and university taught in English (Transfer application requirements).
Where Caltech's pages differ
The transfer requirements page says translations must come from an official translator, not the applicant.
The international transfer applicants page, like the first-year international page, suggests asking an English teacher or school official to translate. We have not resolved this difference.
If you are a transfer applicant and plan to use a teacher, confirm with Caltech Admissions first; a certified translation from a professional service meets the stricter wording.
Need a certified translation for Caltech?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts with predicted grades or scores
- University transcripts for transfer applicants
- National or leaving exam results
- Course syllabi, which the registrar and faculty use to award transfer credit after you enroll
- Any other application material issued in another language
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 Caltech
First-year applicants: transcripts reach Caltech from a school official through the Common App or QuestBridge application; unofficial copies can be uploaded first (First-year application requirements). The original and the translation travel together.
Transfer applicants: a school official emails official transcripts to admissionsdocuments@caltech.edu (Transfer application requirements); the pages do not say how a separate translation is sent, so ask Caltech Admissions.
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, and we cannot send documents on behalf of the school that issued them.
For Caltech that means we translate every document you need in English; the official transcripts themselves must come from your school.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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
Will Caltech review my application if one document is not translated?
No. Caltech says it will not review your application if any part is not translated into English (First-year application requirements).
Can I translate my own documents for Caltech?
Not as a transfer applicant: documents must be translated by an official translator, and translations by the applicant are not accepted (Transfer application requirements).
Should the translation convert my grades?
No. Caltech says there is no need to translate or convert grades to the American system (First-year international applicants).
Does Caltech need a credential evaluation?
Its undergraduate pages ask for none; transfer credit is decided by the registrar and faculty from your transcripts and syllabi after you enroll (Transfer application requirements).
What about graduate applicants?
The Graduate Office accepts unofficial scanned transcripts for review and requires official sealed ones before enrollment; it publishes no translation rule, so ask your option (Graduate Office: FAQ for applicants).
Will eVerbary convert my grades to a US GPA?
No. The translation reproduces the grades and the grading scale exactly as they appear. A GPA conversion is credential evaluation, which the institution or an evaluation agency does.
Sources
California Institute of Technology's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Caltech?
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