Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Certificado o constancia de estudios de bachillerato, según el caso. Originales

English translation:

Original certificate or other proof of high school studies as appropriate

Added to glossary by cw010 (X)
Jun 9, 2008 19:23
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Spanish term

Certificado o constancia de estudios de bachillerato, según el caso. Originales

Spanish to English Other Education / Pedagogy
Original certificates or proof of high school studies relevant to the subjects taken is what I would say but I just wondered if the según el caso is referring to the student and not to the studies taken in which case would that be better to leave it ambiguous with the word relevant ? i.e with the relevant certificates or proof of high school studies? What do you think? thanks to you all.

Discussion

Margaret Schroeder Jun 10, 2008:
I'm speaking from my extensive experience as parent of several Mexican school children. You might be right, but I've only ever encountered "constancia" in a context like this with the meaning I suggest.
Henry Hinds Jun 10, 2008:
Perhaps, but not sure. For instance, instead of submitting a transcript it could be a letter from the school stating the person graduated, or merely the diploma itself, which by definition would be a constancia de estudios de bachillerato".
Denise Nahigian Jun 9, 2008:
GoodWords--awesome. You're completely right. Please post your answer and get the points!
Margaret Schroeder Jun 9, 2008:
Note that "constancia" here would be a letter attesting that the person is currently enrolled in school at the bachillerato level. So "según el caso" means here either proof of completion of studies or proof of current enrollment, as the case may be.

Proposed translations

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Original transcript or (other) proof of high school studies as appropriate

Original transcript or (other) proof of high school studies as appropriate.

El certificado de estudios es "transcript", y la "constancia" podría ser otro documento no especificado que no lo sea.
Peer comment(s):

agree Erin DeBell : Nice flow. But how do you know whether certificado refers to a transcript or a diploma? I guess original transcripts are easier to come by than diplomas... :)
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Gracias, Kirendall. "But how do you know..." - That I know from experience, at least in Mexico a transcript is a "certificado (o relación) de estudios. Of course, is this from Mexico (CONTEXT)?
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Certificate or proof of study of high school studies, depending on the case. In original

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Original high school transcript or proof of equivalent course work.

Depending on the context I might not translate "segun el caso," however, if I did, I would go with Henry Hinds' "as appropriate."
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Official high school transcript or other official documentation

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-06-10 00:06:58 GMT)
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I meant to say, "Official high school transcript or other ORIGINAL documentation." I think GoodWords has it, though.
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High school graduation certificate/diploma or letter attesting to current high school enrollment ...

... as applicable.

Transcripts aren't usually requested in Mexico (at least in my experience), just the "certificado", the single document (high school graduation certificate or diploma in this case) showing that the person graduated.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marcelo González : Without a doubt: "certificado de estudios" (en México) is the diploma; "constancia de estudios de bachillerato" viene siendo "proof of high school enrollment" / This is my understanding confirmed by Mexican students here in Oaxaca. :-)
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agree dominirosa
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agree Susana Bonales
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