St. Johns River State College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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SJR State requirements in detail

What the agencies ask for the translation

SJR State links applications for two agencies. WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, such as a certified translation agency, and rejects translations by applicants.

Josef Silny & Associates asks for translations made in the US by ATA-certified translators, or abroad by officially certified professional translators, and has its own translation department.

Any other NACES member is possible too; ECE, for example, accepts complete, word-for-word translations, including your own.

If you choose Josef Silny, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request (see below).

Every school, in English, with an evaluation

SJR State's rule covers secondary school and every post-secondary institution you attended: official transcripts, in English, evaluated by a NACES agency, and for colleges a course-by-course report (International students).

The high school report has to show that your certificate or diploma equals a standard US high school diploma or GED, so translate the full high school diploma and every year of grades.

Applications go to the Admissions Office by mail or fax, with a $30 non-refundable fee (International students).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school (upper-secondary) certificate or diploma
• High school transcripts
• Transcripts from every college or university attended
• Degree certificates

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 SJR State

• The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records, and the evaluation then goes to SJR State's Admissions Office (International students).

• Application forms can be mailed to the Admissions Office or faxed to (386) 312-4030 (International students). 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 SJR State, 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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