{"id":3072,"date":"2016-04-18T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3072"},"modified":"2016-04-27T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T19:24:05","slug":"transferring-course-credit-from-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/transferring-course-credit-from-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Transferring Course Credit from Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many students come to countries like the USA for a graduate college degree, not an initial one. And it\u2019s also not uncommon to want to apply previously earned credits to your new degree abroad.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in a situation like this, you\u2019ll need to apply your previously earned credits to your new degree if possible\u2026.or simply prove that you already have a bachelor\u2019s degree and are eligible for grad school. But how can you do this? How can your school know which credits you\u2019ve already taken, and which degrees you\u2019ve already completed? How can they interpret past transcripts that aren\u2019t in English, from foreign school systems that probably measure college credits in a different way?<\/p>\n

Using credential evaluation to transfer credits from abroad<\/h2>\n

This is where something called credential evaluation<\/em> comes in. What is credential evaluation? Glad you asked. Or if you didn\u2019t<\/em> ask because you already know, good for you! But read on either way\u2014this post contains some important tips on how to get credential evaluation done.<\/p>\n

Credential evaluation is the assessment of foreign academic classes, to see if they can count as transfer credits into universities in North America, Australia, the U.K., and so on.<\/p>\n

In some rare cases, the school you apply to may evaluate your credentials for you. But more often than not, school admission offices aren\u2019t able to evaluate credentials on their own. It\u2019s just not possible for most schools to have expert translators and evaluators for every language and country of their international transfer students.<\/p>\n

So for the most part, schools use professional credential evaluation companies to look at the transcripts from your home country. These evaluation services help universities figure out what your past studies are equivalent to in their system\u2014the exact degree you\u2019ve completed, how many classroom hours you\u2019ve already completed, and how many transfer credits can be applied to your new degree path.<\/p>\n

Generally, the university you apply to will recommend a specific credential evaluator to you\u2014a company they have a formal partnership with and trust. WES<\/a> and ECE<\/a> are the major university partner agencies in the USA\u2014most universities know these credential evaluation services, accept them, and officially recommend them. However, there are usually other options too. And there are plenty of universities that accept or even prefer lesser known agencies.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019re not sure which university you\u2019ll apply to yet, and you want a credential evaluation that could potentially be accepted by a lot of different schools. In that case, you should carefully consider which agency (or agencies) you\u2019ll hire to evaluate your home country academic transcripts. InternatioanlStudent.com offers a good checklist<\/a> for choosing a good credential evaluator on your own. Personally though, I recommend working with specific schools to see what they\u2019ll accept. Credential evaluation fees can range from around $100 to $300, depending on what you need. So it\u2019s best to be absolutely certain you\u2019re with a company that will work for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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