Mission College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Mission College requirements in detail

F-1 applicants: a short list, one translation rule

Mission College's How to Apply page keeps the F-1 list short: the $100 fee, an affidavit of support, a bank or scholarship letter no older than six months, a passport copy, any earlier US immigration documents, a personal letter, proof of English for degree applicants, and official transcripts translated into English if needed.

Everything is submitted through the online portal, and Mission says it reviews a complete application within 10 business days, emails a student ID number and then the I-20.

The page does not say whose translation it wants, so a certified translation of every transcript page, with the grading legend and the school seals rendered as they appear, covers the requirement.

Applicants to the Intensive English (IIS) program, who may be under 18, need no proof of English, but the transcript rule is the same list.

Credit for college work abroad: after 12 units, with course descriptions

Mission's Records Office evaluates outside coursework only once you have completed, or are taking, at least 12 units at Mission, and it asks you to see a counselor first.

For courses from outside the US, the report must come from an approved credential evaluation service; Mission lists IERF, WES, NACES members, International Education Consultants and IESCAREE, and asks for a detailed report showing the course level (lower or upper division), US semester units and grades.

With the report you submit English course descriptions, so syllabi or catalog pages in another language need translating as well.

Evaluations take two to three weeks, become part of your permanent record, and foreign coursework may not count toward Associate Degrees for Transfer or certain transfer certifications (Student records and transcript evaluation). Mission and West Valley College share one district transcript.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts and diploma
• College or university transcripts and degree certificates
• Course descriptions or syllabi, for credit
• Bank or scholarship letter from the sponsor

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 Mission College

• Upload the translation together with a copy of the original in Mission College's online application portal, where all F-1 documents are submitted (International students: how to apply).

• For credit, the translation goes to the evaluation service; the finished report and the English course descriptions go to the Admissions and Records Office with a Request for Transcript Evaluation (Student records and transcript 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