Tallahassee State College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about TSC

TSC requirements in detail

A translation for TSC and a translation for the agency

TSC asks for two things.

Your academic records must be issued in the native language, so an English version printed by your school does not replace the original, and they must be accompanied by a certified English translation (International Student Services).

Separately, a NACES member evaluates the high school record, college transcripts or exam results. Order one certified translation and use copies for both: the records file at TSC and the agency file.

Translate the full high school diploma, every year of grades and any national exam certificate, since TSC lists exam results among the records the agency evaluates.

What each named agency asks for the translation

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator and rejects translations by applicants. IEE wants a certified translator, not the applicant or a notary public, and sells its own translations.

The Evaluation Company says an outside translator must be certified by the American Translators Association, and Josef Silny asks for ATA-certified translators in the US. If you apply through TSC's TEC or Josef Silny forms, eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request (see below).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school diploma and transcripts, in the original language
• College or university transcripts and degree certificates
• National examination results
• Bank statements and sponsor documents, 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 TSC

• Send official records with their certified translations, the agency's evaluation, test scores and proof of funding directly to International Student Services, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32304 (International Student Services).

• The agency receives its own copy of your records and translation; use TSC's application link if you choose IEE, Josef Silny or TEC (International Student Services). 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 TSC, 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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