California State University, Stanislaus (Stanislaus State): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Stanislaus State requirements in detail

Literal, certified and complete

Stanislaus State's requirement has three parts.

The credentials must be original or certified copies with a literal English translation; all academic work must be included, from transcripts and certificates to diplomas, mark sheets and test scores; and certified English translations must accompany all non-English original documents (undergraduate admission).

A literal translation keeps every line, grade and stamp as it appears, and our certification makes it a certified translation, so one translation of each document meets both words.

Records are official only if they come directly from the issuing institution or in a sealed envelope, addressed to International Education and Global Engagement, and records of applicants who do not enroll are kept for only one year (Stanislaus State: international undergraduate, how to apply).

If your school issues a sealed envelope, ask whether it can include the translation inside, or send the translation separately with a copy of the original.

Graduate applicants: translation and evaluation

Graduate applicants follow the same translation rule and, if they have coursework from outside the US, add a credential evaluation from one of the private agencies approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Stanislaus State asks for a Comprehensive/Detailed Report listing the institutions, dates, credentials and US equivalent, each course with semester units and grade equivalents, and notes that the agency will require original, official documentation (graduate admission).

Agencies set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts, mark sheets and diploma
• University transcripts, certificates and degree diplomas
• Test score reports issued in another language
• Financial statement

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 Stanislaus State

• Apply through Cal State Apply, then send the records and translations to International Education and Global Engagement, directly from the school or in a sealed envelope (Stanislaus State: international undergraduate, how to apply).

• Graduate applicants also send the Comprehensive/Detailed evaluation, ordered from an approved agency after the translation (Stanislaus State: international graduate admission requirements).

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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