Citrus College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Citrus College requirements in detail

Who at Citrus needs an evaluation

The foreign transcripts page of Admissions and Records applies to every student, resident or not, who completed high school, college or university coursework outside the US: the coursework must be evaluated course by course by one of the listed agencies, even if a US college or university has already accepted it.

The agencies are private and charge a fee, and each sets its own procedure; all of them ask for original and official documents.

For an F-1 application the rule is narrower.

Citrus asks applicants 18 or older for the CCCApply International Application, the ISC Supplemental Application, financial documents, a TB form, a passport copy and the $50 fee, with no academic records; applicants under 18 add proof of high school graduation, which for a foreign high school is an official evaluation showing US equivalency (Start here).

F-1 transfers send their sealed US transcripts and no foreign ones (transfer guide). For the high school record itself, see high school diploma translation.

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

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

ECE asks for complete, literal translations, allows applicants to translate their own documents, and sells an $85 Translation Waiver under which it translates internally for the report.

IERF wants typed, line-by-line translations in the original's format and may require a professional one.

ACEI is stricter: translations must be by an ATA-certified translator in the US or a licensed translator abroad, line by line, with the original-language documents. If you choose ACEI, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request through a free quote.

Bank statements and sponsor letters

Citrus's financial documentation rules ask for statements that name the account holder, meet the required amount, show the currency and are in English or accompanied by an official English translation.

The page warns that translating documents from outside the US takes time; a certified translation of a one-page statement is usually delivered within a few hours.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school diploma and transcripts (for applicants under 18, and for credit)
• University transcripts and degree certificates, for a course-by-course evaluation
• Bank statements and sponsor letters
• Language school certificates, if you want them reviewed by a counselor

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 Citrus College

• The translation of academic records goes to the agency you choose from Citrus's list, with the original documents it asks for; the agency then sends its evaluation according to its own procedure (Admissions and Records: foreign transcripts).

• Financial documents and their translations are submitted with the ISC Supplemental Application after the CCCApply application (Start here: study at Citrus College as an international student, International Student Center).

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 Citrus College, 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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