For Veterinary Medicine Applicants Only
These instructions are for current veterinary medicine applicants. Visit the Office of the Registrar for information regarding transcripts for undergraduate admissions.
Official transcripts for ALL college-level coursework (undergraduate, graduate and continuing education) must initially be sent directly to VMCAS. This includes courses you took during high school, courses that show up as transfer credits on another transcript and if you only took 1 course at the school. If an institution’s name shows on another transcript, a transcript directly from that institution is required. Iowa State University students and alumni must also send their transcripts to VMCAS.
VMCAS Transcript Mailing Address
VMCAS Transcript Processing Center
P.O. Box 9126
Watertown, MA 02471
IMPORTANT – If you are reapplying, please make sure you send UPDATED transcripts to VMCAS if you have taken any coursework between your last application and the current application. We cannot consider your application without updated transcripts.
If you are taking Summer 2026 courses and want these grades included in the initial academic evaluation, the transcripts must be sent to VMCAS by September 15, 2026. If credits have been taken at a foreign (non-U.S. or non-English-speaking Canadian) institution, the applicant must follow the VMCAS instructions for foreign transcripts for WES evaluations. Since this may take some time, applicants are urged to start this process shortly after the VMCAS application opens.
Visit the VMCAS website for more information on sending transcripts directly.
Transcript Deadlines
Fall 2026 (due December 31, 2026) and Spring 2027 (due July 1, 2027) official transcripts need to be sent directly from the institution to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Transcripts sent by students will not be accepted.
- Official transcripts need to be sent directly to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Please have electronic transcripts sent to cvm_transcripts@iastate.edu. When ordering electronic transcripts, you may need to put this email in the “third-party” option. Current Iowa State degree seeking students or alumni do not need to send transcripts. Our office will pull copies.
- Please DO NOT send your transcripts to Iowa State University as they will arrive at the main campus’s Admissions Office and can take several weeks to reach us. This may impact the status of your application.
- If your institution must send hard-copy transcripts, please use the following address: CVM Admissions
2270 Patterson Hall
1800 Christensen Drive
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1134
Updated 5/06/26