University of California, Riverside: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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UC Riverside requirements in detail

Graduate Admissions: who may translate

UCR's graduate FAQ is unusually direct. It requires certified English translations, uploaded with your transcripts and degree certificates in each Academic History entry before you submit.

Asked whether you can provide your own translation, it says no: it must come from a certified translator, which can be your institution or a certified translator in your country or the US.

If your institution does not provide translations, it recommends finding a certified translator where you live and, for US residents, the American Translators Association directory.

The international academic records page adds the format: complete, exact, word-for-word translations, not interpretations, accompanied by a photocopy of the original-language document the translator used, with grades not converted to a US scale.

Records must show every course, units or hours, grades and the institution's grading scale, and degree certificates should give the exact name of the degree as known in your country.

Unofficial uploads are enough for review; include the legend or key printed on the back of the transcript (Graduate Division: frequently asked questions).

After admission: WES ICAP, and country rules

Students admitted to Summer/Fall 2025 and later terms provide a WES ICAP Course-by-Course evaluation for records from outside the US, selecting UC Riverside, Office of Graduate Admissions, electronic delivery (Graduate Division: transcripts for admitted students).

Graduate Admissions places a registration hold if official records and test scores are not in by its posted deadline, which can delay fellowship funding. Do not order final transcripts until grades and the degree are posted.

The records page keeps a list by country: Central and Latin America, Mexico, Portugal and Spain (all post-secondary records with thesis or professional exam results, and records and translations certified by the institution or an academic or public official); France and Germany (records in the original language with certified translations; specially prepared English versions of French originals are not accepted); India (four-year degrees only, individual mark sheets, not consolidated ones); China (records in Chinese with a complete English translation of all courses and grades, bearing the institution's red seal).

Where UCR's pages differ

The graduate FAQ accepts a certified translator in your country or the US.

The international academic records page, whose admitted-student section is labelled for terms up to Spring 2025, says translations should come from the issuing institution or, if it cannot provide them, from government or official translators, bearing the stamp or seal of the institution or agency.

We have not resolved this difference. If you plan to upload an eVerbary translation, the FAQ wording covers it; confirm with Graduate Admissions if your program follows the records page.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts and mark sheets, including the grading key on the back
• Degree certificates and diplomas, with the degree name as issued
• Thesis or professional exam results, for Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese degrees
• Secondary school records written in a non-Roman alphabet, for undergraduates
• College records for UC transfer applicants

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 UC Riverside

• Graduate applicants upload the transcript, the degree certificate and the certified English translation to each Academic History entry of the online application; the program does not review the file until everything is in (Graduate Division: frequently asked questions).

  After admission, records from outside the US reach UCR through your WES ICAP evaluation (Graduate Division: transcripts for admitted students).

• Undergraduates report grades on the UC application and send official transcripts after admission, electronically or by mail, by the deadlines on UCR's transcripts page; the international admissions page does not say how a separate translation is sent, so ask Undergraduate Admissions.

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