Seton Hall University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Seton Hall requirements in detail

Original, translated and evaluated

Seton Hall asks for three things for a foreign transcript.

It must be original; it must come with a certified English translation if it is in another language; and, if the school is outside the US or Canada, it must be evaluated course by course by a NACES member or by AACRAO, with course level and degree equivalency (Undergraduate catalogue: admission).

The catalogue warns that applications submitted without the evaluation are not considered for admission or transfer credit, and that applicants pay for the evaluation.

Graduate applicants have the original transcripts sent by the issuing institution, with certified English translations of any credential not in English (International graduate application requirements). Because Seton Hall neither returns nor copies documents, keep your own copy of each translation.

The Evaluation Company and its translation rule

Seton Hall recommends The Evaluation Company (formerly SpanTran) and links a custom application that selects the right evaluation at a discounted rate (undergraduate, graduate).

TEC says an outside translator must be certified by the American Translators Association, or you can order its own translation after your evaluation application is complete (TEC).

If you plan to use TEC, order an ATA-certified translation; see the ATA section below.

Any other NACES member is acceptable. WES, for example, asks for an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator (WES). Graduate Nursing applicants educated abroad or in another language need WES reports in any case (College of Nursing: graduate admission requirements).

Where Seton Hall's pages differ

The undergraduate international admissions page lists an official high school transcript that "must be in English" (Undergraduate international and ESL applicants), while the undergraduate catalogue says transcripts in other languages must be accompanied by a certified English translation (Undergraduate catalogue: admission).

We have not resolved this; a certified translation sent with the original satisfies the catalogue wording, and the admissions office can confirm what it wants for your transcript.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificates
• College and university transcripts for transfer credit
• Degree certificates and other academic credentials for graduate study
• Nursing education records for the WES report (graduate Nursing)

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 Seton Hall

• Undergraduate applicants apply through the Seton Hall application or, for first-year students, the Common Application, and send transcripts with the credential evaluation (Undergraduate international and ESL applicants).

  Send the translation with the original transcript it belongs to, and to the evaluation agency under its own rules.

• Graduate transcripts are sent by the issuing institution to the Office of Graduate Affairs, Schwartz Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079 (International graduate application requirements).

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 Seton Hall, 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.

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