Certified Translation for University & College Admissions
A certified translation for university and college admissions renders your diploma, academic transcript, or application materials into English (or another required language) with a signed Certificate of Accuracy that schools and credential evaluators accept. Cloud Translate delivers it at $18 per page in 24–48 hours, with a 100% acceptance guarantee.
Why Choose Cloud Translate
- Certified translations formatted to what admissions offices and evaluators like WES, ECE, and SpanTran actually require
- 100% acceptance guarantee, free revisions if a document is ever rejected on translation accuracy
- $18 per page standard, flat and transparent, no quote requests, no hidden add-ons
- 24–48 hour standard turnaround, with expedited options for close application deadlines
- Every translation double-checked by a second linguist before delivery
Common Situations
University and college admissions cover a few different paths, each with its own documents:
- Applying to a U.S. undergraduate or graduate program as an international student
- usually needs a certified translation of your diploma and transcript.
- Transferring credits from a foreign college or university
- usually needs a translated transcript the registrar can evaluate course-by-course.
- Submitting foreign credentials to a credential evaluation service the school requires (WES, ECE, SpanTran, and others)
- needs a translation formatted the way that specific evaluator accepts.
- Applying to a study-abroad, exchange, or dual-degree program
- often needs a diploma or transcript translation, and sometimes a recommendation letter.
Documents You'll Likely Need to Translate
Depending on your program and school, one or more of these usually needs to be translated and certified:
- Diploma Translation — Required by nearly every school for proof of prior degree completion.
- Academic Transcript Translation — Course-by-course record admissions offices and credential evaluators both rely on.
- University Application Translation — For application forms or supporting materials issued in another language.
Who Actually Requires This: Admissions Offices & Credential Evaluators, Not USCIS
University admissions is not an immigration matter, so USCIS doesn't come into it here. The two things that actually decide what your translation needs to look like are the school's own admissions office, and, for many international applicants, a third-party credential evaluation service the school requires in addition to (or instead of) reviewing the translation itself:
- WES (World Education Services)
- one of the most commonly required evaluators for U.S. graduate admissions, licensing, and employment.
- ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators)
- another widely accepted evaluation service, with its own document and formatting requirements.
- SpanTran and other evaluators
- some schools and licensing boards specify a particular service; tell us which one and we'll match the format it requires.
Translation vs. Credential Evaluation — What We Do and Don't Provide
Certified translation: a signed Certificate of Accuracy attached to a faithful, word-for-word rendering of your diploma or transcript. This is what we provide. Credential evaluation: a separate service (like WES or ECE) that reviews the translated document and issues a report determining U.S. degree equivalency and GPA conversion. We don't issue that report ourselves, but we format the translation to match what the evaluator you need requires.
Sample certified translation documents
Your certified translation is delivered as a digital PDF with an official Certificate of Translation Accuracy, signed and stamped by the translator and Cloud Translate. We apply basic formatting to keep it readable, but we do not replicate the design of your source document.
The certification includes:
- A statement confirming the translation is complete and accurate.
- The document description and language pair.
- The translator’s signature and qualifications.
- Cloud Translate’s signature, stamp, letterhead, and contact information.
How It Works
From upload to certified PDF in four steps.
Upload your diploma, transcript, or application materials, and tell us your school or credential evaluator if you have one.
Get a free quote and choose standard, expedited, or same-day delivery.
A translator experienced with academic documents completes the translation; a second linguist checks it for accuracy.
Receive your certified PDF by email, ready to submit to your school or forward to your credential evaluator, with notarization and hard-copy mail available.
01 — Send us your document
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Questions & Answers
Frequently asked questions.
What people ask before ordering a translation for university & college admissions.
How long does a certified translation for university admissions take?
Most diploma and transcript translations are completed within 24–48 hours. Expedited and same-day delivery are available when an application deadline is close.
Will my translated transcript be accepted by the admissions office?
Yes. We provide a signed Certificate of Accuracy with every translation, the standard format U.S. schools and registrars require for foreign academic records.
Do you also provide the credential evaluation itself, like WES or ECE?
No. Services like WES and ECE determine U.S. degree equivalency, a separate evaluation, not a translation. We provide the certified translation those services require; we don't issue the equivalency report itself.
My school requires a specific credential evaluation service. Will your translation work with it?
Tell us which evaluator your school requires and we'll format the translation to match what that service accepts, since requirements differ slightly between them.
Can my school's foreign-language department or a bilingual staff member translate my transcript instead?
No. Most admissions offices and every major credential evaluator require an independent, certified translator, not school staff, a relative, or the applicant.
What documents do I need translated for a university application?
Most applicants need a diploma and an academic transcript. Some also need application forms or a recommendation letter translated.
Can you translate a transcript with a grading scale that doesn't match the U.S. system?
Yes. We translate grades, credit hours, and course titles exactly as they appear. Converting that into a U.S.-equivalent GPA is what a credential evaluation service does.
Do you translate documents for graduate school and professional program applications too, not just undergraduate?
Yes, the same way, matched to whatever format the specific program or evaluator requires.