International TransferAN OVERVIEW FROM TWO MINNESOTAN UNIVERSITIES

Your Presenters Today

Sarah Curtin

Assistant Director Transfer Admissions and First Year International Admissions

Winona State University, Winona, MN

scurtin@winona.edu

507-457-5511

Aimee Thostenson

Associate Director, International Admission

St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN

Aethostenson@stkate.edu

651-690-6029

Resources

NAFSA: conferences & online country guides

AACRAO: conferences and Edge database

WES: webinars - Free!

EducationUSA: https://educationusa.state.gov/

The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TAICEP): http://www.taicep.org/

How to evaluate transcripts: The documents

Accreditation

Verification

Special considerations

Canada - are bachelor's degrees always equivalent?

UK - Advanced Levels

Virgin Islands - dual curriculum offered in the same area/country

US-style universities outside the USA

How to evaluate transcripts: The documents

AACRAO Edge - http://edge.aacrao.org/

How to evaluate transcripts: The documents

Government

Bulgaria Ministry of Education, Youth, and Science: https://www2.mon.bg/AdminRHE2/

Ecuador National Secretary of Higher Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENESCYT): http://www.senescyt.gob.ec/web/guest/consulta-de-titulos

Chile Ministry of Education: http://w7app.mineduc.cl/appCertTGR/view/index

Mexico Secretary of Public Education: http://www.cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx/cedula/indexAvanzada.action

Moldova Ministry of Education and Higher Education: http://ctice.md:8082/verif/

Ukraine OSVITA: https://osvita.net/en/verificationdoc/

China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center: http://www.chsi.com.cn/en/ (need an account with Chinese currency that can only be set up from China)

How to evaluate transcripts: The documents

University-based

Catholic University of Peru: http://www.pucp.edu.pe/content/popup/certificaciones.htm

Australian National University: www.anu.edu.au/sas/graduation/graduate_search/index.php

Curtin University of Technology: http://graduations.curtin.edu.au/verification/

Deakin University: www.deakin.edu.au/gradsearch/search.php

Edith Cowan University: www.ecu.edu.au/alumni/graduation-verification-service

How to evaluate transcripts:The institutional process

Internal university process

Who manages the process?

Who requests additional information (ie. Course descriptions)?

How are credits evaluated for graduation requirements (I.e. elective credit vs. Credit for major)?

Communicating policy to prospective students

Prospective Applicants/Inquiries

Transfer Guides for high school visits and education fairs

Website/email

Applicants

Direct correspondence regarding transfer credit and degree evaluation - during admission process & upon enrollment

Enrolled students

Transfer credits for classes taken outside the USA during summer break

In-house vs. Independent Evaluations

In-house

Training - initial and ongoing

Resources

Staffing

Requires ECE, WES or IERF

Independent

How to select the right evaluation company

Document policies?

NACES member?

Support services?

Consistency?

Responsiveness to questions?

Institution makes final decision on TR credits

Sample In-house evaluation

Sample In-house evaluation

Sample In-house evaluation

Sample WES evaluation

Sample ECE evaluation

Scholarships & Housing

Winona State University Students may receive a Cross-Cultural

Scholarship

Other scholarships include the Presidential Scholarship and a Transfer Scholarship - both have the same requirements as Domestic students

Housing -not required, but recommended. Housing office works very close with the WSU International Office to make sure they have space available.

St. Catherine University

International students

Same criteria as used for FF

Based on IFI - not gpa alone

Immigrant students

Based on gpa (for TR), Phi Theta Kappa

Housing guaranteed but not required for all international students. Housing available for immigrant students via regular sign-up deadlines.

Questions?

Sarah Curtin

scurtin@winona.edu

Aimee Thostenson

Aethostenson@stkate.edu