Sauk Valley Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Sauk Valley requirements in detail

What ECE, TEC and WES ask for the translation

ECE accepts any complete, literal translation in the same format as the original, including your own, or translates internally for an $85 waiver.

TEC, the other service Sauk Valley names, requires an outside translator certified by the American Translators Association, or its own team translates after your application is complete.

WES, also a NACES member, wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator and does not translate itself. If you choose TEC, ask eVerbary for a free quote for an ATA-certified translator and say it is for TEC.

A course-by-course report for high school too

Many colleges accept a general report for a high school diploma; Sauk Valley's first enrollment step asks for a course-by-course evaluation to prove you finished the equivalent of US high school (How to enroll as an F-1 student).

Order that report type, and translate every year of the transcript and the grading legend, so the agency can list each course. The same evaluation route applies to any college coursework you completed abroad.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts, every year, and the diploma
• College or university transcripts
• Degree certificates
• Bank statement or bank 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 Sauk Valley

• The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records; the agency's evaluation goes to the Office of Admissions and Records with your official transcripts (How to enroll as an F-1 student).

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Sauk Valley, which program it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

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.

Frequently asked questions