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OptomCAS (Optometry Centralized Application Service): Translation Requirements for Foreign Transcripts
Accepted through the evaluation
OptomCAS asks for a credential evaluation, and WES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy WES or another agency OptomCAS accepts
- OptomCASThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
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- Preserves the original layout
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
See a sample translation →Real order format, fictitious data
Requirements checked on November 12, 2026 from OptomCAS's public pages (sources).
OptomCAS discards foreign transcripts, even when printed in English or translated, and requires foreign evaluations from World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) only, with WES ICAP course-by-course reports ordered through the application.
WES requires English translations by a professional translator, and ECE accepts any word-for-word translation, so eVerbary's certified translation fits either.
We translate your records; the evaluation and what reaches OptomCAS are between you, the agency and OptomCAS.
OptomCAS at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
OptomCAS accepts foreign coursework only through a WES or ECE evaluation (foreign transcripts); WES requires translations "completed by a professional translator" (WES translation requirements), so a certified translation from eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through WES or ECE; transcripts discarded
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- WES ICAP or ECE course-by-course only
- Price
- $24.95 per pageNo word cap, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on November 12, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on OptomCAS's own page before you submit.
Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript
This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.
What to notice
- Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
- The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
- Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
- The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.
Worth knowing about OptomCAS
WES or ECE only
No other evaluation agency is accepted by OptomCAS.
WES ICAP electronic
Course-by-course, ordered inside the OptomCAS application.
ECE by mail
Paper WES or ECE reports go to the Watertown, MA processing center.
OptomCAS requirements in detail
Foreign transcripts
Not accepted; transcripts printed in English or translated into English are discarded too (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Evaluation
Most OptomCAS programs require a course-by-course US equivalency report from a US-based evaluation service, sent by the service directly to OptomCAS (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Agencies
World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) only. Electronic WES ICAP course-by-course evaluations are ordered through the application (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Translation for WES
English translations of documents in other languages, by a professional translator; translations by applicants are not accepted (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Translation for ECE
Any complete, word-for-word translation in the same format as the original, or none at all with ECE's $85 Translation Waiver (ECE: documentation requirements).
Paper evaluations
OptomCAS Transcript Processing Center, PO Box 9119, Watertown, MA 02471; couriers to c/o Liaison International, 20 Guest Street, Floor 8, Brighton, MA 02135 (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Timing
Evaluation services can take several weeks once they receive your transcripts (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
WES or ECE: what changes for the translation
With WES, the translation has to come from a professional translator and is uploaded in your WES account (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation); the report then reaches OptomCAS electronically when ordered through the application (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts). A WES report ordered outside the application is not accepted.
With ECE, you may send any word-for-word translation in the original's layout, or pay $85 for ECE to translate internally for the report (ECE: documentation requirements).
The waiver gives you no translation to reuse: if an optometry school later asks for your diploma in English, or you apply to a state board after graduation, a certified translation covers those uses as well.
Before you order
Enter every foreign school in Colleges Attended first; otherwise it does not appear under Official Evaluations on the Academic Records page (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
French-language transcripts from Canadian schools count as foreign, while English-language Canadian transcripts go directly to OptomCAS. Caribbean medical schools are foreign too, and their transcripts are discarded.
Need a certified translation for OptomCAS?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- University transcripts and mark sheets
- Bachelor's degree certificates
- Science prerequisite courses taken abroad (on the transcript)
- French-language transcripts from Quebec universities
- Degree confirmation letters, if the agency asks
What an eVerbary translation includes
- A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
- Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
- A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
- $24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
- Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.
Submitting the translation to OptomCAS
For WES, upload the certified translation from your WES account; no sealed envelope is needed (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation). For ECE, send it under ECE's documentation requirements (ECE: documentation requirements).
WES sends ICAP reports ordered in the application to OptomCAS electronically; paper WES or ECE reports are mailed to the OptomCAS Transcript Processing Center (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or an application service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send transcripts on behalf of the school that issued them, and we do not submit your application.
For OptomCAS that means we translate your records; the WES or ECE order and the report sent to OptomCAS are between you, the agency and OptomCAS.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.
Frequently asked questions
Which evaluation agencies does OptomCAS accept?
Only WES and ECE (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
What is a WES ICAP evaluation for OptomCAS?
The electronic WES course-by-course evaluation OptomCAS lets you order directly in the application (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Do I need a translation if I use ECE?
Yes, unless you add ECE's $85 Translation Waiver; ECE accepts any word-for-word translation (ECE: documentation requirements).
Can I send OptomCAS a translated transcript?
No. Foreign transcripts, translated or not, are discarded (OptomCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Who may translate for WES?
A professional translator; WES does not accept translations made by applicants (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Sources
OptomCAS (Optometry Centralized Application Service)'s own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
Translating documents for OptomCAS?
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