Foreign and French-Canadian Transcripts

Overview

This topic pertains to applicants who attended foreign and French-Canadian schools. These instructions do not apply to applicants who attended a foreign school as part of a study abroad program. See Study Abroad and Overseas US Transcripts for more information on reporting your study abroad experience.

Canadian Schools

English-Canadian Transcripts

Canadian schools that provide English transcripts are not considered foreign. Transcripts from these schools must be sent to PharmGrad. We accept but do not require foreign evaluations from Canadian schools that provide transcripts in English. Please see the US and English-Canadian Transcripts section for information on reporting that coursework.

French-Canadian Transcripts

Canadian schools that issue transcripts in French are considered foreign and must be reported like any other foreign school. Depending on your program’s requirements, you may need to:

Submit official transcripts directly from your school in a sealed envelope. Transcripts must include a certified English translation; transcripts that do not meet these requirements will be discarded.
Submit official foreign evaluations.
Upload unofficial copies of your foreign transcripts or evaluations.

Check your program’s requirements to learn more.

If submitting official transcripts, your registrar should mail your paper transcripts to the following address:

PharmGrad Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9214
Watertown, MA 02471

Caribbean Medical Schools

All Caribbean medical schools are considered foreign institutions and are not US accredited, even if they have offices in the US or allow US licensing. Depending on your program’s requirements, you may need to:

Submit official transcripts directly from your school in a sealed envelope. Transcripts must be in English or include a certified English translation; transcripts that do not meet these requirements will be discarded.
Submit official foreign evaluations.
Upload unofficial copies of your foreign transcripts or evaluations.

Check your program’s requirements to learn more.

If submitting official transcripts, your registrar should mail your paper transcripts to the following address:

PharmGrad Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9214
Watertown, MA 02471

Other Foreign Schools

Review your program's requirements to learn if they require you to send official transcripts or foreign evaluations for these institutions. Depending on your program’s requirements, you may need to:

Submit official transcripts directly from your school in a sealed envelope. Transcripts must be in English or include a certified English translation; transcripts that do not meet these requirements will be discarded.
Submit official foreign evaluations.
Upload unofficial copies of your foreign transcripts or evaluations.

Check your program’s requirements to learn more.

If submitting official transcripts, your registrar should mail your paper transcripts to the following address:

PharmGrad Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9214
Watertown, MA 02471

Documenting Foreign Coursework

If you attended a foreign school or earned your degree outside of the United States, some PharmGrad programs require you to submit your coursework to a US-based evaluation service for a course-by-course US equivalency report. This report should then be sent directly to PharmGrad from the evaluation service. Check your program's requirements to learn more.

Be sure to contact a foreign transcript evaluation service as early as possible. See below for more information on vendors and accepted formats. Services can take several weeks to process your transcript(s) once received.

Foreign Evaluation Vendors

The following are foreign evaluation vendors our applicants have used in the past. This list is not all-inclusive and we do not recommend or endorse any particular vendor or service. Check with your programs to see if they have a preferred or required vendor that may not be on this list.

Sending Electronic WES and ECE Evaluations

You must enter your Colleges Attended before you order WES or ECE evaluations. Follow the steps outlined in this article (also provided in the application) to order your evaluation. Failure to do so may result in delays in processing your application.

Enter your schools in the Colleges Attended section.
Click Order after listing your foreign institution in the Colleges Attended section. If you don’t see the Order button, it means you didn’t enter your institution as a foreign institution – return to the Colleges Attended section to fix this.
Select if you're ordering an electronic ECE or WES foreign evaluation.
Follow the prompts to order your transcript evaluation. If using WES, PharmGrad is pre-selected for you (if not, select from the drop-down).
Once you’ve requested the evaluation, return to the application and click I Ordered My Evaluation to let us know. When WES or ECE completes your evaluation, they'll send it to us electronically.

Ordering Paper Evaluations via Mail

Use this process to order mailed paper foreign evaluations from any of the vendors listed above.

Click Order after listing your foreign school in the Colleges Attended section.
Click the Option 2: Order a Mailed Paper Foreign Evaluation tab.
Click Download Transcript ID Form and print the form. If you send foreign evaluations by mail, use the following address:

PharmGrad Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9214
Watertown, MA 02471

International applicants can also send foreign evaluations to the following street address:

PharmGrad Transcript Processing Center
c/o Liaison International
20 Guest Street
Floor 8
Brighton, MA 02135
Click I Ordered My Evaluation once you downloaded the Transcript ID Form. Or, click I Will Do This Later to return to Colleges Attended.

We are not responsible for any materials lost in the mail. Express or certified mail does not guarantee faster processing or receipt.