Degrees completed in foreign countries

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Gloria San Jose Daims
Los Angeles Valley College

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Learning Objectives

Identify resources to initiate equivalency requests for degrees completed on foreign countries.

DEGREES COMPLETED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES🌎

What if you already have a higher degree or even a high school diploma from another country?

If you completed any type of educational degree outside the United States, you might still be able to get the equivalency of those studies in the U.S.A. There are agencies that will be able to evaluate your educational work. It might save you time and money!

This website from US Department of Education, explains how to begin the process to get your foreign degrees evaluated in the US.

There are specific approved agencies being able to evaluate your foreign degree. You can explore the list here:

NATIONAL RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCIES

Licenses and Attributions:

US Department of Education (2008, February 26th ). Recognition of Foreign qualifications https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

US Department of Education (2020, Dec 30th ) Accreditation in the United States https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg6.html