The University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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UNCG requirements in detail

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

UNCG lets undergraduates choose among NACES members and Scholaro, with SpanTran as its preferred partner (International admission requirements).

WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator and does not accept applicants' own.

ECE accepts a complete, literal translation, including one you make yourself, and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates internally. IERF asks for typed, line-by-line translations and may require a professional one.

Educational Perspectives accepts a reputable translation agency or certified professional translator and sells its own. IEE wants a certified translator, not the applicant.

Scholaro accepts the native-language record or a certified translation, not your own.

SpanTran, now The Evaluation Company, accepts outside translations only from translators certified by the American Translators Association, or translates in-house.

If you use UNCG's preferred partner, eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request through a free quote, for the languages ATA certifies.

Undergraduate and graduate rules differ

For first-year applicants and transfers with fewer than 24 credits, UNCG wants official secondary transcripts in English, sent by the school, and a course-by-course evaluation on top; non-US secondary credentials must meet US high school diploma equivalence whether evaluated outside or in-house (International admission requirements).

Six credentials are exempt from the evaluation, so check the list before you pay for one.

The Graduate School asks only for the evaluation, from five named NACES members, showing a bachelor's (and a graduate degree if the program requires it) equivalent to a US degree; it says the report replaces official translated transcripts from your schools.

No evaluation is needed for a foreign bachelor's if you hold or are completing an advanced degree at an accredited US institution (International admission requirements).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificate, for the undergraduate evaluation
• University transcripts and mark sheets, every year
• Bachelor's and graduate degree certificates
• Grading scale printed with the transcript

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 UNCG

• The translation does not go to UNCG: you upload or send it to the evaluation agency with your records, and the agency sends its course-by-course report directly to UNCG.

• Official transcripts go from your school to admissions@uncg.edu or to UNCG Undergraduate Admissions, International Recruitment & Admissions Office, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 (International admission requirements).

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