Sierra College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Sierra College requirements in detail

What Sierra College reads from your file

Sierra College's application steps ask for official transcripts showing completion of secondary school, translated into English where needed, and the catalog adds transcripts from any college or university you attended.

What Admissions looks for is completion of a secondary school equivalent to an American high school, so the translation of the high school diploma or leaving certificate should show the completion statement and date as they appear.

Two other documents carry their own language rule. The bank statement must already be in English, dated within three months and showing at least $50,000.

The tuberculosis report, due before you arrive and dated no more than 90 days before classes start, must be professionally translated to English, which is the only place where Sierra College says who translates (Catalog: admission).

Credit for international coursework, and its limits

To receive credit for courses taken at an institution outside the US, you request and pay for an evaluation from a current member of NACES or AICE (transfer of credit).

Sierra College then limits how that credit can be used: international coursework cannot meet CSU General Education-Breadth, IGETC or Associate Degree for Transfer requirements, and a bachelor's or higher degree from outside the US cannot waive Sierra College general education. Four-year universities evaluate such courses on their own.

If you plan to transfer to a CSU or UC campus, ask a counselor whether an evaluation is worth its cost before you order it. Evaluation agencies set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and the diploma or completion certificate
• College or university transcripts
• Tuberculosis test report
• Degree certificates, if you want credit evaluated

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 Sierra College

• After the international student application and the $200 fee, the documents go to Admissions and Records – International Student Services, internationalstudents@sierracollege.edu (Apply as an international student). Send each translation together with a copy of the original.

• For credit, the translation goes to the NACES or AICE agency with your transcript, and the agency's evaluation is what Sierra College reviews (Catalog: transfer of credit to Sierra College).

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