Canadian Schools
English-Canadian Transcripts
Canadian schools that provide English transcripts are not considered foreign. We do not accept foreign evaluations from Canadian schools that provide transcripts in English. Transcripts from these schools must be sent to RF-PTCAS even if your program does not accept them. 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. We cannot accept original Canadian transcripts which are written in French. However, foreign evaluations for these schools should be sent to RF-PTCAS.
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. Do not send transcripts from these schools to RF-PTCAS, as they will be discarded. Determine whether your programs require foreign evaluations (which may be sent to RF-PTCAS), or if they will accept original Caribbean transcripts mailed directly to the program.
Documenting Foreign Coursework
If you attended a foreign institution where you received a Physical Therapist degree, you must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation and send it to RF-PTCAS. Foreign evaluations are only accepted in paper format; electronic copies are not accepted.
Contact a foreign transcript evaluation service as early as possible. Services can take several weeks to process your transcript(s) once received.
Do not send foreign transcripts to RF-PTCAS, including those printed in English or translated into English; they will be discarded.
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.
Ordering Evaluations
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 Download Transcript ID Form and print the form. If you send foreign evaluations by mail, use the following address:
RF-PTCAS Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9128
Watertown, MA 02471
International applicants can also send foreign evaluations to the following street address:
RF-PTCAS Transcript Processing Center
c/o Liaison International
311 Arsenal Street
STE 5600
Watertown, MA 02472
- 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.
