North Carolina Central University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about NCCU

NCCU requirements in detail

The police clearance letter and its notarized translation

NCCU asks every international first-year applicant, and transfers from a college abroad, for a PDF of an in-country police clearance or background check, a certified stamped letter from the local police (international admissions).

If the letter is not in English, NCCU wants an official English translation, in PDF, notarized to confirm accuracy and authenticity. eVerbary translates the letter with a signed certificate of accuracy and adds notarization at checkout for $34.90 per order; the PDF we deliver is the format NCCU asks for.

NCCU also counts as international anyone who completed their education outside the US, irrespective of citizenship or residency, so permanent residents with foreign records follow the same evaluation rule (Undergraduate admissions: international students).

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

NCCU wants a course-by-course evaluation of all courses, high school included, and recommends IEE, Educational Perspectives or ECE.

It warns that WES does not offer course-by-course reports for high school records (Undergraduate admissions: international students).

ECE accepts a complete, word-for-word translation, including your own, and sells an $85 waiver; IERF asks for typed, line-by-line translations and may require a professional one; IEE wants a certified translator; Educational Perspectives accepts a reputable agency or certified professional translator.

Two of the graduate options are stricter: Global Credential Evaluators and IACEI accept outside translations only from ATA-certified translators (graduate list). eVerbary can assign one on request through a free quote, for the languages ATA certifies. WES accepts a professional translation for its college-level reports.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Police clearance or background check letter
• High school transcripts and diploma, for the course-by-course evaluation
• College or university transcripts and degree certificates
• Bank statements and the sponsor's affidavit of support

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 NCCU

• Upload the notarized police letter translation as a PDF with your application; the evaluation agency sends its course-by-course report to NCCU (Undergraduate admissions: international students).

• Graduate applicants send the official evaluation from one of the listed agencies with their School of Graduate Studies application (School of Graduate Studies: international applicants).

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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