Siena University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about Siena

Siena requirements in detail

Where Siena's pages differ

The international how-to-apply page says any coursework completed at a post-secondary institution must be submitted to a NACES certified evaluation service for a course-by-course evaluation, and it links a discounted credit evaluation from The Evaluation Company (how to apply).

The international FAQ says it is not necessary to have your transcript evaluated by an outside service, because Siena does that in house, and that transfer students may be asked for an evaluation, suggesting WES or ECE, so they receive the credit they deserve (FAQ).

We have not resolved the difference; if you have college credits from abroad, ask international@siena.edu before you pay for an evaluation.

Graduate programs: a NACES evaluation of your degree

Graduate applicants send official transcripts from every post-secondary institution where they earned credit; unofficial copies can be uploaded for review, and officials are required before enrollment.

A degree earned outside the US also needs an evaluated transcript from a NACES member, with WES and ECE as Siena's preferred evaluators, emailed by the agency to transcriptreceiving@siena.edu or mailed to the registrar (graduate international).

The agency then sets the translation rule.

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator or service, uploaded in your WES account (WES); ECE accepts any complete, literal translation in the same format, and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates for the report (ECE).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and school results from every school attended
• National exam certificates and IB or A-level results
• University transcripts, for transfer and graduate applicants
• Degree certificate, for graduate applicants' evaluation

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 Siena

• Undergraduates apply through the Common App or, if they have attended college, the Siena Transfer Application; transcripts come from a school official, and documents can be mailed to the Center for International Programs or emailed to admissions@siena.edu (how to apply, FAQ).

  Send the English translation with the sealed original-language transcript.

• Graduate applicants upload unofficial copies with the online application; the evaluation agency sends its report to transcriptreceiving@siena.edu (Graduate programs: international students, 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.

Frequently asked questions