The University of Texas at El Paso: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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UTEP requirements in detail

Spanish-language records: where UTEP's pages differ

UTEP's international admissions page says that transcripts in languages other than English or Spanish must come with a certified English translation, which reads as an exemption for Spanish records.

The undergraduate catalog says all transcripts in languages other than English need certified English translations, with no exception.

UTEP also lets Spanish-speaking applicants qualify with the Prueba de Aptitud Académica and enroll in its bilingual PIE program (Catalog: international student admission).

We have not resolved this difference for you. If your records are in Spanish, ask the Office of Admissions & Recruitment whether it wants a translation before you send them; a certified translation satisfies both versions of the rule.

Graduate applicants: the IEE report and the translation

The Graduate School asks every applicant with foreign university credit for a detailed course-by-course evaluation with a US GPA; summaries are not accepted.

UTEP partners with International Education Evaluations (IEE), a NACES member, at a $100 rate with reports in 3 to 5 business days through a UTEP-specific link (Graduate School: applicant timelines).

UTEP adds that the IEE report satisfies its English requirement because it is issued in English (Graduate School: degrees and programs).

That does not remove the translation from the process: IEE has to read your records first.

IEE does not accept translations by the applicant, a notary public or an uncertified translator; it accepts a certified translator's work, and sells its own translation at $60 per page (IEE FAQ).

Three-year bachelor's degrees in commerce, arts or science from India and Pakistan are not treated as equal to a US bachelor's (Graduate School: applicant timelines).

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts and diplomas, for first-year applicants
• College or university transcripts, sent directly by each school
• Degree certificates, for graduate applicants and the IEE evaluation
• Bank letters for the Certification of Financial Responsibility required before the I-20

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 UTEP

• Undergraduates apply through ApplyTexas; transcripts come directly from each school, already translated, to the Office of Admissions & Recruitment in El Paso (How to apply: international students, catalog).

• Graduate applicants upload unofficial transcripts with the application; after admission, official transcripts go directly from the institution to gradschooladmissions@utep.edu or by mail, and the IEE report goes to UTEP from the agency (Graduate School: applicant timelines).

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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