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University at Albany (SUNY): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: UAlbany accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Not restricted
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
The University at Albany (SUNY) asks international undergraduate applicants for an official, certified English translation of any transcript not in English, and graduate applicants for transcripts in the original language with certified English translations; neither page says who must translate.
University at Albany (SUNY) accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. A credential evaluation is optional at both levels, and we do not provide one.
UAlbany at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
UAlbany asks for "an official, certified English translation" (undergraduate) and "certified translations into English" (graduate) without restricting who makes them, so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets both. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Official, certified English translation
- Who may translate
- Not restricted
- Credential evaluation
- Optional: TEC or WES
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on UAlbany's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about UAlbany
Official and certified
Undergraduate transcripts not in English need both.
Evaluation optional
TEC or WES, sent by the agency itself.
Apostilled copies
Accepted from eight former Soviet republics (graduate).
UAlbany requirements in detail
Translation (undergraduate)
Transcripts in languages other than English must come with an official, certified English translation (International admissions: apply as an international undergraduate student).
Translation (graduate)
Transcripts in the original language, with certified translations into English; an English-language transcript is enough if instruction was in English, with official proof of the language of instruction (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants).
Who may translate
Not stated on either page.
Evaluation
Not required. Undergraduate admissions accepts The Evaluation Company or WES reports sent directly by the agency; graduate admissions accepts WES. Other services only if they get official documents directly from the institution, and, for undergraduates, only NACES members (undergraduate, graduate).
Transcripts (undergraduate)
First-year: secondary school transcript sent by your school. Transfer: transcripts of all college work, plus the secondary transcript if you have fewer than 24 transferable credits (International admissions: apply as an international undergraduate student).
India, Bangladesh, Nepal (graduate)
Individual mark sheets for every examination attempt, including subsidiary exams, and the provisional or degree certificate, issued by the Registrar or Controller of Examinations (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants).
Proof of degree (graduate)
Required; if it is not in by the end of your first semester, a hold is placed (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants).
Undergraduate: transcript from your school, translation certified
UAlbany's international undergraduate page uses two adjectives at once: transcripts in another language need an "official, certified" English translation. It does not say who makes it.
The transcript itself has to come straight from your secondary school, electronically or by mail, to the Office of International Admissions & Recruitment in University Hall, and admitted students send a final transcript showing the graduation date (undergraduate application instructions).
Transfer applicants send official transcripts from every college or university attended, even where they expect no credit, and add the secondary transcript if they have completed fewer than 24 transferable credits. Each non-English record needs its translation.
Evaluations are optional, but the agency is not
UAlbany does not require an evaluation, but it says a transcript evaluation helps the committee compare your school, coursework and grades with other applicants.
Undergraduate admissions accepts reports from The Evaluation Company or WES sent by the agency directly; any other service must obtain official documents directly from the institution, not from the student, and be a NACES member (International admissions: apply as an international undergraduate student).
Graduate admissions names only WES, with the same rule for other services (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants).
If you order one, the agency sets its own translation rule: WES asks for a professional translation and refuses applicant translations; The Evaluation Company accepts outside translators only if certified by the American Translators Association.
Graduate: country rules
The Graduate School lists document rules by country (international applicants).
Applicants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal send individual mark sheets for each examination attempt, including subsidiary exams, plus the provisional or degree certificate; photocopies count only when attested by the Registrar or Controller of Examinations and mailed in a sealed, stamped envelope.
Applicants from China send both the Graduate Certificate and the Bachelor's Degree Certificate.
Applicants from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Moldova may send apostilled photocopies of their official records instead of records sent by the institution.
Copies are enough to apply; official transcripts are required on admission, and proof of a bachelor's degree must arrive by the end of the first semester.
Need a certified translation for UAlbany?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts and the final transcript with graduation date
- College or university transcripts
- Individual mark sheets and provisional or degree certificate (India, Bangladesh, Nepal)
- Graduate Certificate and Bachelor's Degree Certificate (China)
- Apostilled academic record (former Soviet republics)
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 UAlbany
Undergraduate transcripts and their translations reach the Office of International Admissions & Recruitment, University Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, electronically or by mail from your school (International admissions: apply as an international undergraduate student).
Graduate applicants submit copies of transcripts in the original language with certified English translations in the application, and official copies after admission (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, and we cannot send documents on behalf of the school that issued them.
For UAlbany that means we translate your records; an optional TEC or WES evaluation is ordered from the agency, and attested or apostilled copies come from your university or the issuing authority.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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
Who can translate my transcripts for UAlbany?
UAlbany asks for an official, certified English translation and does not limit who makes it (International admissions: apply as an international undergraduate student). University at Albany (SUNY) accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Do I need a WES evaluation for UAlbany?
No. It is optional; UAlbany accepts TEC or WES reports sent directly by the agency (International admissions: apply as an international undergraduate student).
My transcript is in English. Do I need anything else for graduate admission?
If instruction was in English, the English transcript is enough, with official documentation of the language of instruction (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants).
Can I send apostilled copies instead of official records?
Graduate applicants from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Moldova can (Graduate admissions: information for international applicants). Each copy still needs its translation.
Will eVerbary convert my grades to a US GPA?
No. The translation reproduces the grades and the grading scale exactly as they appear. A GPA conversion is credential evaluation, which the institution or an evaluation agency does.
Sources
University at Albany (SUNY)'s own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for UAlbany?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.