Hunter College (CUNY): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Hunter requirements in detail

Hunter's graduate rule, line by line

For graduate programs other than Social Work, Hunter wants scanned copies of your original transcripts in the native language showing the dates you enrolled, the subjects, the credits or hours for each, the marks and, where it exists, your rank in the class, together with evidence that every degree, diploma or professional title was conferred (Graduate degree application).

If those documents are not in English they must come with authorized, complete and exact English translations.

"Complete and exact" means the translation keeps every line Hunter lists, including the rank and the credit hours.

Hunter also warns that it may rescind an offer if the uploaded transcript differs from the official one (Graduate degree application), so translate the same document you will later have sent officially.

The evaluation, and when it doubles as a translation

Hunter now also requires a course-by-course evaluation of non-US study from one of nine services, and says an evaluation of academic transcripts can serve as the English translation (Graduate degree application).

Whether that saves you a translation depends on the agency: most of them evaluate from a translation you provide.

WES and ECE accept certified translations from a professional service (WES, ECE); IEE accepts certified translators and sells its own (IEE).

ACEI and Josef Silny & Associates want a translator certified by ATA when the translation is made in the US (ACEI, JS&A); eVerbary can provide an ATA-certified translator on request through a free quote.

Your diplomas and degree certificates still need translating if the evaluation does not reproduce them.

Undergraduates: CUNY decides

First-year and transfer applicants to Hunter apply through CUNY's central application, and their translations follow CUNY's Document Translation Guidelines and its free evaluation option, explained on the CUNY page.

The graduate rule above applies only to Hunter's master's and advanced certificate programs.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts, every year, with credits and marks
• Bachelor's degree certificate or diploma
• Professional titles or licenses, if conferred
• Graduate transcripts and degrees, if any

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 Hunter

• Scan and upload the transcripts, degree certificates and their translations in the online graduate application, and have the evaluation service send its course-by-course report to Hunter's Graduate Admissions Office (Graduate degree application).

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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