Kennesaw State University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Kennesaw State requirements in detail

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

IEE, one of KSU's two examples, requires a certified translator and refuses translations by the applicant (IEE). WES asks for an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator (WES).

ECE accepts a complete, literal, word-for-word translation and lets applicants translate their own documents; it also sells an $85 waiver under which it translates for its report only, without a translation you can reuse (ECE).

The Evaluation Company, KSU's other example, requires an outside translator to be certified by the American Translators Association, or sells its own translation (TEC). If you choose TEC, see the ATA section below.

KSU also accepts AICE members; we have not checked each AICE member's translation rule, so read the agency's own page before ordering.

Undergraduate: GPA on the report, and 30 hours for transfers

Kennesaw State reads the GPA of applicants educated abroad from the official evaluation: a high school GPA of 2.5 through Summer 2027 and 3.0 from Fall 2027, with qualifying SAT or ACT scores.

For high school records it asks for a document-by-document evaluation that includes the GPA (International undergraduate admission). The Architecture program sets higher minimums.

Transfer applicants with 30 or more transferable semester hours apply as transfers, and if they studied outside the US their course-by-course evaluation must show university-level equivalency for at least 30 semester hours (International undergraduate admission).

Every course and mark has to be in the translation the agency evaluates, so translate complete transcripts rather than summaries.

Graduate: no transcripts to KSU

For graduate admission, Kennesaw State wants only the evaluation: course-by-course with GPA, sent by the agency in a sealed envelope or electronically, and it asks applicants not to send international transcripts directly to the university (International graduate application process).

The rule covers domestic as well as international applicants with foreign credentials.

International graduate applicants should have all documents in at least one month before the program deadline, so allow for the translation and the agency's processing time.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificates, for the document-by-document evaluation
• University transcripts and degree certificates, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Mark sheets for every year, with each course and grade
• Diplomas

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 Kennesaw State

• The translation goes to the evaluation agency with your records (WES, for example, takes uploads in your WES account: WES: translation requirements).

  The agency sends its evaluation to Kennesaw State; undergraduate transcripts come from your school to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions or KSUadmit@kennesaw.edu (International undergraduate admission).

• Graduate applicants: the agency sends the evaluation sealed or electronically to Graduate Admissions (International graduate application process).

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Kennesaw State, which program it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

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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