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

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LaGuardia requirements in detail

Freshmen: translations by email are fine

LaGuardia keeps the freshman rule short.

Students who attended high school outside the US send a copy of the diploma, the $65 application fee and English translations of all documents, and LaGuardia accepts official translations or scanned copies (Apply: documents to submit).

You can mail them or scan and email them to Admissions@lagcc.cuny.edu; mail can take days or weeks, so email is faster. Admissions tells you if more documents are needed.

When CUNY's central office evaluates records for its colleges, its Document Translation Guidelines apply: complete and literal, in the same format as the original, on letterhead and signed by the translator (CUNY Document Translation Guidelines (PDF)).

An eVerbary certified translation follows that format. More on CUNY's rules is on the CUNY page.

Transfers: official records and an evaluation for credit

For university records LaGuardia is stricter: every university document from outside the US must be official, which means the university sends it directly to LaGuardia by mail or email (Apply: documents to submit).

Before awarding transfer credit, LaGuardia may need the credentials evaluated.

You can order a course-by-course evaluation from any NACES member, usually ready within 7-10 days once the agency has everything, or send the official transcripts and translations to CUNY, which is free but may take several weeks and sometimes months.

Non-degree applicants have their own rule: the high school diploma must be translated into English even if you hold a college degree, and non-English transcripts need an official English translation plus an evaluation from an agency on CUNY's approved list (non-degree students).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school diploma
• High school transcripts and national exam certificates
• University transcripts, for transfer credit
• Degree certificates

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 LaGuardia

• Freshmen email the translations with scanned documents to Admissions@lagcc.cuny.edu or mail them (Apply: documents to submit). We send a signed PDF you can attach directly, and can email it to the admissions office on request.

• For transfer credit through a NACES agency, the translation goes to the agency with your records; the agency sends the evaluation.

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.

Frequently asked questions