Foreign and French-Canadian Transcripts
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Note: transcripts from foreign institutions are required for your application to be considered complete.
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. We do not accept foreign evaluations from Canadian schools that provide transcripts in English. Transcripts from these schools must be sent to UofM Graduate School 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 UofM Graduate School.
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 UofM Graduate School, as they will be discarded. Determine whether your programs require foreign evaluations (which may be sent to UofM Graduate School), or if they will accept original Caribbean transcripts mailed directly to the program.
Documenting Foreign Coursework
If you attended a foreign school or earned your degree outside of the United States, you must submit either foreign transcripts or course-by-course foreign evaluations to UofM Graduate School. These documents must be sent directly to UofM Graduate School. Contact your academic program's graduate coordinator for more information on requirements.
Be sure to contact the transcript evaluation service as early as possible; 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 can order WES or ECE electronic evaluations directly through the application.
- Click Order after listing your foreign school in the Colleges Attended section.
- Select if you are ordering an electronic ECE or WES foreign evaluation and follow the prompts. If using WES, make sure to select UofM Graduate School from the drop-down on WES's page.
Once WES or ECE completes your evaluation, they will send it to UofM Graduate School electronically.
- Click I Ordered My Evaluation once you requested an electronic WES or ECE evaluation. Or, click I Will Do This Later to return to Colleges Attended.
Sending 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:
UofM Graduate School Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9205
Watertown, MA 02471
International applicants can also send foreign evaluations to the following street address:
UofM Graduate School 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.
