Tyler Junior College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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TJC requirements in detail

Two kinds of agencies on TJC's list

TJC's international transcript evaluation page separates agencies that both translate and evaluate from those that evaluate only and need an English translation (International transcript evaluation).

If you choose an evaluation-only agency, you order the translation yourself and send it with your records.

Their own rules differ: WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator; ECE lets applicants translate themselves and sells an $85 waiver; FCSA, in Austin, accepts certified translations from most professional agencies.

Global Credentials Evaluators and IACEI, both in Texas, accept only translators certified by ATA; for those, ask eVerbary for a free quote and say which agency it is for.

High school records and the general evaluation

For F-1 applicants TJC needs official high school transcripts or notarized copies, showing a graduation or leaving date, plus transcripts from every college attended (International initial enrollment).

If you finished high school abroad, the certified translation covers the high school diploma and transcript with every grade and stamp.

The course-by-course report must include a general evaluation, and most do; TJC asks you to confirm it with your agency (International transcript evaluation).

Unofficial copies can be used to start admission, but an official transcript is still required, and it counts as official only if it comes from the school or the translation or evaluation service; anything you send yourself is unofficial (International initial enrollment).

For other students, the Registrar also requires an international transcript evaluation for transcripts from schools abroad (transcripts page).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Final high school transcript with graduation date, and the diploma
• College or university transcripts from every school attended
• Degree certificates
• National exam or leaving certificates

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 TJC

• With an evaluation-only agency, send the certified translation to the agency with your records; the agency emails or mails its report to TJC, and the school or service can email transcripts to international@tjc.edu (International initial enrollment).

• We can send the translation directly to the admissions office by email on request; because TJC treats copies from the student as unofficial, ask International Admissions whether it wants it from us or through the agency.

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