Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (Grossmont College, Cuyamaca College): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about Grossmont and Cuyamaca

Grossmont and Cuyamaca requirements in detail

F-1 admission: the two colleges word it differently

The two El Cajon-area colleges run separate international offices.

Grossmont College asks for the official secondary school diploma or certificate and transcripts from any college attended, sent as original and legible copies, and states that the documents do not need to be translated.

Cuyamaca College asks for the same records and says they need to be in English.

If you apply to Cuyamaca with a diploma in another language, a certified English translation is the way to meet that; for Grossmont, check with grossmont.international@gcccd.edu if your records will later be used for credit.

Both colleges charge no application fee and accept the EIKEN test for native speakers of Japanese. Grossmont gives transfers from US schools later deadlines (June 15 and November 15) than applicants abroad (Grossmont College: international future students, requirements).

Credit for foreign coursework: translation and NACES evaluation

For credit or graduation, the rule is the same at both colleges and applies to every student, F-1 or resident: transcripts from schools outside the US, and any not in English, are translated into English and evaluated by a current NACES member (Grossmont, Cuyamaca).

Cuyamaca adds that the report must come in a sealed envelope, in English, with subject breakdowns, course descriptions and grades; English and speech courses count only as electives; foreign courses are not used for General Education, Breadth or IGETC certification; and the college does not need the official foreign transcripts because they go to the agency (Cuyamaca College: transcript evaluations).

Each agency sets its own translation rule: WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator and no self-translations, while ECE accepts complete, word-for-word translations, lets applicants prepare their own and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates internally.

Cuyamaca's incoming transcripts page also lists a translation company for IERF evaluations; any NACES member's rules apply to the agency you choose.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school diploma or secondary school certificate
• University transcripts and degree certificates, for credit
• Course descriptions, for the course-by-course report Cuyamaca expects
• Bank statements and the sponsor certification

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 Grossmont and Cuyamaca

• For Cuyamaca F-1 admission, upload the translation with the original-language document when you submit the online application and documents, all due by the deadline (Cuyamaca College: international students, how to apply).

• For credit at either college, the translation goes to the NACES agency with your records, and the agency sends the official evaluation to Admissions and Records (Cuyamaca, Grossmont).

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.

Frequently asked questions