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VMCAS (Veterinary Medical College Application Service): Translation Requirements for Foreign Transcripts
Accepted through the evaluation
VMCAS 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 VMCAS accepts
- VMCASThe 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 VMCAS's public pages (sources).
VMCAS requires every applicant with foreign coursework to submit it to WES for a course-by-course US equivalency report, ordered through the VMCAS application, and it discards foreign transcripts, even translated ones.
WES requires English translations of documents in other languages by a professional translator, which eVerbary provides. We translate your records for WES; we do not order the evaluation or send anything to VMCAS.
VMCAS at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
VMCAS requires 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 required, ordered in VMCAS
- 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 VMCAS'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 VMCAS
Required, not optional
VMCAS says you must submit foreign coursework for evaluation.
WES only
No other agency's evaluation is accepted by VMCAS.
Transcripts discarded
Foreign transcripts sent to VMCAS, translated or not, are thrown away.
VMCAS requirements in detail
Foreign transcripts
Do not send them to VMCAS, including those printed in English or translated into English; they are discarded (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Evaluation
If you attended a foreign school or earned your degree outside the US, you must submit your foreign coursework to a US-based service for a course-by-course US equivalency report, sent directly to VMCAS (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Agency
VMCAS only accepts electronic foreign evaluations from World Education Services (WES), ordered through the VMCAS application (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Translation
Set by WES: documents in other languages need an English translation by a professional translator; WES does not accept translations by applicants and does not translate (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Caribbean schools
Caribbean medical schools, including those that participate in VMCAS, count as foreign; a WES evaluation is required and goes directly to VMCAS (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Timing
Evaluation services can take several weeks once they receive your transcripts (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
French-Canadian schools
Treated as foreign; French-language Canadian transcripts are not accepted, but evaluations for them are (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Stricter than the other Liaison services
Most application services on the same platform say "most programs" require a foreign evaluation.
VMCAS says you must submit one, and it names a single agency, WES (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
An ECE or Josef Silny report you already hold does not count for VMCAS, and neither does a WES report ordered outside the application.
The steps run in this order: enter the foreign school in Colleges Attended, open Academic Records, click Order next to the school under Official Evaluations, choose the WES button and order with VMCAS pre-selected (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Then send WES the transcripts its country rules ask for and upload the translations.
What WES needs from your translation
WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation in the same order as the original, by a professional translator, and it cannot accept an English version of a document in place of a translation (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Veterinary prerequisites such as organic chemistry, biochemistry and genetics are matched from the WES course list, so course titles, hours and grades are translated exactly as recorded.
Need a certified translation for VMCAS?
$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 from each foreign school
- Bachelor's degree certificates
- Veterinary or medical school records from foreign or Caribbean schools
- French-language transcripts from Quebec universities
- Diploma supplements, 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 VMCAS
Upload the certified translation as PDF or JPEG from your WES account, under Upload Your Documents; WES does not need translations in a sealed envelope (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
WES sends its evaluation to VMCAS electronically; return to the application and confirm you requested it (VMCAS 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 VMCAS that means we translate your records for WES; the WES order and the report sent to VMCAS are between you, WES and VMCAS.
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
Is a foreign evaluation optional for VMCAS?
No. VMCAS says you must submit foreign coursework for a course-by-course report (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Can I use an ECE evaluation for VMCAS?
No. VMCAS accepts electronic foreign evaluations only from WES (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Who can translate my transcripts for WES?
A professional translator; WES does not accept translations by applicants (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
What if I studied at a Caribbean veterinary or medical school?
It counts as foreign. A WES evaluation is required and goes directly to VMCAS (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Can I send my translated transcript to VMCAS?
No. It will be discarded (VMCAS Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Sources
VMCAS (Veterinary Medical College Application Service)'s own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
Translating documents for VMCAS?
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