Middle Georgia State University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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MGA requirements in detail

What the listed services ask for the translation

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator and rejects translations by applicants.

ECE accepts complete, word-for-word translations in the original format, including your own, and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates for its report only; MGA wants the English translated transcript inside the evaluation package, so ask ECE whether the waiver gives you that.

SpanTran: The Evaluation Company asks for an outside translator certified by the American Translators Association; Josef Silny and ACEI also ask for ATA certification. eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request (see below).

A full course-by-course report for every record

MGA does not accept a simple document-by-document report for high school: secondary and post-secondary transcripts both need a course-by-course evaluation with a GPA (International prospective students).

The service sends it straight to the Admissions Office at 100 University Parkway, Macon, or by email; a report you receive and forward is not official.

Translate the full high school diploma and every year of grades, so the agency can include your translated transcript in the package.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts, every year
• High school diploma or leaving certificate
• College or university transcripts
• 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 MGA

• The translation goes to the evaluation service with your transcripts; the service sends the evaluation, the international transcript and the English translated transcript directly to MGA's Admissions Office (International prospective students).

• On request we can email the translation directly to the admissions office.

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 MGA, 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.

Frequently asked questions