University of Alaska Fairbanks: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about UAF

UAF requirements in detail

The TEC route and the ATA requirement

UAF steers international applicants to The Evaluation Company, which built a custom application for UAF students so they get the right kind of report at a discount (international admission).

TEC accepts outside translations only from a translator certified by the American Translators Association, or translates in-house after your evaluation application.

If you use UAF's TEC form and your documents are not in English, eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request (see below).

UAF also accepts any other NACES-approved service.

WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator or service and not the applicant's own; ECE accepts literal translations, including the applicant's own, or sells an $85 Translation Waiver.

Whichever you choose, ask for the comprehensive course-by-course report UAF names.

Secondary records count too

The report covers your secondary school as well as any university study, so first-year applicants educated abroad need one too (UAF Admissions: apply as an international student).

Only transcripts from Canadian institutions outside Quebec are exempt; records from Quebec, usually in French, go through the evaluation like any other.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificate
• University transcripts and degree certificates
• Bank letters or sponsor statements supporting the financial statement

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 UAF

• The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records; with UAF's TEC form, TEC receives your documents and sends UAF the report (UAF Admissions: apply as an international student).

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 UAF, 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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