Temple University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Temple requirements in detail

Undergraduate: translation yes, evaluation no

First-year and transfer applicants send all official and original academic records from every secondary school attended, in the original language with an English translation (first-year, transfer).

If your secondary curriculum lasts only three years, Temple strongly recommends sending the final year of primary school too.

Transfer students do not need an agency evaluation: Temple performs its own and says the original transcripts are still necessary even if you send one; transfer credit is evaluated after admission, within two to three weeks of the decision (International students FAQ).

The translation is what Temple's evaluators read, so it should keep every course title and grade as issued.

Graduate School: ATA-certified translator or the issuer

The Graduate School asks for transcripts from every undergraduate and graduate school in both English and the original language, and says all translations must be completed by the issuing institution or an ATA-certified translator.

Instead of official transcripts you may send a NACES course-by-course evaluation; unofficial transcripts are enough for review, and official ones, or the evaluation, are due before matriculation (Graduate School: required application documents).

eVerbary is an ATA corporate member and assigns a translator individually certified by ATA on request; see the ATA section below. Individual graduate programs may add their own requirements, so check your school or college as well.

Where Temple's graduate pages differ

The Graduate School's required documents page names the issuing institution or an ATA-certified translator.

The Graduate Bulletin policies say instead that records not issued in English need literal translations prepared by an appropriate university or government official, or an evaluation from an organization approved by Temple sent directly to the program.

We have not resolved this; ask your graduate program which rule it applies before you order.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificates
• Final-year primary school records, for three-year secondary curricula
• University transcripts and degree certificates for graduate study
• Marksheets (India) and graduation and degree certificates (China)

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 Temple

• Undergraduate applicants apply on the Common App; documents arrive by email from a school official or testing body, or by mail to International Admissions at Conwell Hall 103. Mailed documents may slow processing, and Temple keeps everything it receives (First-year international students).

• Graduate applicants can upload unofficial transcripts for review and must provide official transcripts and degree certificates, or a NACES evaluation, before matriculation (Graduate School: required application documents).

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 Temple, 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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