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Illinois State University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Illinois State accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Not stated
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
Illinois State University asks all international applicants, freshman, transfer and graduate, for unofficial academic records from every school attended in the original language together with an official word-for-word English translation; it does not say who must make the translation.
Illinois State University accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
It asks for no credential evaluation: International Admissions reviews the records itself, and official records are needed only after you are accepted.
Illinois State at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Illinois State's international admission requirements ask for "an official word for word English translation" of academic records without restricting who makes it (international requirements), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Official word-for-word English translation
- Who may translate
- Not stated
- Credential evaluation
- Not required
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Illinois State's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Illinois State
One rule for all
Freshman, transfer and graduate applicants send the same pair.
Unofficial to apply
Official records only once you are accepted.
No agency report
International Admissions reads your records itself.
Illinois State requirements in detail
Translation
Official word-for-word English translation of academic records from all schools attended, sent with the original-language records (International admission requirements).
Who may translate
Not stated; the page names no translator.
Applies to
All international students seeking direct admission, whether incoming freshmen, transfers or graduate students (International admission requirements).
Evaluation
None asked for on the international or graduate requirement pages.
Official records
Required from all schools once you are accepted (International admission requirements); official international transcripts are emailed by the institution to InternationalAdmissions@IllinoisState.edu or mailed sealed to Campus Box 6180 (Graduate Certificate in TESOL: admissions (official international transcripts)).
Graduate GPA
International credentials are evaluated on cumulative GPA rather than the last 60 hours (Graduate admission requirements).
Where to apply
Student Application Portal; INTO Illinois State applicants and Academic English students use the INTO application (International application information).
The same two documents at every level
Illinois State does not split its rule by level.
Every international student seeking direct admission, freshman, transfer or graduate, sends unofficial academic records from all schools attended, in the original language, with an official word-for-word English translation, plus English proficiency scores and a passport (International admission requirements).
Graduate applicants also add their degree certificate or diploma where their country issues one.
Because there is no evaluation agency in between, the translation is what International Admissions reads. Word for word means the course names, marks, credit values and the grading scale exactly as they appear, with nothing summarized or converted.
Unofficial now, official after acceptance
You apply with unofficial records and their translations. If you are accepted, Illinois State requires official academic records from every school attended (International admission requirements).
For graduate admission, official means sent directly to Illinois State by the prior university (Graduate admission requirements); program pages add that official international transcripts can be emailed directly from the international institution to InternationalAdmissions@IllinoisState.edu or mailed in a sealed envelope to International Admissions, Campus Box 6180, Normal, IL 61790-6180 (Graduate Certificate in TESOL: admissions (official international transcripts)).
The Graduate School reviews US applicants and International Admissions reviews international ones, so questions about records in another language go to InternationalAdmissions@IllinoisState.edu (Graduate admission requirements).
The graduate page asks that unofficial transcripts be easily readable and clearly show degrees awarded, courses and grades for each term, which is also what a good translation must preserve.
Need a certified translation for Illinois State?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificates
- University transcripts showing courses and grades for each term
- Degree certificate or diploma, if your country issues one
- Bank statement or letter for the Declaration of Finances
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 Illinois State
Upload the unofficial records and their English translations with your application in the Student Application Portal, or in the INTO Illinois State application if you were recruited by INTO (International application information, requirements).
After acceptance, have each school send official records directly to International Admissions by email or sealed mail (Graduate Certificate in TESOL: admissions (official international transcripts)).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, and we cannot send documents on behalf of the school that issued them.
For Illinois State that means we translate the records you upload; the official records sent after acceptance must come from your schools.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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
Who can translate my records for Illinois State?
Illinois State asks for an official word-for-word English translation and does not name a translator (International admission requirements). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it.
Do I need a WES or ECE evaluation for Illinois State?
Its international and graduate requirement pages do not ask for one; International Admissions reviews international records (Graduate admission requirements).
Do I need official transcripts to apply?
No. Unofficial records with translations are enough to apply; official records are required if you are accepted (International admission requirements).
How is my graduate GPA calculated?
For international credentials Illinois State uses your cumulative GPA instead of the last 60 hours of undergraduate work (Graduate admission requirements).
Will eVerbary convert my grades to a US GPA?
No. The translation reproduces the grades and the grading scale exactly as they appear. A GPA conversion is credential evaluation, which the institution or an evaluation agency does.
Sources
Illinois State University's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Illinois State?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.