Duquesne University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Duquesne requirements in detail

Undergraduates: Duquesne reads the translation itself

For first-year applicants Duquesne does not send you to an evaluation agency.

The Center for Global Engagement takes into account the education and grading system of your country and compares you with applicants from the same country, so what it reads is your native-language record and its certified English translation (undergraduate international admission).

Its degree equivalency guide says which credential counts as a secondary school diploma for each country; every year of secondary school must be submitted, and any coursework after it as well, and final grades and the diploma follow once you finish (International degree equivalencies).

The same sentence that asks for certified translations says credentials should be sent directly from the school you attended, and the next one lets you upload official and final grade reports to the application portal (International undergraduate application).

In practice, translate the records you upload; if your school sends records directly, the translation can go to the Center for Global Engagement with your name and application details.

The BSN page adds that scans are accepted for the review and originals must arrive before classes begin (School of Nursing: international BSN admissions).

Graduate programs: a course-by-course report

The Center for Global Engagement does not decide graduate admission (graduate international).

Each graduate program asks applicants with degrees from outside the US for a course-by-course report from one of five services: ECE (course by course, sent to Duquesne), Josef Silny (course by course with GPA), Scholaro (its Duquesne form), TEC (the Course Analysis, on its Duquesne form) or WES (the ICAP course-by-course).

A report sent directly by the service is treated as the official transcript; nursing programs have their own instructions (graduate evaluation).

Each agency sets its own translation rule: WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator or service (WES), and ECE accepts a complete, literal translation from anyone and sells an $85 waiver (ECE). Translate first, then send the translation to the agency with your records.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts, every year
• Secondary school diploma or leaving certificate, and national exam results
• University transcripts and degree certificates
• Final grades and diploma, after you finish

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 Duquesne

• Undergraduates upload official and final grade reports, with their certified translations, to the application portal; if you cannot upload them, contact the Center for Global Engagement (International undergraduate application).

• Graduate applicants send the translation to the evaluation service, which sends its course-by-course report directly to Duquesne (International transcript credential evaluation (graduate)).

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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