The College of New Jersey: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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TCNJ requirements in detail

First-year: translation plus a NACES evaluation, unless you are in IB

TCNJ asks for grades 9–12 transcripts through the Common Application, and they must be translated in English.

In most cases the transcripts also go to a US agency for a foreign credential evaluation, and TCNJ accepts evaluations from any NACES member.

Students in an International Baccalaureate program, in the US or abroad, do not have to send their transcript to an evaluation agency (first-year guidelines).

TCNJ does not accept official transcripts by email.

A school official sends them through the Common App, or they are mailed to International Admissions in Trenton Hall; you may email unofficial copies to international@tcnj.edu to speed up the review, but you cannot enroll until all official documents arrive (Guidelines for international first-year applicants).

Translate first, then send the translation with the transcript to the agency you choose; WES, one NACES member, accepts a professional translation (WES).

Transfer applicants: two kinds of report

International transfer applicants also translate their secondary and college transcripts into English.

Most need a document-by-document or general report for the secondary record, and a course-by-course evaluation converted to US credits and grades for any college or university transcript (transfer guidelines).

Foreign institutions must have the equivalent of US regional accreditation, official transcripts must be mailed by a university official, and credit evaluations are done only after you are admitted.

Graduate applicants

TCNJ's graduate office asks every student who attended a non-US institution to have all educational documents translated into English and evaluated course by course by an accredited agency, linking the NACES list (graduate transcripts).

Official transcripts must arrive in their original sealed envelope, and transcripts stamped "Issued to Student" are not accepted.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts, grades 9–12
• Secondary school diploma or leaving certificate
• National exam results
• University transcripts, for the course-by-course report
• Bachelor's degree certificate (graduate)

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 TCNJ

• Send the translation with your transcripts to the NACES agency, which evaluates them; the official transcripts reach TCNJ through a school official on the Common App or by mail to International Admissions (Guidelines for international first-year applicants).

• For a quicker review you can email unofficial copies, translations included, to international@tcnj.edu (Guidelines for international first-year applicants).

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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