South Florida State College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about SFSC

SFSC requirements in detail

What each listed agency asks for the translation

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, such as a certified translation agency, and rejects translations by applicants. IEE wants a certified translator, not the applicant or a notary public, and sells its own translations.

The Evaluation Company says an outside translator must be certified by the American Translators Association, and Josef Silny asks for ATA-certified translators in the US and lists a separate translation fax line on SFSC's page.

If you choose either, eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request (see below).

Choosing an agency for SFSC

SFSC gives the four agencies with their addresses and phone numbers only as possible sources, and says a complete list is on the NACES website.

If you want to use an agency outside that association, contact the Registrar's Office first (Registrar: transcripts and foreign evaluation).

Translate the high school diploma, transcripts and any college records before you open the agency file.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school diploma and transcripts
• College or university transcripts
• Degree certificates
• Grading scale or mark legend from the school

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 SFSC

• The translation goes to the evaluation agency with your records, and the agency's report goes to SFSC's Admissions/Registrar's Office in Avon Park (Registrar: transcripts and foreign evaluation).

• On request we can email the translation directly to the admissions office.

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 SFSC, 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