Nova Southeastern University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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NSU requirements in detail

Undergraduate: the original and the translation, together

NSU's international undergraduate page asks for original or certified copies of your secondary credentials and of any terminating exam, and adds that a document in a foreign language must be accompanied by a certified English translation.

It stresses that both are required: the document in your first language and the English version. A translation sent on its own, without the original-language record, does not complete the file.

The page lists the exams NSU expects to see, among them CXC, O-level and A-level, GCSE, IGCSE and BGCSE, WAEC and national board exams, and says students with BGCSE or CSEC are expected to have at least five passing scores.

Exam certificates in another language need the same certified translation as the transcript. We keep the name of each subject and exam as printed, with the English next to it, so the result can be matched with the original.

University work abroad: a NACES evaluation

If you studied at a university outside the United States, NSU asks for an evaluation from a NACES member that includes degree and course equivalencies and the GPA (International undergraduate admissions).

The evaluation agency has its own translation rules; WES, for example, asks for a word-for-word translation by a professional translator (see translation for WES).

The translation is ordered first and goes to the agency with your records.

For graduate applicants the rule depends on the college.

The H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business wants a NACES evaluation of all undergraduate work, done from original and official documents, and mentions discounts from SpanTran and ECE.

The Halmos College of Arts and Sciences names WES or a NACES member. Several programs on the College of Medicine graduate admissions page name Josef Silny & Associates, ECE and WES and want a course-by-course evaluation with GPA.

Where NSU's pages differ

The M.S. in Global Health section of the College of Medicine graduate admissions page says non-English academic records must be translated and certified for accuracy by a NACES-approved credential evaluator, and in its notes further down says transcripts must be in English or accompanied by a certified English translation.

We have not resolved this for you. If you apply to that program, ask its admissions office whether a certified translation sent with your records to the evaluator is enough.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and the diploma or graduation certificate
• Leaving and qualifying exam results, such as CXC, GCSE/IGCSE, WAEC or national board exams
• University transcripts and degree certificates, for the NACES evaluation
• Bank statements or a bank letter, if they are not in English

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 NSU

• Undergraduates apply through the NSU Application or the Common App; with the Common App, your counselor sends the School Report with your official transcripts (International undergraduate admissions). Send the certified translation together with the original-language document, as NSU asks for both.

• For university work abroad, the translation goes to the NACES agency with your records, and the agency sends its report to NSU.

  Graduate applicants follow their college's page: business applicants upload supplemental documents to their profile once the application and fee are received (Huizenga College of Business: graduate admissions), and College of Medicine programs say where to send evaluations program by program (College of Medicine: graduate admissions).

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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