Michigan Technological University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Michigan Tech requirements in detail

Your school sends the transcript; the translation goes with it

Michigan Tech will not accept a transcript you send yourself: every secondary or college transcript has to come from the school, by email to international@mtu.edu, and the school must send one for each institution attended in the last three years (First-year international students).

At the same time, English translations must accompany all documents.

The pages do not say whether the school has to send the translation too, or whether you may add it, so ask international@mtu.edu which they prefer before you order.

Documents beyond the checklist slow things down: Michigan Tech asks you not to send recommendations, essays or extra papers unless your Husky Portal checklist lists them (First-year international students).

Any additional document Michigan Tech needs is posted to that checklist within a few days of applying, and country-specific items such as WAEC scratch-card details may be requested.

Transfer credit: evaluation plus English course descriptions

If you studied at a college outside the US and Canada, you send official transcripts to Scholaro, World Education Services or The Evaluation Company for a course-by-course evaluation, which the agency sends to Michigan Tech (International transfer students).

For credit, each course also needs a syllabus or course description in English that lists its topics and its textbook with author, edition and date.

Only courses comparable to Michigan Tech courses, with a US-equivalent grade of C or higher, are eligible, and credits are evaluated only after you are admitted and have paid the deposit; submit everything at least four months before your start date.

The three agencies set their own translation rules. WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator (WES).

Scholaro accepts documents in their native language or with a certified translation (Scholaro FAQ) and may reject translations not made by a professional translator, an ATA-certified translator or an agency it recognizes (Scholaro terms).

The Evaluation Company takes outside translations only from ATA-certified translators (TEC); see the ATA section below.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts or attested mark sheets for the last three years
• WAEC, NECO, CAPE, CSEC, GCSE or IGCSE results
• College or university transcripts, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Syllabi or course descriptions with topics and textbooks, for transfer credit

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 Michigan Tech

• Michigan Tech's checklist lives in your Husky Portal, and documents go to international@mtu.edu; transcripts must come from your school (First-year international students).

• For college work abroad, the translation goes to Scholaro, WES or TEC with your records; English course descriptions go to the Admissions Office at least four months before you start (International transfer students).

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 Michigan Tech, 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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