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University of Delaware: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

The University of Delaware asks international undergraduates for an official or attested copy of their transcripts in English without saying who translates, while its Graduate College says international documents must be translated by the issuing institution or an American Translators Association (ATA) certified translator. The University of Delaware accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary when the translator is individually certified by ATA, which eVerbary provides on request; for undergraduate admission a standard certified translation fits the published wording. Foreign college work needs an evaluation from IERF, not WES, which we do not provide.

UD requirements at a glance

Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on UD's own page before you submit.

Where UD's pages differ

The Graduate College transcripts page says international transcripts and documents must be translated by the issuing institution or through an American Translators Association certified translator. The graduate catalog only says that a course-by-course English translation must be uploaded with the original-language document, and the undergraduate international page asks for transcripts in English without naming a translator. We have not resolved that difference.

For graduate admission, the stricter page is the one to plan for: if your university does not translate its own records, use a translator individually certified by ATA, which eVerbary assigns on request (see the ATA section below). For undergraduate admission, a certified translation from a professional service matches what the page asks; if your program office tells you otherwise, the ATA option covers it.

IERF, and only IERF

UD accepts credential evaluations of foreign college work only from the International Education Research Foundation, and says outright that WES evaluations are no longer accepted (UD undergraduate admissions: international students). IERF sends its report directly to UD (transfer admissions). Applicants to the Lerner College of Business and Economics or the College of Engineering must include it in the application; everyone else orders it after admission, when transfer credit is decided. UD then transfers courses evaluated at level 100 or higher with a grade of C or above.

IERF sets its own translation rule: translations in the same format as the original, line by line and word for word, typed; it does not require certified, notarized or sworn translations, though it may ask for a professional one (IERF required documentation). Translate first, then send IERF the copies of the originals with the translation. A certified translation you order for UD admission can be reused for IERF.

Graduate records: scans now, sealed transcripts later

Graduate applicants upload one unofficial scanned transcript per school and should not mail official transcripts while applying. After an offer, official final transcripts must arrive before the first day of graduate classes; your school may email a secure copy to gradadmissions@udel.edu. Valid delays must be reported in advance, and extensions can run to the last day of your first full semester (UD Graduate College: transcripts).

Every international transcript has to be accompanied by a degree certificate showing the title earned and the date it was awarded, so translate the certificate together with the transcript. Some programs, such as the Lerner PhD, set rules of their own; check your program page.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and exam results
• University transcripts, for admission and for the IERF evaluation
• Degree certificate showing the title and the date awarded (graduate applicants)
• Course syllabi, for departmental transfer credit review

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 UD

Undergraduates apply through the Common Application, or the UD Online Application for Academic Transitions, and send documents by email to international-admissions@udel.edu or upload them in My Blue Hen Home. Electronic documents are enough for the admission decision; official sealed transcripts are required before you enroll (UD undergraduate admissions: international students).

Graduate applicants upload the scanned transcript, the degree certificate and the English translation in the online application, with the original-language document next to its translation (catalog, UD Graduate College: transcripts).

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: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Ukrainian at $34.95 per page, and Japanese, Korean, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Croatian, Danish and Persian at $44.95 per page.

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for UD, 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.

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 UD that means we do not produce the IERF evaluation, and the attested or sealed transcripts come from your school; we translate them.

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 Delaware's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 fact sheet for Delaware (IIE), leading institutions in Delaware in 2024/25: number 1, with 2,627 international students.

• UD undergraduate admissions: international students
• UD transfer admissions
• UD Graduate College: transcripts
• UD graduate catalog: admission
• UD Registrar: transfer credit FAQ for incoming students
• IERF: required documentation

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