Suffolk University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Suffolk requirements in detail

Undergraduate: Suffolk reads your transcript first

Suffolk's undergraduate international checklist asks for an official secondary school transcript in English, and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions says it will try to evaluate your transcript internally (Undergraduate international students).

Only if it cannot will it ask for a credential evaluation from a NACES member, at your cost, suggesting CED, WES, TEC or ECE, and it asks you to check with your admissions counselor before ordering one.

That makes the translation the document Suffolk reads in most cases. It should show the full record: every subject, mark and exam title, and the grading scale, translated rather than converted, so the counselor can read it without an agency report.

Graduate: evaluation encouraged, translation as the alternative

Graduate admission strongly encourages, and may require, an official course-by-course evaluation from any NACES member; it notes that the evaluator usually supplies your official documents, so separate transcripts may not be needed (Graduate international students: application requirements).

If you choose not to submit an evaluation, you send official transcripts and mark sheets from all post-secondary work with an official English translation where applicable.

If your university issues only one official copy, Suffolk asks for a certified, notarized copy of the transcript (Graduate international students: application requirements).

Applications are reviewed with unofficial transcripts, and admission is contingent on an official transcript arriving by the start of your first term (Graduate application requirements).

Where Suffolk's pages differ

The undergraduate international page suggests CED, WES, TEC or ECE, while the older international application process page suggests the Center for Educational Documentation, Josef Silny & Associates, WES and SpanTran, and still lists Fall 2018 deadlines.

We have not resolved that difference for you; ask your admissions counselor which agency to use before you order an evaluation.

For transfer credit, Suffolk accepts courses from international institutions recognized by their country's Ministry of Education and sends an official credit evaluation with the acceptance letter (How to apply as a transfer).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and national exam results
• College or university transcripts and mark sheets
• Degree certificates, for graduate applicants
• Bank statements for the Certificate 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 Suffolk

• Undergraduates apply through the Common Application or the Suffolk Application and check their file in the applicant portal (Undergraduate international students).

• Graduate applicants apply online and upload unofficial transcripts with translations; officials, or the NACES evaluation, follow (international, 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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