Villanova University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Villanova requirements in detail

Official records from the school, a translation alongside

Villanova wants every academic document official and submitted by the school in the original language, bearing the registrar's signature, the school seal or the examining board's seal; in certain cases certified or notarized copies are accepted.

Documents not in English must be accompanied by an official translation, or they are not reviewed (First-year applicants: information for international applicants).

The page does not say whether the translation has to arrive together with the school's submission or can be uploaded by you. Ask the Office of Undergraduate Admission how it wants to receive it before you order, so the translation matches the documents your school sends.

What the secondary school record must show

For first-year and transfer applicants alike, Villanova asks for transcripts of secondary study, including IGCSE results before GCE, IB, A levels, CAPE, WAEC or the Abitur, that list the subjects studied each year and the mark in each, with a key to the marking system and the minimum passing mark.

If your country has a national leaving examination, or you take Cambridge exams, send the official results or predicted marks.

Your name and date of birth must match your application (First-year applicants: information for international applicants).

Translate the grading key along with the transcript; it is what Villanova uses to read your marks.

Graduate schools: an evaluation first

The Office of Graduate Studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences will not consider an application until transcripts from outside the US and Canada have a course-by-course evaluation, from any NACES member; it lists ECE, IEE, IERF, Josef Silny, The Evaluation Company and WES for electronic delivery, and notes that fees vary depending on whether a translation is needed (Graduate Studies (Liberal Arts and Sciences): international applicants).

Unofficial transcripts are enough to apply; official ones follow after the decision.

The School of Business accepts only WES or ECE and reviews no application without the evaluation (School of Business (MAC): international students).

WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator (WES); ECE accepts a complete, literal translation, including your own, or translates for its report under an $85 waiver (ECE).

Nursing asks for English translations of transcripts as well as a NACES evaluation (College of Nursing: international student admission).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts with all years and subjects
• The grading key with the minimum passing mark
• National leaving exam or Cambridge results
• University transcripts and degree certificates, for transfer or graduate evaluation

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 Villanova

• Undergraduate records come officially from your school in the original language, with the official translation accompanying them; financial documents and other items go through the Applicant Status Page (First-year applicants: information for international applicants).

• Graduate applicants upload unofficial transcripts with the application and have the evaluation sent electronically to gradinformation@villanova.edu where the agency offers it (Graduate Studies (Liberal Arts and Sciences): international applicants).

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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