College of Central Florida: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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CF requirements in detail

The translation CF asks for, and the agency's own rule

CF lists the translation as its own requirement: if your documents are not in English, you need an official English translation besides the evaluation, and both costs are yours (Foreign transcripts credential evaluation).

The same translation also serves the agency, but each agency sets its rules.

WES wants a professional translator and rejects applicants' own translations; IEE wants a certified translator and rejects translations by a notary public.

The Evaluation Company says an outside translator must be certified by the American Translators Association, and Josef Silny asks for ATA-certified translators in the US. If you choose either, eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request (see below).

Foreign college credit: now or never

Credit from a non-US college or university is optional at CF, but it can be added only during your initial application.

CF says it may not process or add such credits once you are in the middle of your studies, and that choosing not to submit them means no credit for that coursework (Foreign transcripts credential evaluation).

If you are applying to a bachelor's program, the course-by-course evaluation must include a GPA calculation.

So translate your university transcripts together with the high school diploma and grades, and open both evaluations before the first semester.

Students placed by one of CF's official educational agency partners may have high school documents sent directly in English, reviewed by the partner, without a separate evaluation (Foreign transcripts credential evaluation).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcript and diploma or certificate
• College or university transcripts, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Degree certificates
• Sponsor bank letter or statement, 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 CF

• The agency sends the evaluation to CF; your translation goes to the agency with the records, and a copy can accompany the documents you send CF (Foreign transcripts credential evaluation).

• Passport copies go by email to international@cf.edu; original financial documents are mailed to International Student Services, Bryant Student Union Building 5-102, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala, FL 34474 (International admission process and requirements).

  On request we can email the translation directly to the admissions office.

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 CF, 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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