Whitworth University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Whitworth requirements in detail

Original and English, and who certifies what

Whitworth reads secondary transcripts in both the original language and English, either self-reported or sent directly by the school (admissions process). Two kinds of certification are easy to confuse here.

The translation's certificate of accuracy comes from the translator.

A certified photocopy of the transcript itself, accepted only if you cannot get a second original, must be certified by the school that issued it; Whitworth refuses photocopies certified by anyone else.

External exams that end your secondary program, such as the Abitur, Cambridge exams, the Gaokao, IB, WAEC or ATAR results, are submitted as well and verified by the exam authority itself, for example CDGDC for China.

Transfers from abroad: TEC or WES

University students transferring from outside the US pay for a credential evaluation through The Evaluation Company's Whitworth site or WES (Whitworth: international admissions process).

WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator or service and not the applicant.

The Evaluation Company asks for an outside translator certified by the American Translators Association; for TEC, eVerbary can assign one through a free quote, for the languages ATA certifies.

Where Whitworth's page differs

The checklist on the same page says only official transcripts will be accepted, while its Transcripts section says secondary transcripts may be self-reported (Whitworth: international admissions process). Ask the admissions office which applies to you before you submit.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts and diploma
• External exam certificates (Abitur, Gaokao, WAEC and others)
• University transcripts, for the TEC or WES evaluation
• Bank documents for the Certificate of Financial Responsibility

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 Whitworth

• Apply through the Common Application, with no fee, and add the transcript with its English translation; schools may also send transcripts directly (Whitworth: international admissions process). For a transfer evaluation, the translation goes to TEC or WES with your records.

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