Fullerton College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Fullerton College requirements in detail

What Fullerton College reads, and how

The catalog sets the rule: academic records must come with a certified English translation, and transcripts of college coursework in another language need certified English translations as well.

Fullerton reads those records itself, against The Country Index and AACRAO's World Education Series, so for admission you do not pay an evaluation agency; the translation is what its staff reads.

Bank statements follow a similar rule: translated into English and showing US dollars, or the minimum equivalent in the foreign currency.

The International Student Center lists unofficial transcripts from every institution attended, and says that if you have post-secondary transcripts (college, university, vocational school) you do not need to send high school ones; proof of high school graduation is asked only from applicants 17 or younger.

The catalog, by contrast, speaks of original copies of college transcripts, so keep the originals at hand in case the office asks for them.

Credit for courses taken abroad

Fullerton grants credit for coursework from foreign colleges and universities only after an approved credential evaluation service has evaluated the transcripts, and only as elective credit for up to 30 units of lower-division work (acceptance of transfer credits).

The catalog strongly encourages meeting a Fullerton counselor before ordering the evaluation, and warns that other institutions may limit how international coursework transfers.

The evaluation agency sets its own translation rule; see translation for credential evaluation.

Documents applicants usually translate

• College or university transcripts and degree certificates
• High school diploma or transcripts (proof of graduation if you are 17 or younger)
• Vocational school records
• Bank statement or bank certification from the sponsor

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 Fullerton College

• Upload the translation together with a copy of the original in the International Student Center online application; the center asks applicants not to mail or email documents (International Student Center: admission information).

• For credit, the translation goes to the evaluation service with your records; the evaluation then goes to Fullerton College (Fullerton College catalog: acceptance of transfer credits).

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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