Can diplomas and transcripts both be translated?
Yes. They can be reviewed together or separately. Identify every document and page so the team can confirm a complete scope.
Academic document translation
Certified diploma and transcript translation
Translate academic records with careful attention to institutional names, programs, courses, grades, dates, and visible official markings.
Diplomas and transcripts describe different parts of an academic history. Lincua reviews the complete documents, language pair, intended recipient, certification request, and deadline while preserving the distinction between translation and an independent credential evaluation.
Academic records covered by the project
A project may include one diploma, one transcript, or a coordinated group of related school records. The team confirms which pages and visible elements belong to the requested scope.
- Diplomas, degree certificates, and graduation records
- Academic transcripts and mark sheets
- Course lists, grades, credits, and dates
- Program, degree, institution, and department names
- Stamps, seals, signatures, legends, and visible annotations
- Related readable school records when included in the agreed scope
Terminology, marks, and institutional details
Course titles, degree names, grading terms, abbreviations, dates, and institutional names require consistent treatment. The translation represents the readable source content; it does not convert grades, assign U.S. credit equivalencies, or decide the academic value of a credential.
Provide complete pages and any visible transcript legend or grading key. Cropped tables, missing reverse sides, faint seals, and handwritten amendments may prevent the team from confirming a complete scope.
Request review
Clarify what the recipient requires
Confirm whether the organization needs translation, credential evaluation, or both before the project is finalized.
Translation is not credential evaluation
Translation renders the source record in the requested target language. Credential evaluation is a separate professional assessment that may compare a foreign education record with another education system or determine equivalency.
Lincua does not claim that this translation service includes credential evaluation. Ask the receiving school, employer, licensing body, immigration professional, or other organization whether it requires translation, evaluation, or both.
Intended use, certification, and delivery
Tell the team whether the records are intended for education, employment, immigration, licensing, or another administrative purpose. Include the source and target languages, page count, deadline, requested certification, and any format instructions from the recipient.
Notarization is reviewed separately when requested and available. Online Translation intake and upload remain disabled, so email project details first without sensitive records and wait for document-delivery instructions.
Helpful answers
Diploma and transcript translation questions
Are course names and grades translated?
Readable course titles, grades or marks, dates, credits, legends, and related record text may be included. The translation does not convert grades or determine equivalency.
Is translation the same as credential evaluation?
No. Translation renders source content in another language. Credential evaluation is a separate assessment of education or equivalency and is not included in this service.
Can certified translation be requested?
Yes. Tell Lincua what the receiving organization requested so certification can be reviewed with the document set and intended use.
What information should I provide?
Provide the language pair, document list, page count, intended recipient and use, deadline, certification request, and any known legibility or formatting issue.
Next step
Request diploma or transcript translation
Email the project details first without attaching sensitive records. The team will confirm an appropriate delivery method for the academic documents.