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University of Cincinnati: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
The University of Cincinnati asks for a certified English translation of every secondary school document not issued in English, and its international FAQ says the translation must be clear, complete and professional but does not have to come from a government agency. The University of Cincinnati accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. International transfer applicants also need a NACES course-by-course evaluation of their foreign college work, and admitted graduate students a NACES evaluation of their bachelor's degree; those evaluations come from an evaluation agency, not from us.
No government agency
The FAQ asks for a professional translation, nothing more official.
Format by country
Word-for-word for Mexico and Egypt; line-by-line for Spain.
TEC or IERF
Two NACES partners give transfer applicants a discount.
Cincinnati requirements at a glance
| What Cincinnati asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation (first-year) | Transcripts must be in English or come with a certified English translation, one per document (first-year requirements). |
| Who may translate | Not named on the requirements pages. The FAQ says the translation must be clear, complete and professional, and need not be done by an official government agency (FAQ). |
| Format by country | The country list asks for a certified word-for-word translation for Mexico, Egypt, Jordan, Oman and the UAE, a separate line-by-line translation for Spain, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, and a word-for-word one for Malaysia and Venezuela. |
| Transfer | Foreign transcripts translated by a certified translation company and evaluated course by course by a NACES member; course descriptions or syllabi for prerequisites, translated if needed (source). |
| Graduate | No translation rule published. After you confirm enrollment, a foreign bachelor's transcript counts as official only with a NACES document-by-document or general evaluation sent directly to UC (source). |
| Copies first, official later | First-year applicants may email transcripts themselves; these are unofficial, and after confirming, a counselor sends the final records (source). |
| Deadlines | Early Action November 1 for fall (UC suggests sending everything by October 20); rolling March 1 for fall and summer, November 1 for spring (source). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. Cincinnati's international FAQ says a translation must be clear, complete and professional and need not come from a government agency (international FAQ), and its transfer page asks for a certified translation company (transfer requirements); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets both. Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Cincinnati's own page before you submit.
One rule in the FAQ, several formats in the country list
Cincinnati's general rule is short: each non-English document needs a certified English translation (source), and the international FAQ adds that a clear, complete and professional translation is enough; it does not have to come from a government agency. The detail is in the transcript requirements by country, where the wording changes from country to country. Mexico's Certificado de Bachillerato, Egypt's Thanaweya Amma, the Tawjihi from Jordan and Oman, and the UAE secondary certificate each need a certified word-for-word translation. Spain's Título de Bachiller, Bangladesh's SSC and HSC and Uzbekistan's attestat need a separate line-by-line translation. Malaysia and Venezuela ask for a word-for-word translation; most other countries simply say an English translation.
A line-by-line translation keeps each subject and mark on the same line as the original, so the reader can compare them directly; that is how we lay out transcripts in any case. We translate the name of the credential and keep the original title next to it, because the country list identifies documents by their national names.
Transfer: a translation company and a NACES evaluation
International transfer applicants have two documents to prepare for each college or university attended abroad. The translation must come from a certified translation company, and the transcript must be evaluated course by course by a member of NACES (transfer requirements). Cincinnati has two NACES partners that offer UC applicants a reduced rate, TEC and IERF, or you can send an evaluation you already have to transfer@uc.edu. The Transfer Center accepts unofficial transcripts for the first review, but you cannot register for courses until the official ones arrive, and those must come from your school or its vendor, not from you (transfer FAQ).
If you completed fewer than 24 college credits, Cincinnati also needs your secondary school transcript in English, and the NACES evaluation decides how your foreign credits are counted. Prerequisite courses taken abroad are checked against course descriptions or syllabi, which also need to be in English (source).
Graduate study: the evaluation comes after you confirm
Graduate Admissions does not publish a translation rule. You upload unofficial transcripts with the application, and only after you accept an offer do you send the official record. For a bachelor's degree earned abroad, that official record is a NACES document-by-document or general evaluation (the cheaper report type) sent by the agency directly to UC; it is due by the first day of your first term, and a missing one blocks registration for the second term (source, graduate FAQ).
Ten programs want the NACES evaluation at the time of application instead: Biostatistics, Clinical & Translational Research, Criminal Justice, Epidemiology, Industrial Hygiene, Information Technology (PhD), Nutrition Sciences, Occupational Safety & Ergonomics, Respiratory Therapy and Toxicology. Nursing, therapy, audiology, speech-language pathology and public health applicants submit transcripts or evaluations through their CAS system (source). Evaluation agencies set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts for the last three or four years, with grades
- The graduation certificate or diploma named in Cincinnati's country list (Bachillerato, Tawjihi, attestat...)
- National exam results and leaving certificates
- University transcripts and degree certificates, for a transfer or graduate evaluation
- Course descriptions or syllabi for prerequisite courses taken abroad
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 Cincinnati
First-year applicants apply through the Common App. A counselor can email the transcripts to international.admissions@uc.edu or upload them through the Common App link, or you can email them yourself for review; send the translation together with the document it belongs to (source).
Transfer applicants send their NACES evaluation electronically to transfer@uc.edu (source); graduate applicants upload unofficial transcripts in the graduate application and send official documents to grad.admissions@uc.edu after confirming (source).
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 Cincinnati that means we translate your records; the NACES course-by-course evaluation for transfer credit and the NACES evaluation of a foreign bachelor's degree for graduate enrollment come from an evaluation agency such as TEC, IERF or WES.
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.
Sources
University of Cincinnati's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 (IIE), doctoral universities hosting the most international students in 2024/25: number 37, with 6,563 students.
- International first-year requirements
- School transcript requirements by country
- International admissions FAQ
- International transfer requirements
- Transfer student FAQ
- Graduate admission requirements
- Graduate admissions FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does the University of Cincinnati require a government or sworn translator?
No. Its international FAQ says the translation should be clear, complete and professional but does not need to be completed by an official government agency (source). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary qualifies.
What kind of translation does UC want for a Mexican or Spanish diploma?
The country list asks for a certified word-for-word translation of the Mexican Certificado de Bachillerato and a separate line-by-line translation of the Spanish Título de Bachiller (source).
Can I send my own transcripts with the application?
Yes, you can email them, but UC treats them as unofficial. If you are admitted and confirm, your counselor must send the final transcripts, exam results and proof of graduation (source).
Do international transfer students need an evaluation?
Yes. Each foreign college or university needs a NACES course-by-course evaluation, and the transcripts must be translated by a certified translation company. UC has discounted rates with TEC and IERF (source).
When do graduate students need a credential evaluation?
After confirming enrollment, for the bachelor's degree, as a NACES document-by-document or general evaluation sent directly to UC; ten programs ask for it at application (source).
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.
Translating documents for Cincinnati?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.