Ottawa University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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Ottawa University requirements in detail

Who needs an evaluation at Ottawa University

Ottawa University's catalog draws the line at college work.

If you have taken college-level courses outside the US, a NACES member must evaluate your credentials and report the credential awarded and its US equivalency, and you pay the agency.

If you have not, you submit only a certificate of graduation from a high school, and that certificate does not need an evaluation; the catalog does not say it needs a translation either, so ask Admissions if yours is not in English.

International applicants also meet program criteria, show one year of funds with an affidavit of financial support, write a two-page "Sense of Purpose" essay and verify English proficiency (international requirements).

The GPA thresholds are US-equivalent, which is why the evaluation matters for transfer and graduate applicants.

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator and does not translate (WES).

ECE accepts complete, literal, word-for-word translations, including your own, or translates internally for an $85 waiver (ECE).

GCE accepts translations from the issuing university, the Ministry of Education or an ATA-certified translator (GCE); if you pick GCE, eVerbary can provide an ATA-certified translator through a free quote. Choose the agency first, then order the translation to its rules.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts and degree certificates, for the NACES evaluation
• High school graduation certificate
• Bank statements for the affidavit of financial 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 Ottawa University

• The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records; the agency sends its report to Ottawa University's Office of Admissions (Ottawa University catalog 2026-2027: foreign credential 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.

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