The University of Akron: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Brazilian university transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with invented names, school and numbers. The original in Portuguese sits next to our English translation, and the PDF starts with the signed certification page. Bracketed text in the translation is a translator's note: each abbreviation is spelled out the first time it appears, and the layout follows the original line for line, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• CPF, RG, MEC, D.O.U., CH, CR and ENADE are spelled out in brackets the first time they appear, and only then.
• Status codes (AP, RM, RF, AE) are explained on first use, so a course failed and retaken the next term reads correctly.
• Grades, decimal commas and dates stay exactly as printed; the date format is noted once. Converting grades is the evaluator's job.
• Terms, rows and columns follow the original line for line, so each course can be matched at a glance.

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Worth knowing about Akron

Akron requirements in detail

Translation and evaluation, both required

Akron asks for two separate things for records from abroad. Transcripts not in English must be officially translated, and the original copies go together with the translated versions (international admissions).

Then a NACES evaluation must be submitted: Akron accepts evaluations from TEC, WES, ECE or IEE and other accredited members of NACES and AICE, and suggests course-by-course reports.

Official documents are needed for full admission, scholarships and the I-20.

The agencies also need the translation.

WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator; ECE accepts any complete, literal translation, and Akron asks you to review ECE's documentation requirements, which vary by country; IEE wants a certified translator, not the applicant or a notary; TEC, which has a discounted Akron application, wants an outside translator certified by ATA. For TEC, ask eVerbary for a translator individually certified by ATA.

Transfer credit from universities abroad

Akron's Transfer Equivalency Database lists pre-approved courses from universities and colleges around the world.

If your school or course is not there, Akron recommends sending syllabi, course descriptions or program outlines to intltransfer@uakron.edu or through your applicant portal (International admissions: undergraduate); if they are not in English, a translation helps the credit evaluation.

Admission is rolling, and the decision is posted in your applicant portal.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and certificates
• College or university transcripts
• Diplomas and degree certificates
• Syllabi or course descriptions, for transfer credit

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 Akron

• Send the originals with their certified translations as Akron asks, and give the agency the same translation with your records; the agency sends the electronic evaluation directly to Akron (International admissions: undergraduate).

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Akron, which program it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

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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