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PharmCAS (Pharmacy College Application Service): Translation Requirements for Foreign Transcripts
Accepted through the evaluation
PharmCAS 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 PharmCAS accepts
- PharmCASThe 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 PharmCAS's public pages (sources).
PharmCAS does not accept foreign transcripts, even when printed in English or translated; most PharmD programs on PharmCAS require a course-by-course evaluation, and PharmCAS accepts electronic evaluations only from World Education Services (WES), ordered through the PharmCAS application.
WES requires translations of documents in other languages by a professional translator, which eVerbary provides. We translate your records for WES; we do not order the WES evaluation or send anything to PharmCAS.
PharmCAS at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
PharmCAS takes only a WES evaluation for foreign coursework and discards foreign transcripts (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; transcripts discarded
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- WES course-by-course, ordered in PharmCAS
- 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 PharmCAS'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 PharmCAS
WES only
PharmCAS accepts electronic foreign evaluations from WES and no other agency.
Order inside PharmCAS
A WES report ordered outside the application is not accepted.
Transcripts discarded
Foreign transcripts sent to PharmCAS, translated or not, are thrown away.
PharmCAS requirements in detail
Foreign transcripts
Not accepted: foreign transcripts, including those printed in English or translated into English, are discarded (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Evaluation
Most PharmCAS programs require a course-by-course US equivalency report from a US-based evaluation service, sent directly to PharmCAS by the service (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Agency
Only electronic evaluations from World Education Services (WES), ordered through the PharmCAS application (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Translation
Set by WES: documents in other languages need English translations by a professional translator; translations made by applicants are not accepted, and WES does not translate (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
How to order WES
Enter the school in Colleges Attended, then on Academic Records click Order next to it under Official Evaluations, choose the WES button and follow the prompts; PharmCAS is pre-selected at WES (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Timing
Evaluation services can take several weeks once they receive your transcripts; contact one as early as possible (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
French-Canadian schools
Treated as foreign: French-language Canadian transcripts are not accepted, but a foreign evaluation for them is (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Why the translation goes to WES, not PharmCAS
PharmCAS never reads a foreign transcript: it discards them and works only from the WES report (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
WES, in turn, needs an English translation of every document issued in another language before it can evaluate your coursework for a US report (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation). That makes WES's rule the one your translation has to meet.
WES asks for an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator and says it cannot accept English versions issued in place of a translation (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Course titles matter here: PharmD programs check prerequisites such as chemistry, biology and calculus against the WES course list, so each course name is translated as it appears, never adapted to a US course.
Programs with their own rules
PharmCAS says most of its programs require the evaluation, not all (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Individual schools can add their own requirements for international applicants, such as a report sent to the school directly, so read each program's page before ordering.
If a school wants an ECE report sent to it as well, the same certified translation can go to ECE.
Caribbean medical schools count as foreign for PharmCAS, even with offices in the US; their transcripts are discarded, and the programs decide whether they want an evaluation or the original transcript.
Need a certified translation for PharmCAS?
$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 or pharmacy degree certificates
- Science prerequisite courses taken abroad (on the transcript)
- French-language transcripts from Quebec universities
- Diploma supplements and course descriptions, if WES asks for them
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 PharmCAS
Upload the certified translation as PDF or JPEG in your WES account, under Upload Your Documents on the Account Timeline; WES does not need translations in a sealed envelope (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
WES sends its report electronically to PharmCAS once the evaluation is complete; return to the application and confirm you requested it (PharmCAS 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 PharmCAS that means we translate your records for WES; the WES order, its fees and the report sent to PharmCAS are between you, WES and PharmCAS.
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
Can I send PharmCAS my translated transcript?
No. PharmCAS discards foreign transcripts, including translated ones (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Does PharmCAS accept ECE or Josef Silny?
Not through PharmCAS: it accepts electronic foreign evaluations only from WES (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts). An individual school may accept another report sent to it directly.
Can I translate my transcripts for WES myself?
No. WES does not accept translations completed by applicants (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
I already have a WES evaluation. Can I use it?
PharmCAS accepts only WES evaluations ordered through the PharmCAS application (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
How long should I allow?
Several weeks after WES receives your transcripts (PharmCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts), plus the time to get translations and school documents to WES.
Sources
PharmCAS (Pharmacy College Application Service)'s own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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