Stonehill College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Stonehill requirements in detail

Your school, not you, sends the translated transcript

Stonehill does not accept transcripts or recommendations sent by the applicant.

The counselor or another school official submits the transcript through the Common App, or by fax or email when the message clearly comes from a school administrator or an EducationUSA officer (International applicants: how to apply).

If the transcript is not in English, the file needs both the original-language transcript and an English translation; by mail, the original must carry the school stamp and signature.

Stonehill suggests making several certified copies of your only original and having them translated, with the documents stamped by the notary who made the copy or the translation (International applicants: how to apply).

In practice: order the certified translation with notarization, then give the PDF to your counselor to upload with the school documents. Stonehill may contact your school or ask for stamped originals if authenticity is in doubt.

Transferring from a university abroad

Transfer applicants from outside the US need a course-by-course credential evaluation by a NACES member, used to judge curriculum, grades and transferable credit, and documents not in English also need a word-for-word literal translation alongside the originals (transfer applicants).

Stonehill notes that most evaluators can also translate; it accepts any NACES member but most often recommends SpanTran, WES and ECE, and SpanTran offers a Stonehill pathway at a discount.

After admission the Registrar wants official transcripts sent directly from the college, and transcripts in another language with an official English translation (transfer credits).

Credit from institutions abroad without recognized accreditation transfers only after a department chair's review and the dean's decision.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcript, in the original language and in English
• Secondary school certificates or exam results
• University transcripts, for transfer applicants
• Bank statements and affidavits of support, for the Certification of Finances

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 Stonehill

• First-year applicants: give the notarized translation to your school counselor, who submits it with the transcript through the Common App or by email to admission@stonehill.edu (International applicants: how to apply).

  The applicant portal shows which documents have arrived; Stonehill reviews only complete files.

• Transfers: the translation goes with your records to the NACES evaluator, which sends the course-by-course report to Stonehill (Transfer applicants: how to apply).

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