An applicant to the University of Regina's data science program hit a common snag: the university wanted WES transcripts sent through the WES portal, but their existing WES evaluation was done for immigration (ECA) purposes — the report even states it's for immigration, and there was no visible option to send it to a college. They feared redoing the entire WES process from scratch.
What the thread laid out:
- You don't need a new WES account or a fresh start. Members were unanimous: use the same WES login you used for immigration.
- Upgrade the evaluation type. Inside that account, change the purpose to education and upgrade from the document-by-document (ECA/immigration) evaluation to a course-by-course evaluation — the format universities require for admissions. WES treats this as an upgrade of the existing file, not a new evaluation, because your verified transcripts are already on record.
- Then send it to the institution. Once the course-by-course report exists, the option to deliver it to a college through the WES system becomes available.
- Timing caveat. The poster needed it at the college within a week; the thread didn't confirm exact processing time for an upgrade, so build in buffer — an upgrade is faster than starting over (documents are already verified) but not instant.