Foreign Credential Evaluation for Education:
3 Key Things to Know
Written by Jeremy Yan | 09/06/2024
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Other than using your foreign credential evaluation for employment and immigration purposes,
you can also use the foreign credential evaluation for university admission to better your education background in the US.
According to US Department of Education, when you apply for higher education, the institutions will ask you to obtain an education credential evaluation to determine how your non-U.S. credentials compare with U.S. credentials.
Such evaluations are carried out by private, non-governmental entities for a fee.
What is college application process like with Credential Evaluation?
In the US, higher institutions may have their own standards when it comes to admission, but most of them may need the following documents from you:
- Standard Examinations (SAT, ACT, or GRE)
- English Proficiency (TOFEL or IELTS) if English isn’t your home country’s official language
- High School Diploma or other degrees or an equivalency (here you may need an education credential evaluation)
- Transcripts
- Essay & Resume
- Recommendation Letters
- Bank Letter
As you can see, university admission is a complex process that requires you, as an international applicant, to prepare various documents.
While you are preparing for the process, you don’t want to miss the deadline, so having the education credential evaluation report ready is necessary.
To find out a trusted credential evaluation agency, click the list of 5 recommended agencies, because their evaluation report can also help you with university admission.
Why do you need a Credential Evaluation for University Admission?
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The purpose of having an education credential evaluation for university admission is to make the schools easily understand the academic achievement from your home country.
Take high school diploma as an example, it is an American term for secondary education and it actually has various names in other countries, such as “Bachiller” in Latin America and WASSCE (West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination) in West Africa.
For this reason, you may have to use a diploma evaluation to show the university that you have had an equivalence to meet the academic requirements for admission.
Same if you have a university degree from your home country.
What kind of Foreign Credential Evaluation do you need?
Typically, education credential evaluation consists of 2 types:
- Foreign Degree Evaluation (Diploma Evaluation/Document by Document)
This report includes U.S. degree equivalency only. It's a basic evaluation that often satisfies requirements for employment and immigration. - Transcript Evaluation (Course by Course)
This most complete report includes U.S. degree equivalency, credits, grades, and GPA. It's recommended for college admission, determining transfer credits or applying for an advanced degree, licensing, USCIS RFE, and more
In general, instead of a foreign degree evaluation, a transcript evaluation is required by universities because it includes U.S. degree equivalency, credits, grades, and GPA.
With a transcript evaluation report, the university admission can evaluate your international academic performance in the same format as domestic applicants.
Contact a trusted agency to meet your needs for transcript evaluation services.
More about Foreign Credential Evaluation for University Admission
US Department of Education states that: “evaluations are carried out by private, non-governmental entities for a fee.”
With that said,
government agencies are not involved in the matter so finding an experienced foreign credential evaluator is important.
Overall, applying for a university can be time consuming. Therefore, getting everything ready including your education credential evaluation report when you begin
the application process is essential,
because it can eliminate potential misunderstanding or incorrectly assessment of your educational achievement from your home country.
Simply put, having an education credential evaluation for university admission can bring you the peace of mind.
Invitation from AET
At American Education & Translation Services, we aim to provide fast, cheap and affordable Foreign Credential Evaluation services for you.
With over 10 years of experience, we have evaluated massive numbers of Foreign Credential Evaluations with 0 RFE or rejection from USCIS.
Besides that, to increase acceptance, we may include 2nd major or minors when your clients have cumulatively enough credits for a particular major to match your offered positions.
Contact us today for a FREE estimate!
Immigrated to the U.S. back in 1998, Mr. Yan had worked for over 10 years in a prominent NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) company as a senior associate director and team leader. He has completed hundreds of thousands of foreign credential evaluation of documents from numerous foreign countries for various universities, licensing boards, U.S. government, and immigration services. He is a leading expert at American Education and Translation Services and was invited several times to be a keynote speaker to hundreds of admission counselors of U.S. universities.
References:
https://www.internationalstudent.com/
https://www.scholaro.com/
https://www.fldoe.org/
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