Hawaiʻi Pacific University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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HPU requirements in detail

A translated transcript at each stage

HPU's first requirement for international undergraduates is academic transcripts listing every high school course with its grades or scores, submitted with an English translation (admissions requirements).

You can apply with unofficial copies and their translation; the official transcripts must reach HPU before you register for classes. Translating once, from the official document, gives you a translation that serves for both steps.

Credit for European secondary diplomas

HPU grants up to 30 semester credits of the 120 needed to graduate for some secondary diplomas, on grade thresholds it sets per country: for example a Danish diploma equivalent to a 3.0 US GPA, a Dutch VWO average of 7, Swedish diplomas at the equivalent of 3.0, and per-exam credits for the French Baccalaureate, the German Abitur and the Swiss Matura (international transfer credit).

Because HPU reads the grades from your records, the translation must keep every mark and the grading scale exactly as issued; it does not convert them. Credit is decided case by case and does not guarantee sophomore standing.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts with grades for every subject
• Secondary diplomas such as the Abitur, Baccalauréat, VWO or Matura, with exam results
• University transcripts, for transfer applicants
• Grading scale or legend

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 HPU

• Apply online at hpu.edu/apply and upload the transcripts with their English translation; official transcripts follow before registration, and AP or IB results go directly to the Office of International Admissions (HPU: international undergraduate admissions requirements). eVerbary can email the translation directly to that office on request.

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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