Gonzaga University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Gonzaga requirements in detail

Original and English side by side

Gonzaga's catalog asks every first-year applicant to prove secondary education equivalent to a US high school with official transcripts, and to send them in both the native language and English; transfer applicants do the same for every post-secondary institution attended (admission).

The admission section does not say who must translate, but the academic policies do for foreign credit: an official English translation from the sending institution or a translation agency, with certified original documents (academic policies).

The same policy reaches beyond transcripts.

If the transfer credit team cannot match a course from its title, it asks for the syllabus, learning outcomes and lab schedules, and course materials from a foreign institution must come with an English translation.

Translating the syllabi of the courses you most want counted, together with the transcript, avoids a second round.

Evaluations: undergraduate after admission, graduate before

For undergraduates the professional course-by-course evaluation comes after admission (Gonzaga catalog: undergraduate admission), and credit from an approved study abroad program is exempt.

Graduate applicants applying directly to a program evaluate every foreign transcript through a NACES-approved third party before a decision; Gonzaga recommends The Evaluation Company (formerly SpanTran) or ECE and also accepts others such as WES (graduate admission).

Each agency has its own translation rule. ECE accepts complete, word-for-word translations in the original's format and sells an $85 Translation Waiver. WES wants a professional translator or service and not the applicant.

The Evaluation Company asks for an outside translator certified by the American Translators Association; for TEC, eVerbary can assign one through a free quote, for the languages ATA certifies.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificate
• University transcripts, from every institution attended
• Degree certificates, for a graduate application
• Course syllabi, if Gonzaga asks to review a course

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 Gonzaga

• Undergraduate applications go through the Common Application; official transcripts and their English versions go to the Office of Admission, and syllabi to transfercredit@gonzaga.edu (Gonzaga catalog: academic policies (transfer credit)).

  Graduate applicants send the translation to the evaluation agency, which reports to Gonzaga; questions go to gradadmissions@gonzaga.edu (Gonzaga catalog: graduate admission).

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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