St. Francis College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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St. Francis College requirements in detail

A translation from anyone, a suggestion of SpanTran

The checklist sentence asks only that records arrive in the original language translated into English.

The next line, for first-year applicants, says that for translation services you can visit SpanTran or any NACES member, and that certain countries need a course-by-course evaluation (International students).

That reads as a suggestion, not a limit on who translates.

If you also need an evaluation, the agency's rule applies to the translation you give it: WES wants a professional translator or service (WES); SpanTran, now The Evaluation Company, accepts an outside translator only if certified by ATA (TEC).

Transfers and graduate applicants

Transfer students who studied outside the US need a course-by-course evaluation of every institution attended, and graduate applicants need one for their bachelor's degree, with SpanTran recommended and any NACES member accepted (International students).

Graduate documents, including undergraduate transcripts translated into English, go to the International Recruitment Specialist.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and diploma
• National exam results (CXC, IB, WAEC)
• University transcripts, for transfer applicants
• Bachelor's degree transcripts and certificate, for graduate applicants

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 St. Francis College

• Apply online, then email the records and their English translations to St. Francis College's international admissions address; official transcripts must come straight from the issuing school (International students). Evaluations are sent by the agency.

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 St. Francis College, 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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