State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about SCF

SCF requirements in detail

A review in English before any evaluation

SCF does not send every foreign diploma to an agency.

Applicants with international high school credentials may first submit copies of official transcripts or marksheets, certificates, diplomas and other documents equal to a US high school diploma, all in English, to the Office of the Registrar for a preliminary review (International students).

A certified translation of your high school diploma and grades is what makes those copies readable.

If the Registrar needs more, you will be asked for an original document-by-document evaluation from a NACES member showing the equivalent of graduation from an accredited US high school, mailed to the Office of the Registrar, P.O. Box 1849, Bradenton, FL 34206 (International students).

College credit: evaluation plus translated course descriptions

For study at a college or university abroad, SCF wants an original course-by-course evaluation and copies of the course descriptions or syllabi in certified English translation, done by a certified translator (International students).

Ask the evaluation company directly which documents it needs; each sets its own rules.

ECE accepts complete, word-for-word translations, IEE wants a certified translator, and The Evaluation Company asks for one certified by the American Translators Association, which eVerbary can assign on request.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts or marksheets, certificates and diplomas
• College or university transcripts, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Course descriptions or syllabi, for each course you want credited
• Bank documents for the $35,000 proof of support, if not in English

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 SCF

• Copies of high school records and their translations go to the Office of the Registrar; original evaluations and translated course descriptions are mailed to State College of Florida, Office of the Registrar, P.O. Box 1849, Bradenton, FL 34206 (International students).

• Questions go to International@SCF.edu (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 SCF, 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