U.S. TRANSCRIPTS

Arrange for PTCAS to receive a separate official transcript from every regionally accredited U.S. college and university you attended. PTCAS will not verify or forward your application until all official transcripts and other required materials are received.

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM

Submit the PTCAS Transcript Request Form to every regionally accredited U.S. postsecondary institution you have attended. This form will help PTCAS properly match your official transcripts to your PTCAS application. If your current name differs from the name listed on your transcript, include both your current and former name on the Transcript Request Form.

How to Obtain the Transcript Request Form

  • Login to your PTCAS application and select the Colleges and Universities folder.


  • Click the print button to download and print a customized PDF Transcript Request form for every college and university you attended. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the File (Adobe ).


  • Complete each Transcript Request form and mail to the institutions you attended. EACH PTCAS TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM IS UNIQUE. Your name, PTCAS ID number, and the name of the college/university attended will automatically appear on the barcoded form. Verify you are sending the right form to your college or university.


  • Advise the Registrar’s Office to enclose the PTCAS Transcript Request Form with your official sealed transcript and mail it directly to PTCAS. If the form is not included with your transcript, PTCAS may have difficulty matching your transcript to your application and your application may be delayed in processing.

TRANSCRIPT RULES

  • PTCAS will not accept student-issued transcripts or transcripts sent by an applicant.


  • Transfer credit(s) appearing on a transcript can NOT be accepted in lieu of an original transcript from the institution where the course work was taken. Send transcripts for all postsecondary institutions you have attended, regardless of whether course credit transferred to another college or university and appears on that transcript.


  • Arrange for PTCAS to RECEIVE all of your official transcripts by the application deadline date set by your designated PT programs. A PT program may not consider your application for admission if PTCAS receives your transcripts late. PTCAS does NOT enforce transcript deadlines and will forward your verified application to your designated PT programs even if your transcripts arrive late.


  • Use a student issued transcript to properly complete the College Courses section of your PTCAS application. Do NOT use your course record/schedule or memory to complete the College Courses section. WARNING: Your online course record, course schedule, and college catalog may differ from your transcript. If there are discrepancies between your application and official transcript, your application will be undelivered and processing will be delayed.


  • It is your responsibility to verify that PTCAS received all of your official transcripts. To check the status of your transcripts, log into your PTCAS application, click on the Status menu option, and select Transcripts.

U.S. Accreditation

The PTCAS GPAs only include courses completed at U.S. institutions recognized by one or more of the following accreditation agencies:

  • Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA)
  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
  • North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA)
  • Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU)
  • Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS)
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  • Association of Theological Schools in the United States (ATS)

If you attended an institution that is not recognized by one of these agencies, do NOT submit the transcript to PTCAS. Contact your designated PT programs directly to determine if you must arrange for transcripts from non-accredited institutions to be sent directly to the PT program.

FALL 2008 TRANSCRIPTS

If your fall term grades will not be available until after you apply, you must arrange for your official fall 2008 transcripts to be sent directly to PTCAS as soon as they are available. You can update your courses on-line during the PTCAS "Academic Update" window. The Academic Update window will open on December 15, 2008, following the completion of the fall 2008 term, and close on February 1, 2009. It is your responsibility to submit your fall transcripts, add any new courses completed since you first submitted your application to PTCAS, and to edit your in-progress and planned courses. See “2008 FALL COURSES” section.

SPRING AND SUMMER 2009 TRANSCRIPTS

Arrange for your spring and summer term 2009 transcripts to be sent directly to your designated PT institutions, as required. Do not send to PTCAS.

U.S. MILITARY TRANSCRIPTS

Do NOT list any military courses completed or credits received. Forward ALL transcripts that contain military credits or are official military transcripts to your designated PT programs. PT program policies vary. Please contact the institutions directly if you have any questions.

NO TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE

PTCAS does not waive transcript requirements due to an applicant's financial obligations to a college or university. Applicants who are unable to obtain an official transcript from a college or university due to extenuating circumstances must submit a signed letter of explanation on official letterhead from the appropriate institution or state department of education. PTCAS will evaluate transcript waiver requests on a case-by-case basis.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS OFFERED PT ACCEPTANCE

If you are offered and accept an offer of admission to a PT degree program, you may be required to submit a second set of official transcripts from every college/university you have attended directly to the PT program prior to matriculation. PTCAS cannot forward transcripts to a PT program to fulfill this institutional requirement.

STUDY ABROAD

If you participated in a “Study (Education) Abroad” program under the auspices of a US institution and the international course work appears on the U.S. transcript as regular itemized credit, only list the US institution on your PTCAS application. Do NOT list the international (foreign) institution. Arrange for only the US transcript to be sent to PTCAS. PTCAS will process study-abroad course work in the same manner as US coursework.

OVERSEAS U.S. INSTITUTIONS

PTCAS recognizes “overseas US institutions” that:

  1. are located outside US borders,
  2. are regionally accredited, and
  3. use English as the primary language of instruction and documentation.

If you attended an overseas US institution listed below, report it to PTCAS in the same manner as your US institutions by sending an official transcript to PTCAS and listing all coursework on your PTCAS application. US institutions with campuses overseas (such as the University of Maryland at Munich) are also considered US colleges for which transcripts are required and all course work must be listed. Please note that this list of overseas institutions is not all-inclusive. Contact PTCAS if you have questions.

• American College in Jerusalem (closed in 1976)
• American College in Switzerland
• American College of Thessaloniki
• American University in Beirut
• American University in Bulgaria
• American University in Cairo
• American University of Paris
• American University of Rome
• Franklin College Switzerland
• Richmond American University of London
• Huron University in London
• John Cabot University in Rome
• McDaniel College in Budapest