Chapman University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Chapman requirements in detail

Undergraduate: Common App plus school documents

Chapman's international first-year applicants apply through the same process as domestic students and then add English scores and, where they apply, external exam results such as predicted IB scores, Indian board results, GCSE or IGCSE, predicted A-levels or the Australian ATAR, plus graduation certificates (first-year steps).

Official documents must come directly from a high school counselor or school official, by email from an official school address or in a sealed envelope to the Office of Admission in Orange.

For records in another language the international FAQ is direct: have them translated by a certified English translator, word for word.

A certified translation from eVerbary carries the translator's signed statement of accuracy and keeps every grade as written. For the school record, see high school diploma translation.

Graduate: original language, English, and an in-house GPA

For every bachelor's, master's or doctoral institution you attended, the Office of Graduate Admission wants the transcript in the original language and a word-for-word English translation, and after admission also an official diploma or degree certificate in the original and in English.

For review it accepts PDF scans in the "International Academic Documents" section of the General Application, which you cannot add to after you submit; later documents go by email to the graduate admission office.

Programs on PharmCAS, PTCAS and CSDCAS take only official transcripts through the CAS platform, while PharmGrad takes unofficial copies for review.

Chapman then evaluates your record itself: it determines your US GPA, verifies accreditation and confirms degree equivalency, and states that it does not accept outside GPA evaluations from third-party services.

Allow at least two extra weeks for your transcripts to show as received (Graduate international: how to apply). That means you need the translation, not a WES or ECE report.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and graduation certificate
• External exam results (national boards, A-levels, ATAR)
• University transcripts or mark sheets, every institution
• Bachelor's or master's degree certificate, for graduate admission

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 Chapman

• Undergraduate: upload the translation with your application documents; official records come from your school counselor by email to the admission office or by sealed mail (International first-year application steps).

• Graduate: upload the original-language transcript and its translation in the International Academic Documents section before you submit; after admission, your school sends the official documents directly, electronically or by post (Graduate international: how to apply).

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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