Ramapo College of New Jersey: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Ramapo requirements in detail

High school records: translated, complete and dated

Ramapo's list for international first-year applicants asks for official transcripts or mark sheets from high school, translated into English.

They should name every subject studied, the grades earned, the examinations passed and the dates diplomas, certificates and degrees were awarded (admission requirements).

Translate the exam certificates and the page with the award date along with the transcript; a translation that omits them leaves the file incomplete.

Supporting documents not attached to your Common Application are mailed to the Office of Admissions in Mahwah, so ask for the certified translation as a PDF you can print and send with the official records.

College study abroad: a NACES evaluation

If you studied at a college or university outside the US, as a first-year, transfer or graduate applicant, that transcript must be evaluated course by course by a current NACES member.

SpanTran, now The Evaluation Company, has a custom application for Ramapo at a discounted rate (International admission requirements, graduate).

TEC accepts outside translations only from ATA-certified translators or translates in house (TEC); eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request through a free quote. Other NACES members have their own rules.

Credit is awarded course by course from that evaluation, and only the credits transfer: the grades do not, and your Ramapo GPA reflects only Ramapo courses (catalog). Graduate applicants' evaluations must show the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree (Graduate school requirements).

International transfer applicants

For Ramapo, only students with an F-1 or J-1 visa count as international students.

They use a special application from the Office of Admissions, should apply at least six months before they plan to enroll, must have completed the equivalent of US high school, and take the TOEFL (international transfer).

Permanent residents, refugees and some other visa categories are treated like US citizens for tuition (International transfer students).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts or mark sheets
• Secondary school diploma and exam certificates
• University transcripts, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Bachelor's degree certificate (graduate)
• Bank statements and the sponsor's employer letter, if 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 Ramapo

• Mail the official high school records with their English translations to the Office of Admissions, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, unless they are attached to your Common Application (International admission requirements).

• For college records, the translation goes to the NACES agency with your transcript, and the agency sends its course-by-course evaluation to Ramapo.

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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