[Oacrao-l] Foreign transcripts and Study Abroad Question

Tue Feb 2 10:13:33 CST 2016

Hello Traci,

We just started doing in house evaluations a month ago. The source I primarily use is AACRAO Edge is $495 for AACRAO member institutions. If you are seeking to do international transcripts in house then this is a tool that you must have in order to be successful. For the amount of information that is available through the site $495 is a fantastic deal. That is the source that I use to determine High School rigor. We make admissions decisions on unofficial transcripts, but require the official to be turned in.

There is also a list serve through AACRAO that is very helpful for resolving specific international transcript questions here : http://lists.aacrao.org/mailman/listinfo/internationalactivities
I also encourage you to network with professionals at OACRAO and SAACRAO who have some experience with international transcript evaluation. I have found that many are very supportive and will willingly offer guidance to those seeking to learn the process.

If you want specific training on international transcript evaluation I would highly recommend attending the Summer Institute for International Admissions. I believe that it is hosted in June this year in Leesburg, Virginia. You can find more information here: http://ies.aacrao.org/training/summerinstitute.php

If there I cannot resolve a question on an international transcript, I defer the student to use a WES or AACRAO IES evaluation.

Hope this helps! If you have any questions or want to give me a call my office number is 918-495-6530.

Jordan Crandall
Director, Admissions Operations

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Subject: Re: [Oacrao-l] Foreign transcripts and Study Abroad Question

Traci, I'm going to defer to Jordan Crandall as to how we handle the evaluation of foreign credentials as we are looking to make a change in that area.

As for study abroad, we post it in sequence with their academic history at ORU and factor in the grades into their ORU academic record. The student goes through a process to where we equate the courses taken overseas with an ORU equivalent.

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Subject: [Oacrao-l] Foreign transcripts and Study Abroad Question

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

Paul got the ball rolling this morning so I will add my questions, too -:)

I have a few questions this morning and would appreciate any feedback.

We are receiving more and more foreign credentials.  How does your institution evaluate these?  Do you use a NACES member service for the foreign colleges?

For foreign high schools, how do you authenticate and confirm that the rigor of the foreign program is equivalent to that of a regionally accredited US high school?  (Our Financial Aid officers are requesting this information for Title IV purposes.)

One more question - TCC  is exploring a study abroad option for our students at an institution in Spain.  The program could be for one or two semesters and the intent is that students could apply for financial aid.  If you offer study abroad, how do you transfer or transcript the hours?

Thanks so much for any feedback or suggestions on any of these issues.

Have a great week,
Traci

Traci L. Heck
Director of Compliance and Reporting
College Registrar
Tulsa Community College
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