Berkeley graduate records and specified translation routes

Pair coursework and award records

The observed page asks for a transcript and degree certificate for each institution after high school. Keep each source tied to its institution and distinguish the award document from the academic results.

Read the two published alternatives directly

Berkeley describes a specified certified-translator route and a WES ICAP alternative in the stated circumstances. Use the official page for exact accepted credentials and routing. Do not simplify this into a claim that every translator or evaluation product is accepted.

Preserve results rather than converting them

The page expressly says degree names and grades should be transcribed rather than converted into U.S. degree or grade terms for its stated translation route. Additional program instructions can apply. This source check does not predict admission or validate a particular provider.

A practical review for this handoff

Before choosing the named evaluation alternative, confirm the exact product and recipient routing on the current official page. A similarly named report may not include the same records or delivery service. Keep the program’s additional instructions visible so a central-page alternative is not mistaken for a waiver of all program requirements.

Follow the published translation route precisely

Berkeley Graduate Division's requirements address transcripts and degree certificates from institutions attended after high school. Keep the award document separate from the course record even when both concern the same qualification. Its international-record guidance describes a specified certified-translator route and a WES ICAP alternative in the stated circumstances. Read the exact route and conditions instead of treating any certified product or WES-branded report as interchangeable.

The stated translation approach preserves degree names and grades through transcription rather than U.S. conversion. A translator should therefore not replace the original award title with an assumed U.S. degree or add a calculated GPA to make the file look familiar. Retain grading scales and source-language companions as required by the published instruction. A separate evaluation route has its own product and delivery characteristics.

Compare central requirements with program additions

Graduate programs can publish additional instructions, so identify the intended program alongside the central Graduate Division page. If a program requests subject detail, a translated degree certificate may not answer it. If using the named evaluation alternative, check its exact report service and recipient routing rather than assuming another report has the same included records. Confirm the order description before paying.

For a practical source check, list each post-secondary institution, its transcript, award certificate and translation or named evaluation route. Mark missing conferral information explicitly instead of inserting it into a transcript translation. Compare names and qualification titles across the set, preserving historic spellings and issue dates. If a source gap remains, ask Berkeley or the program the narrow question it presents. This workflow turns a broad international-record requirement into an identifiable package without predicting admission or making a provider's standard service the institution's rule.