University of Hartford: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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UHart requirements in detail

Start with scans, finish with sealed records

UHart begins its admission review on an electronic, scanned copy of your academic records, so a translated scan can be in your file early.

The decision becomes final only when the official transcript or record from each secondary school arrives, mailed in a separate sealed envelope or sent electronically to intlinfo@hartford.edu, and every transcript in another language must include a translation (first-year process).

Send the certified translation with the scan you submit for review, and keep it ready to accompany the official record. Applicants who studied beyond secondary school must declare and document that study as well; UHart says omitting it leads to denial.

Transfer credit: descriptions in English

To have subjects from a previous university considered, you send descriptions or syllabi of each one, collected from that university and emailed to UHart.

They should state the objectives, the content, the length of the term in weeks, and include English translations and grade conversions; UHart does not look descriptions up online (transfer process).

Credit is accepted from universities recognized by their country's Ministry of Education, with a C- or better. We translate descriptions and grades exactly as written; a grade conversion is not part of a translation.

Transfers to The Hartt School follow a stricter rule: international transcripts go through a NACES-accredited evaluation agency (Hartt).

Graduate applicants: a NACES evaluation for every foreign transcript

For master's and doctoral programs, every foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES member such as WES, IEE or TEC, and a course-by-course evaluation is required even when the transcript is in English, because grading systems differ (graduate requirements).

The Master of Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering programs accept official transcripts received directly from the institution but may still ask for an evaluation.

The agencies set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and leaving certificate
• University transcripts, for transfer or graduate applicants
• Course descriptions or syllabi, for transfer credit
• Bank statements and sponsor documents, if not in English

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 UHart

• Undergraduate records and their translations go to the International Admission Office by email to intlinfo@hartford.edu or by mail; course descriptions are emailed to the same address (International first-year application process, International transfer application process).

• Graduate applicants send their records and translations to the NACES agency, which sends the evaluation to UHart (International graduate requirements).

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.

Frequently asked questions