Honolulu Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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Honolulu CC requirements in detail

When Honolulu CC needs your high school record

Honolulu CC's international checklist is the online application, the Supplemental Information Form, a bank letter and English test scores.

High school transcripts or a diploma are required only if you are under 18 or applying to the Cosmetology program, and then you are responsible for an official translation if they are not in English (international students).

The catalog asks for more: a complete and certified English translation of secondary school and college records, submitted with the official transcripts (catalog). Translate the whole document, stamps and grading notes included.

Credit for college study abroad

Credits from institutions in other countries may transfer in some cases.

The catalog asks that the official transcripts be sent directly to the Records Office with course descriptions, and that they carry certified English translations; it advises checking with the Records Office before ordering transcripts, to see whether transfer of credit will be considered (catalog).

No credential evaluation agency is named. Translate the course descriptions together with the transcript, so counselors can match courses.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts or diploma, if under 18 or applying to Cosmetology
• College or university transcripts
• Course descriptions for credit evaluation
• Bank letter, if not in English

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 with no word cap, 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 Honolulu CC

• Supporting documents go to the Admissions Office by email, fax, in person or by mail to 874 Dillingham Blvd.; official college transcripts come directly from the issuing school to the Records Office (International student).

• eVerbary delivers a signed PDF; on request we can also email the translation directly to the admissions office.

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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