Your registrar should mail your paper transcripts to the following address:
PTCAS Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9112
Watertown, MA 02471
We are not responsible for any materials lost in the mail or delays caused by the Registrar's Office. Express or certified mail does not guarantee faster processing or receipt.
Please note that electronic transcripts are not the same as emailed transcripts. We cannot accept transcripts sent via email.
PTCAS only accepts electronic transcripts from Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse. If your school does not offer any of these services, your transcript must be sent by mail.
If your school requires that you use a service other than Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse, you should ask that service to mail the transcripts instead of sending them electronically. Since you cannot include the Transcript ID Form, you should include your full PTCAS ID number when entering the PTCAS mailing address.
When using any of these services, select PTCAS as the recipient. If you can't select PTCAS and instead are asked for an email address, your transcript must be sent by mail. Do not send your transcript to the PTCAS customer service email.
Confirm that your school offers the Parchment service. If your school is not listed, your transcript must be sent by mail. If your school is listed, follow the instructions to proceed. Once your transcript is requested, it takes up to five business days for it to post to your application. If your transcript is not posted after this timeframe, contact Parchment directly to confirm the order was completed, then contact customer service.
Confirm that your school offers the National Student Clearinghouse service. If you attended Geneva College or Geneva College Portage Learning, review their transcript guidelines before you order transcripts.
If your school is not listed, your transcript must be sent by mail. If your school is listed, complete the following:
Example:
If the Enter CAS Transcript ID field does not appear, then your transcript cannot be sent to PTCAS electronically.
Once your transcript is requested, it takes up to five business days for it to post to your application. If your transcript is not posted after this timeframe, contact PTCAS customer service to confirm the order was completed.
Please note that use of these services does not expedite the processing of transcripts.
If your transcript has not posted within five business days, first contact your school to confirm that they sent your transcript. Additionally, the following scenarios can cause delayed application posting/processing and should be avoided whenever possible:
The following scenarios can cause transcripts to be rejected and should be avoided whenever possible:
If your school closed, you must confirm that your academic records can still be obtained. Review your school's website to learn if another school holds their academic records or contact the state licensing agency where your school was located to learn whether the state made arrangements to store the school's academic records. If your transcript is available, you must have it sent to PTCAS. If your transcript is no longer available, contact customer service.
As per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, we cannot release official transcripts received by PTCAS to any third-party, including the applicant. Additionally, you cannot access official transcripts in the PTCAS application or full application PDF.
If you would like to have a copy of your official transcript, contact your registrar and send a transcript to yourself.