Parkland College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Parkland requirements in detail

A translation that travels with the original

Parkland's wording is precise: if your transcripts are not originally in English, you provide a certified English translation along with the copy in the original language (how to apply).

Send both in the same file, one after the other, so International Admissions can match each line.

The transcripts can be mark sheets, exam results or certificates, but they must include proof of graduation or completion, and a photocopy is accepted only if it carries an original signature or certification from a school official.

Parkland asks you to be a high school or university graduate by the time classes begin. For the secondary record, translate the leaving certificate along with the marks; see high school diploma translation.

Bank statements follow a different rule: Parkland asks for them official and written in English, and mentions no translation option.

Dependents, other visas and green card applicants

The rule is not limited to F-1 students.

Applicants on other visas, such as F-2 or J-2 dependents, who want a degree provide their educational documents in the original language with a certified English translation showing the equivalent of US high school or bachelor's degree completion.

Those with a permanent residency case in process add their I-797 receipt notice from USCIS (International applicants: how to apply).

University of Illinois students taking classes at Parkland follow a separate concurrent enrollment process, with the first page of their I-20 and their UIUC academic history.

Foreign college credit

To transfer credit from a college abroad, you must use a credential evaluation service, and Parkland names SpanTran: The Evaluation Company as an example; the results then go to Parkland (International applicants: how to apply).

The Evaluation Company accepts an outside translator only if certified by the American Translators Association, or translates through its own team. eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request: ask for a free quote and say it is for a TEC evaluation for Parkland.

Other agencies have their own rules; see translation for credential evaluation.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts, mark sheets and exam results
• Secondary school leaving certificate or diploma, as proof of completion
• University transcripts and degree certificates
• Documents showing the equivalent of a US high school or bachelor's degree, for non-F-1 visa holders

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 Parkland

• Send every document, the certified translation and the original-language copy together, as PDF attachments by email to International Admissions, or by mail; the application fee is $50 (International applicants: how to apply).

• For foreign college credit, the translation goes with your records to the evaluation service, which sends its results to Parkland (International applicants: how to apply).

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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