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Columbia College Chicago: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Columbia College Chicago accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Not stated
- $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 27, 2026
Columbia College Chicago asks international undergraduates for official or certified true copies of all secondary and college records, sent by the school, and records not in English must include an official English translation; it does not say who must translate.
Columbia College Chicago accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credit from a college outside the US also needs a third-party evaluation from an AICE or NACES member before admission, and graduate applicants submit one after an offer; that evaluation is something we do not produce.
Columbia College Chicago at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Columbia's international undergraduate requirements ask that records not in English include "an official English translation" and do not restrict who translates (international undergraduate); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary is that kind of translation. Policy checked on October 27, 2026.
- Translation
- Required ("official English")
- Who may translate
- Not stated
- Credential evaluation
- Foreign credit and graduate: AICE or NACES
- 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 27, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Columbia College Chicago's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Columbia College Chicago
Official English translation
With every record not in English.
AICE or NACES
For college credit from abroad.
Scholaro discount
Automatic for Columbia applicants.
Columbia College Chicago requirements in detail
Translation
Records not in English must include an official English translation (International undergraduate requirements).
Who may translate
Not stated (International undergraduate requirements).
Records
Official or certified true copies of high school, secondary and college records, sent by your school; a leaving or graduation certificate may be required (International undergraduate requirements).
Evaluation (undergraduate)
Only for college credit from outside the US: a third-party evaluation from an AICE or NACES member, required by the Registrar before admission (International undergraduate requirements).
Evaluation (graduate)
After an offer based on unofficial transcripts: an evaluation stating US bachelor's equivalency; course-by-course accepted but not required (international graduate).
Discount
Columbia applicants automatically get a discounted rate with Scholaro (International undergraduate requirements).
Graduate timing
Apply at least two months before fall classes in early September if you need an F-1 visa or an evaluation (International graduate requirements).
A translation for admission, an evaluation for credit
For first-year admission Columbia reads your records themselves: the school sends official or certified true copies showing you completed secondary education, with a leaving or graduation certificate where your system issues one, and any record not in English must include an official English translation (International undergraduate requirements).
An evaluation enters only if you have college credits from outside the US, and then the Office of the Registrar requires it before admission, from an organization in AICE or NACES; you are responsible for ordering it (International undergraduate requirements).
Graduate applicants and the Scholaro discount
Graduate applicants can receive a conditional offer based on unofficial transcripts from the institution that issued the bachelor's degree; after an offer, a degree earned abroad needs an evaluation stating the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree, emailed to gradstudy@colum.edu (International graduate requirements).
Columbia gives an automatic discount with Scholaro and accepts any AICE or NACES member.
Scholaro accepts documents in the original language or with a certified translation from a professional translator, and sells its own translation add-on.
A translation you order once can serve both the admission file and the evaluation.
Need a certified translation for Columbia College Chicago?
$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 and leaving or graduation certificate
- National exam results
- University transcripts and degree certificate
- Bachelor's degree certificate, for graduate applicants
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 Columbia College Chicago
Your school sends the official records electronically or by mail to Columbia College Chicago Admissions, 618 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605 (International undergraduate requirements). Graduate documents go to gradstudy@colum.edu (International graduate requirements).
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 Columbia College Chicago that means we translate your records; the AICE or NACES evaluation for credit or graduate admission comes from an evaluation agency.
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
Who can translate my records for Columbia College Chicago?
Columbia asks for an official English translation and does not say who must make it (International undergraduate requirements). A certified translation from a professional service qualifies.
Do I need a credential evaluation as a first-year applicant?
Only if you have college credits from outside the US (International undergraduate requirements).
Which evaluation agencies does Columbia accept?
Members of AICE or NACES; Columbia applicants get a discounted rate with Scholaro (International undergraduate requirements).
When do graduate applicants need the evaluation?
After an admission offer, showing US bachelor's equivalency (International graduate requirements).
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
Columbia College Chicago's own pages, read on October 27, 2026.
Translating documents for Columbia College Chicago?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.