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Emory University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Emory's Laney Graduate School asks for transcripts not in English to be translated and notarized, with the original and the translation scanned together as one file in the online application; it does not say who must make the translation. Emory University accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. The undergraduate admission pages publish no translation rule, and a credential evaluation is optional for most graduate programs; we translate, we do not evaluate.
Translated and notarized
Laney wants a notarized translation of every non-English transcript.
One combined file
Original and translation scanned together and uploaded once.
Evaluation optional
Required by no program; strongly recommended by some.
Emory requirements at a glance
| What Emory asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation (graduate) | Transcripts not in English must be translated and notarized (source, FAQ). |
| Who may translate | Not stated (source). |
| Notarization | Required by the Laney Graduate School. eVerbary adds it at checkout for $34.90 per order. |
| How to upload | Scan the original and the translation and upload them together as one file with the online application; do not mail or email transcripts (source). |
| Unofficial, then official | Unofficial copies issued by the registrar are fine for applying; admitted students who accept send official copies, sealed or direct from the registrar (source). |
| Evaluation | Optional. Any NACES member is accepted; WES, ECE and Educational Perspectives are the most common (source). |
| Undergraduate | No translation rule on the admission pages; official transcripts come only from a school official, through the Common App (international, requirements). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. The Laney Graduate School asks for transcripts "translated and notarized" and does not restrict who translates (international applicants, requirements); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary, with notarization added at checkout for $34.90 per order, meets that rule. Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Emory's own page before you submit.
Laney Graduate School: notarized, and one file
Emory's published translation rule comes from the Laney Graduate School. Its international page, its requirements page and its FAQ all say the same: a transcript that is not in English must be translated and notarized, and the original and the translation are scanned and submitted together as a single file in the online application (international applicants, requirements, FAQ). None of them says who must translate.
Laney reviews scans only. Unofficial copies issued to you by the registrar are accepted, printed pages from a student portal are not, and paper or emailed transcripts should not be sent at all; official copies, sealed or sent by the registrar, are needed only after you accept an offer (source). For Laney, "international applicant" means anyone who is neither a US citizen nor a permanent resident, wherever you live or study now (source).
Credential evaluations: optional, recommended by some programs
Laney does not require a credential evaluation: an application is complete with transcripts and translations. Faculty in Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology and all eight programs of the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences strongly recommend one, course by course (source). Any NACES evaluator is accepted.
If you send an evaluation, upload it with the transcript of the school it covers, and include the evaluated transcript and its translation. The upload counts as unofficial; after you accept an offer, the official evaluation also counts as your official transcript (source). Evaluators set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.
Undergraduate applicants and financial aid
Emory's undergraduate admission pages ask international applicants for the first-year requirements plus English proficiency and financial certification, and say nothing about translating school records (source). School reports and transcripts must come from a school official, usually uploaded by your counselor to the Common App (source); Emory publishes a list of recommended credentials by country. Transfer credit is assessed only after admission (source). If your school issues records only in another language, ask the admission office how it wants them.
Financial aid is explicit: international applicants for aid send tax returns or their foreign equivalent through the College Board's IDOC service, and signed copies must be translated to English, converted to US dollars, and show the exchange rate used (source).
Documents applicants usually translate
- University transcripts from every post-secondary school, for Laney
- Degree certificates, when the transcript does not show the degree
- Tax returns or foreign equivalents, for undergraduate financial aid
- Secondary school records, if the admission office asks for a translation
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 Emory
Laney: combine the scanned original and the notarized translation into one file and upload it in the online application; the $75 application fee is paid there too (source).
Undergraduate financial aid: upload translated tax documents to IDOC (source).
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 Emory that means we translate and, at checkout, notarize; credential evaluations, when a program recommends one, come from a NACES 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.
Sources
Emory University's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 fact sheet for Georgia (IIE), leading institutions in Georgia in 2024/25: number 4, with 3,397 international students.
- Laney Graduate School: international applicants
- Laney Graduate School: application requirements
- Laney Graduate School: FAQ
- Undergraduate admission: international applicants (apply.emory.edu)
- Undergraduate admission: requirements
- Undergraduate admission: transfer
- Recommended credentials for international schooling systems (PDF)
- Financial aid for international applicants
Frequently asked questions
Does my translation for Laney have to be notarized?
Yes. Laney asks for non-English transcripts translated and notarized (source). eVerbary adds notarization at checkout for $34.90 per order.
Who can translate my transcripts for Emory's graduate school?
Laney does not name a translator (source). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary, notarized, meets its rule.
Do I upload the translation separately?
No. Scan the original and the translation together and upload them as one file (source).
Do I need WES or ECE for Laney?
Not usually; evaluations are optional, though Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology and the biomedical sciences programs strongly recommend one (source).
Does Emory College require translations of my school records?
Its admission pages do not mention translations; records must come from a school official (source). Ask the admission office if your records are not in English.
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.
Translating documents for Emory?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.