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Johns Hopkins University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Johns Hopkins undergraduate admissions requires every official document not in English to be accompanied by a verified English translation, and it does not say who has to make it. Johns Hopkins accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. Graduate rules are set by each school: the Whiting School of Engineering lists translation agencies among the translators it accepts, the Krieger School asks for a professional third-party service, and Carey Business School requires a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES agency, which we do not provide.
Verified translation
Undergraduate rule for every official document not in English.
Agencies accepted
Engineering lists ATA translators, agencies, court translators, the consulate.
Carey: NACES
The business school wants a course-by-course evaluation instead.
Johns Hopkins requirements at a glance
| What Johns Hopkins asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation (undergraduate) | All official documents not in English must come with a verified English translation (source). The Spanish version of the page says the same: "traducción al inglés verificada" (source). |
| Who may translate (undergraduate) | Not stated. Your counselor or another school official submits the secondary school report and transcript (source). |
| Whiting School of Engineering (graduate) | Literal, certified translations. If your university does not provide them: ATA certified translators, translation agencies, court-appointed translators or the consulate; plain or merely notarized translations are refused (source). |
| Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (graduate) | Transcripts in the original language plus an English translation from a professional third-party service (source). |
| Carey Business School (graduate) | An official course-by-course evaluation from a NACES member for any degree from outside the US (source). |
| Evaluation | Undergraduate: none mentioned. Engineering: optional WES ICAP or TEC report, never a substitute for translations (source). Krieger: recommended, from One Earth, WES or ECE (source). |
| Transfer | Transcripts from every institution, sent by the schools through the Common Application for Transfer, by mail, or to applyhelp@jhu.edu (source). Credit only for courses from an accredited college or university (source). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. Undergraduate admissions asks for a "verified English translation" of any official document not in English, without naming a translator (international applicants FAQ); the Whiting School of Engineering accepts translation agencies (Engineering graduate admissions) and the Krieger School a professional third-party service (Krieger how to apply). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets those rules. Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Johns Hopkins's own page before you submit.
Undergraduate: a verified translation, no evaluation
The undergraduate rule is one sentence in the international applicants FAQ: every official document that is not in English must arrive with a verified English translation (source). It does not name a translator, ask for notarization or send you to an evaluation agency. What Hopkins wants is an official record of your grades for the equivalent of US grades 9 to 11, plus the certificates, diplomas or exam results that mark the end of secondary school, such as O- or A-level or IB results; each of those needs its translation.
Your counselor or another school official submits the school report and transcript through the Common App or Coalition on Scoir (source), so the translation has to be ready by the time the school sends the record. Transfer applicants have colleges and high schools send transcripts through the Common Application for Transfer, by mail, or by email to applyhelp@jhu.edu (source). Admitted transfers get a preliminary credit assessment with the offer; the official one starts after you enroll and submit course descriptions or syllabi to the advising office (source).
Whiting School of Engineering: who may translate, and what it refuses
Engineering graduate admissions publishes the most detailed rule at Hopkins (source). It requires literal, certified translations of every document not in English. If your university already issues unofficial transcripts in both the original language and English, you need no third-party translation. If it does not, Engineering accepts translations from ATA certified translators, translation agencies, court-appointed translators or the consulate. It refuses plain translations, notarized translations and translations by anyone other than a certified translator, and it wants each translation on a translator's letterhead. eVerbary is a translation agency and an ATA corporate member (#273062); our certificate of accuracy is issued on letterhead.
Copies of the certified translation are enough for review. If you are admitted and enroll, Engineering asks for official translations sent directly from the translator or agency. A WES or TEC (formerly SpanTran) evaluation is optional; if you send WES, it must be the ICAP course-by-course report, and Engineering says evaluations from agencies such as WES are not used in place of certified translations.
Krieger and Carey: a translation service, or an evaluation
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences asks for transcripts in both the original language and an English translation from a professional third-party service, and also wants any writing sample or statement of purpose in another language translated (source). It strongly recommends, but does not require, a credential evaluation from One Earth, WES or ECE (source). You upload unofficial transcripts to each program's application separately.
Carey Business School works differently. It requires an official course-by-course evaluation from a NACES member agency for every degree earned or expected outside the US, and an updated one after the degree is conferred for students who enroll (source). There the translation goes to the evaluation agency under that agency's own rules; Carey also notes that WES is typically the only agency that treats three-year degrees as equivalent to a US bachelor's.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts for the equivalent of grades 9 to 11 (or 12)
- Secondary school leaving certificates, diplomas and exam results
- University transcripts and degree certificates (graduate and transfer applicants)
- Writing samples or a statement of purpose in another language (Krieger)
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 Johns Hopkins
Undergraduate and transfer applicants: the translation goes with the transcript, submitted by the school through the Common App, Coalition on Scoir or the Common Application for Transfer; after applying, the applicant portal shows what has arrived (source, transfer).
Graduate applicants upload transcripts and translations in each school's online application. Whiting Engineering takes copies of certified translations for review and optional evaluations in the "Supporting Materials" tab; Krieger wants the original-language transcript and the translation uploaded together (Engineering, Krieger).
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. At Hopkins that means we translate the records; the NACES course-by-course evaluation Carey requires, and the optional WES or TEC report Engineering accepts, come from an evaluation agency.
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.
Sources
Johns Hopkins University's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 (IIE), institutions hosting the most international students in 2024/25: number 13, with 10,863 students.
- International applicants FAQ (apply.jhu.edu)
- International applicants FAQ, Spanish version
- First-year application deadlines and requirements
- Transfer application deadlines and requirements
- Transfer credit policies
- Whiting School of Engineering: graduate international students
- Krieger School graduate admissions: how to apply
- Krieger School graduate admissions: international students
- Carey Business School: international applicants
Frequently asked questions
Who can translate my school records for Johns Hopkins undergraduate admission?
Hopkins asks for a verified English translation of any official document not in English and does not say who must make it (source). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets that rule.
Does Hopkins Engineering accept a translation from a translation company?
Yes. If your university does not provide translations, the Whiting School accepts translations from ATA certified translators, translation agencies, court-appointed translators or the consulate (source).
Is a notarized translation enough for the Whiting School of Engineering?
No. Engineering says plain translations, notarized translations and translations by someone other than a certified translator are not acceptable, and translations should be on a translator's letterhead (source).
Can a WES evaluation replace the translation at Hopkins Engineering?
No. A WES ICAP course-by-course report is optional, and Engineering says evaluations from agencies such as WES are not used in place of certified translations (source).
Do I need a credential evaluation for Carey Business School?
Yes, an official course-by-course evaluation from any NACES member for every degree from outside the US (source).
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.
Translating documents for Johns Hopkins?
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