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Lewis University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Lewis University asks for a transcript evaluation, sent directly by the evaluation company, for any school attended outside the US: a general report for secondary school and a course-by-course report for college work, for first-year, transfer and graduate admission. Lewis's evaluation agencies, such as One Earth Evaluations, Educational Perspectives, ECE and WES, accept certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. The translation comes first, since the agency needs it before it can evaluate a document not in English; the agency then sends its report to Lewis, and that report is not something we produce.
Agency sends it
Lewis takes foreign transcripts only from the evaluation company.
Two report types
General for high school, course-by-course for college.
IB schools exempt
No evaluation for IB-curriculum or US-accredited schools abroad.
Lewis requirements at a glance
| What Lewis asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation | No Lewis rule of its own. Documents not in English are translated for the evaluation company, under that company's rules. |
| Evaluation | A Transcript Evaluation for any school attended outside the US (undergraduate catalog, graduate catalog). |
| Agencies | One Earth Evaluations, Educational Perspectives, ECE, WES, or any credential evaluation service that is a NACES member (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies). |
| Report type | General evaluation for secondary school transcripts; detailed course-by-course evaluation for college or university transcripts (Graduate catalog: admission policies). |
| Delivery | Do not send foreign transcripts to Lewis: they must come directly from the evaluation company (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies). Other documents are uploaded to your application portal or emailed (International application requirements). |
| Timing | Allow 2 to 3 weeks for the evaluation; no admission decision is made until all documents are in (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies). |
| Exemptions | Previous school in the US, a foreign school with an International Baccalaureate curriculum, or a school accredited by a regional or national US accreditor (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies). |
| Graduate | Same rule: a Transcript Equivalency evaluation if your bachelor's degree is from outside the US (International application requirements, graduate catalog). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. Lewis asks for an evaluation from One Earth Evaluations, Educational Perspectives, ECE, WES or any NACES member (catalog), and Educational Perspectives accepts a translation from a reputable translation agency or a certified professional translator (EP rule); WES accepts one from a professional translation service (WES rule). Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Lewis's own page before you submit.
What each evaluation agency asks for the translation
Lewis names four companies, and their translation rules differ. One Earth Evaluations wants literal, word-for-word translations in the same general format as the original, with the original-language documents, and in most cases lets you prepare them yourself. Educational Perspectives accepts translations from a reputable translation agency or a certified professional translator, and sells its own literal translations. ECE wants complete, literal, word-for-word translations in the same format; it lets applicants translate their own documents, and for $85 it waives the translation and translates internally for its report, without giving you a translation you can use elsewhere.
WES is the strictest of the four: a word-for-word translation by a professional translator, in the same order as the original, uploaded in your WES account. It does not accept translations made by applicants, does not translate, and does not accept an English version issued by your school in place of a translation. Lewis also accepts any NACES member; among those, IERF wants typed, line-by-line translations and may ask for professional ones, and FCSA accepts most professional agencies.
One rule for every level, and when Lewis waives it
The same evaluation rule appears in the undergraduate and graduate catalogs. First-year applicants send an evaluation of their secondary school records, a general report being enough; transfer applicants who studied outside the US send a Transcript Equivalency evaluation of their college work; master's applicants with a bachelor's degree from outside the US send one too (application requirements). College and university records always need the course-by-course version.
Lewis waives the evaluation when the previous school was in the US (then official transcripts go straight to Lewis), when the foreign school follows an International Baccalaureate curriculum, or when it is accredited by a regional or national US accreditor (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies). Students already in the US on an F-1 who transfer send final official transcripts to the International Admission Office after their last semester (International transfer students).
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts or national exam results, for the general evaluation
- Secondary school completion certificate or diploma
- College or university transcripts, all years, for the course-by-course evaluation
- Bachelor's degree certificate, for graduate applicants
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 Lewis
The translation goes to the evaluation company with your documents, not to Lewis. The company then sends its report directly to Lewis; Lewis asks you not to send it transcripts yourself (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies).
Everything else (passport copy, English test score, and for graduate applicants the statement of purpose, letters and résumé) is uploaded to your application portal or sent by email (International application requirements, brochure).
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 Lewis that means we translate your foreign records for the evaluation company; the evaluation, general or course-by-course, is ordered from the company after the translation, and the company sends it to Lewis.
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
Lewis University's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 (IIE), master's colleges and universities hosting the most international students in 2024/25: number 10, with 2,349 students.
- International application requirements (lewisu.edu)
- Undergraduate catalog: admission policies
- Graduate catalog: admission policies
- International transfer students
- International students brochure 2025 (PDF)
- One Earth Evaluations: FAQ
- Educational Perspectives: translation services
- ECE: documentation requirements
- WES: translation requirements for a WES evaluation
- IERF: required documentation
- FCSA: the FCSA edge (translations)
Frequently asked questions
Do I send my foreign transcripts to Lewis?
No. Lewis asks for transcripts to come directly from the evaluation company, together with its report (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies).
Which evaluation report do I need for Lewis?
A general report for secondary school records and a detailed course-by-course report for college or university records (Graduate catalog: admission policies).
Can I use an evaluation company that is not on Lewis's list?
Yes, if it is a member of NACES; Lewis names One Earth Evaluations, Educational Perspectives, ECE and WES and accepts any NACES member (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies).
Does WES accept a translation from eVerbary?
WES accepts a word-for-word translation by a professional translator, including one working for a certified translation agency, and does not accept translations made by applicants (WES: translation requirements for a WES evaluation).
My school abroad follows the IB curriculum. Do I need an evaluation?
Lewis lists an International Baccalaureate curriculum, or US regional or national accreditation, as grounds to waive the evaluation (Undergraduate catalog: admission policies).
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 Lewis?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.