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Rutgers University–New Brunswick: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Rutgers Undergraduate Admissions requires every document not in English to come with a translation verified by a language professor or professional translator, delivered on the translator's professional letterhead. Rutgers University–New Brunswick accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. International high school students first self-report their grades in STARS and send official records only after admission; graduate programs set their own evaluation rules, and Rutgers Business School asks for a translation from a professional translation agency.
On letterhead
The translation must arrive on the translator's professional letterhead.
STARS first
High school students self-report grades; official records after admission.
RBS: no NACES
The business school dropped mandatory evaluations in 2016.
Rutgers requirements at a glance
| What Rutgers asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation | Required for every document not in English (source). |
| Who may translate | A language professor or a professional translator, who verifies the translation; it must arrive on the translator's professional letterhead (source). |
| Self-report first | Current secondary students in international systems report courses, grades, GPA and rank in STARS; official documents are required only to enroll (source). |
| Official records | Upon enrollment, mailed directly from an educational authority such as SSC, HSSC, WAEC, the Tawjihiyah, GCE or Bagrut boards (source). |
| Transfer | Upload transcripts for review (preferred); if you enroll, each college sends official transcripts directly. A secondary transcript or finishing certificate is required under 24 college credits (source, international). |
| Graduate | No central translation rule; check whether your program wants a transcript evaluation for study outside the US (source). Rutgers Business School asks for a translation from a professional translation agency (RBS FAQ). |
| Deadline | Regular decision for first-year applicants: December 1 (FAQ). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. Rutgers' international credentials page accepts a translation verified by a professional translator, on the translator's professional letterhead (required credentials); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary, issued on our letterhead, meets it. Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Rutgers's own page before you submit.
A professional translator, on letterhead
Rutgers is unusually specific about the form of the translation. Its required credentials page asks for a translation verified by a language professor or professional translator and adds that it must arrive on the translator's professional letterhead.
Our certificate of translation accuracy is signed and issued on eVerbary letterhead with our contact details, which is the format the rule describes. The same page asks you not to send sport or craft certificates or letters of recommendation, so there is no need to translate those.
STARS now, official records after admission
International high school students do not send transcripts to apply. They enter their courses, grades, GPA and class rank in the Self-reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS) and link it to the application through the Rutgers Applicant Portal, using the CommunityID that arrives 24 to 48 hours after a Common App submission (source, first-year page). A translation of your transcript helps you report each course and grade exactly as recorded.
Once you enroll, official academic records must be mailed directly from an educational authority, and the first-year page names SSC, HSSC, WAEC, GSEC (Tawjihiyah), GXE, GCE and Bagrut (source). Transfer applicants upload transcripts for review and, if they enroll, have each college send official transcripts directly (source).
Graduate programs and Rutgers Business School
The graduate admissions office has no translation rule of its own. Most departments review unofficial scanned transcripts uploaded to the application; official transcripts must come directly from the institution, and anything uploaded counts as unofficial. Chinese records go through CHESICC and Indian ones may come through TrueCopy Credentials. Whether you need a transcript evaluation depends on the program, which Graduate Admissions tells you to check (source, supporting materials, international students).
Rutgers Business School is explicit: if a record is not in English, the translation must come from a professional translation agency. RBS no longer requires a NACES evaluation, but may ask for one for a three-year degree or a GMAT waiver request, and it asks for original or certified (notarized) copies of transcripts, marksheets and degrees (source). Its Master of Supply Chain Analytics has you upload the documents and provide originals after acceptance (source). If you need notarization, it can be added at checkout for $34.90 per order.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts and marksheets, to self-report accurately in STARS
- National exam certificates (WAEC, SSC/HSSC, Tawjihiyah, Bagrut)
- College or university transcripts, for transfer or graduate applications
- Diplomas and 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 Rutgers
Undergraduate applicants upload documents through the Rutgers Applicant Portal, where they can see which credentials are still required and which were received (source). Keep the translation with the document it belongs to.
Graduate applicants upload unofficial transcripts and their translations in the Educational History section of the application, as PDF, Word or image files under 4 MB each (source).
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 Rutgers that means we translate your records; where a graduate program asks for a NACES evaluation, that report comes from the evaluation agency, and official records must still be sent by your school or exam board.
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.
Sources
Rutgers University–New Brunswick's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 (IIE), doctoral universities hosting the most international students in 2024/25: number 38, with 6,387 students.
- Required credentials for international applicants
- Required credentials for first-year applicants
- Required credentials for transfer applicants
- Undergraduate admissions FAQ
- Graduate admissions: before you apply
- Graduate admissions: supporting materials
- Graduate admissions: international students
- Rutgers Business School graduate admissions FAQ
- Master of Supply Chain Analytics: international applicants
Frequently asked questions
Who can translate my documents for Rutgers?
A language professor or a professional translator, and the translation must arrive on the translator's professional letterhead (source). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary qualifies.
Do I send my transcript with the application?
Not if you are in an international secondary system: you self-report courses and grades in STARS, and official documents are required only if you are admitted and enroll (source).
What official records do I send after admission?
Records mailed directly from an educational authority, such as SSC, HSSC, WAEC, the Tawjihiyah, GCE or Bagrut (source).
Do Rutgers graduate programs require a credential evaluation?
It depends on the program; Graduate Admissions asks you to check your program's admissions information (source).
What does Rutgers Business School ask for?
A translation from a professional translation agency, and no NACES evaluation unless RBS requests one, for example for a three-year degree (source).
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.
Translating documents for Rutgers?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.