Daemen University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Daemen requirements in detail

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

WES requires an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator or translation service, uploaded in your WES account; it does not accept translations by applicants and does not translate (WES).

ECE accepts a complete, literal translation in the same format from anyone, including you, and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates for the report (ECE).

The Evaluation Company, which Daemen asks applicants to use first, accepts an outside translation only from a translator certified by ATA, or sells its own (TEC).

Josef Silny wants US translations made by ATA-certified translators and translations from abroad by officially certified professionals (Josef Silny).

For either of those, ask eVerbary for a free quote and say which agency it is for.

First-year, transfer and graduate applicants

Daemen applies the evaluation rule to everyone.

First-year applicants must make sure the service evaluates high school coursework course by course; transfer and graduate students may use WES as well as TEC (International admissions requirements).

The evaluation is what Daemen uses to place your grades on the American scale, which matters because programs set their own minimums: a 2.5 GPA for most first-year applicants, 3.1 for Physical Therapy and Nursing 1+2+1, 2.0 for transfers and 3.0 for most graduate programs (International admissions requirements).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts or mark sheets, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Secondary school diploma or leaving certificate
• University transcripts, for transfer and graduate applicants
• Degree certificates

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 Daemen

• The translation goes to the evaluation agency with your records, not to Daemen. The agency sends its course-by-course evaluation to Daemen; you apply through the online application ($50 fee) and can reach admissions at admissions@daemen.edu (International admissions requirements).

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 Daemen, 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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