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Northern Kentucky University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: NKU accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Professional translation agency
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 26, 2026
Northern Kentucky University asks international applicants for a certified translation of transcripts not in English, and its FAQ says the translation must be done by a professional translation agency for NKU to accept the documents.
Northern Kentucky University accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Anyone with university coursework abroad, undergraduate or graduate, also needs a NACES course-by-course evaluation, which we do not provide.
NKU at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
NKU's international FAQ says translations must be done by a professional translation agency (international FAQ), and the undergraduate checklist asks for a certified translation (undergraduate application); eVerbary is a professional translation service. Policy checked on October 26, 2026.
- Translation
- Required ("certified")
- Who may translate
- Professional translation agency
- Credential evaluation
- NACES course-by-course for university study
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 26, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on NKU's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about NKU
Translation agency
NKU's own requirement for translations.
Disclose every university
Omissions can rescind an admission offer.
GPA in the report
Credits, grades, GPA and degree.
NKU requirements in detail
Translation
Transcripts not in English need a certified translation (International undergraduate application process).
Who may translate
A professional translation agency (International admissions FAQs).
High school records
Official transcripts from all years of secondary school, sent by the school or given to you in a sealed, stamped envelope (International undergraduate application process).
University study abroad
Transcripts from every college attended, whether or not you want credit, plus a NACES course-by-course evaluation showing US credit hours, grades, overall GPA and degree (International undergraduate application process).
Transfers under 24 credits
Also send high school transcripts (International undergraduate application process).
Graduate
Official transcripts from all colleges and a NACES course-by-course evaluation; any NACES member, with an expedited process through SpanTran (graduate application).
A professional translation agency, in NKU's words
NKU answers the translation question directly in its FAQ: documents must be translated into English, and the translation must be done by a professional translation agency for NKU to accept them (international FAQ).
The undergraduate checklist adds that it must be certified (International undergraduate application process). An eVerbary translation is both: made by a professional service and delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy.
High school transcripts must cover every year of secondary school and come from the school, or be given to you in a sealed, stamped envelope (International undergraduate application process); the page does not say how the translation is sent, so ask International Student & Scholar Services. See high school diploma translation.
University study abroad: disclose it and evaluate it
NKU requires transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, even if you do not want transfer credit, and warns that leaving any university study off the application can lead to an admission offer being rescinded (International undergraduate application process).
Foreign university coursework must be evaluated course by course by a NACES member, with US credit hours, grades, overall GPA and degree.
Graduate applicants follow the same evaluation rule; NKU accepts any NACES member and offers an expedited process through SpanTran (International graduate application process).
SpanTran, now The Evaluation Company, accepts outside translators only if certified by ATA (TEC); eVerbary can provide one on request through a free quote.
Need a certified translation for NKU?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts, all years
- Secondary diploma or leaving certificate
- University transcripts from every institution attended
- 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 NKU
Send the certified translations with your official records to International Student & Scholar Services; the NACES agency sends its evaluation separately (International undergraduate application process).
We can also email the translation directly to NKU on request.
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 NKU that means we translate your school and university records; the NACES course-by-course evaluation is ordered by you from the agency.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Who can translate my documents for NKU?
A professional translation agency; NKU says that is required for it to accept your documents (International admissions FAQs). eVerbary is a professional translation service.
Do I need to send transcripts from a university I left?
Yes. NKU wants transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, and omitting one can rescind an offer (International undergraduate application process).
What must the evaluation include?
US equivalencies for credit hours, grades, overall GPA and the degree awarded, if any, from a NACES member (International undergraduate application process).
Which agency should graduate applicants use?
Any NACES member; NKU has an expedited process through SpanTran (International graduate application process).
Can I translate my own transcripts?
No. NKU requires a professional translation agency (International admissions FAQs).
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.
Sources
Northern Kentucky University's own pages, read on October 26, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 fact sheet for Kentucky (IIE), leading institutions in Kentucky in 2024/25: number 4, with 446 international students.
Translating documents for NKU?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.