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University of Florida: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
The University of Florida asks for every non-US transcript and exam certificate in the native language with a word-for-word certified English translation, and its graduate admissions page accepts certified, literal translations issued by your institution or by a professional translating service. The University of Florida accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. First-year and transfer applicants with schooling abroad are also asked for a NACES course-by-course evaluation with a GPA calculation, which we do not provide; for graduate applicants that evaluation is optional.
Word for word
Literal, exact translations at every level; line-for-line for graduates.
NACES evaluation
Asked of first-year and transfer applicants schooled abroad.
Unofficial first
Uploads for review; official records and translations on enrollment.
UF requirements at a glance
| What UF asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation (first-year and transfer) | Transcripts and exam certificates in the native language with a word-for-word certified English translation; the transfer page adds "literal (exact)" (first-year, transfer). |
| Who may translate (undergraduate) | Not specified on the first-year and transfer pages (source). |
| Translation (graduate) | A certified, literal line-for-line translation, issued by your institution or a professional translating service (source). |
| Evaluation | First-year and transfer: a course-by-course evaluation with GPA from any NACES member, for all non-US coursework (first-year, transfer). Graduate: optional (source). |
| Review, then official | Unofficial transcripts through the Gator Portal for review; official transcripts and translations upon enrollment (source). Graduate officials are due by the end of the first semester (source). |
| Program rules | UF Online wants translations by a current NACES or ATA member (UF Online); the College of Dentistry's advanced programs list a NACES member or a certified ATA member, with translations sealed by the translation service (Dentistry). |
| Florida rules | The Board of Governors appears on the first-year page only for the test requirement (regulation 6.002); the translation rules are UF's own (source). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. UF's graduate admissions page accepts certified translations issued by a professional translating service (graduate international), and its first-year and transfer pages ask for a word-for-word certified translation without limiting who makes it (first-year, transfer); 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 UF's own page before you submit.
First-year applicants: a translation and an evaluation, even for high school
Most universities stop at a translation for a foreign high school record. UF's first-year international page asks for more: at least four full years of secondary transcripts, including courses in progress, in the native language with a word-for-word certified English translation, and, for all non-US coursework, a course-by-course credential evaluation with a GPA calculation from any current NACES member (source). Both are due by the Materials Deadline of your application option, and the agency can send the evaluation to the Office of Admissions by mail or to freshman@ufl.edu. If the evaluation service provides your transcripts, you do not need to upload unofficial copies yourself.
Applicants from international schools that do not follow the US grading system must not use STARS, the Self-Reported Transcript and Academic Record System; they send transcripts instead. Students at international schools that do follow US grading, or whose foreign coursework has already been evaluated onto a US transcript, use STARS (source). Transfer applicants follow the same pattern for college work: a NACES course-by-course evaluation with GPA, plus native-language records and a certified, literal translation, and UF advises applying well before the deadline because international credentials take time (source).
Graduate admissions: line-for-line, evaluation optional
For graduate applicants, the Office of Admissions checks every non-US record for the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree, and the academic department makes the final decision (source). Scans uploaded in the application or on the Check Status page must show everything an official transcript shows, including names, seals, signatures and stamps; screenshots of a student portal are refused. Records not issued in English need a certified, literal line-for-line translation from your institution or a professional translating service. A NACES course-by-course evaluation is optional and does not replace the transcripts.
Official transcripts, translations and degree certificates are due by the end of your first semester, mailed by the institution or presented in its sealed and stamped envelope; for a diploma issued only once, send a copy attested by the registrar or bring the original in person (source). Two programs set their own translator rule: UF Online asks for a current NACES or American Translators Association member (source), and eVerbary is an ATA corporate member (#273062); the College of Dentistry's advanced programs want translations sent to the college in an envelope sealed by the translation service (source).
Where UF's pages differ
UF's first-year international page says the university "also requires" a NACES course-by-course evaluation for all non-US coursework (admissions page), while the undergraduate catalog says such an evaluation is encouraged but not required for freshman admission (catalog). The first-year page also asks for four full years of secondary transcripts in its list of required materials and three in its STARS section, and the catalog says three. We have not resolved either difference; ask the Office of Admissions before you order an evaluation.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts for three to four years, including courses in progress
- National or school-leaving exam certificates
- University transcripts and mark sheets, for UF and for the NACES evaluation
- Degree certificates and diplomas (graduate applicants)
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 UF
First-year applicants upload unofficial transcripts and their translations in the Gator Portal for review, and the NACES agency sends the evaluation by mail or email; official transcripts and translations follow upon enrollment (source).
Graduate applicants upload scans and translations in the application or on the Check Status page; official documents go to the Office of Admissions, 201 Criser Hall, Gainesville, by the end of the first semester (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. At UF that means the NACES course-by-course evaluation with GPA asked of first-year and transfer applicants comes from an evaluation agency; we translate the records that the agency and UF read.
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 Florida'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 36, with 6,703 students.
- UF Admissions: freshman international applicants
- UF Admissions: transfer international applicants
- UF Admissions: graduate international applicants
- UF undergraduate catalog: admission
- UF Online: international students
- College of Dentistry: prosthodontics admissions
Frequently asked questions
Who may translate my records for UF?
For graduate admission, your institution or a professional translating service (source). The first-year and transfer pages ask for a word-for-word certified translation without naming who makes it (source). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets both.
Do I need a NACES evaluation for my foreign high school record?
UF's first-year international page says yes, course-by-course with a GPA calculation (source); the undergraduate catalog calls it encouraged but not required (catalog). Ask the Office of Admissions which applies to you.
Can I upload unofficial transcripts and translations?
Yes, for review, through the Gator Portal; official transcripts and translations are required upon enrollment (source).
Do graduate applicants need WES or another evaluation?
No. For graduate admission an evaluation is optional; if you send one, it should be a NACES course-by-course report, and your transcripts are still required (source).
I am applying to UF Online. Is there a translator rule?
Yes. UF Online asks for translations by a current NACES or American Translators Association member (source). eVerbary is an ATA corporate member.
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 UF?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.