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<p class="MsoNormal">I have received an interesting question from our Enrollment Services regarding students who have earned a Bachelor’s degree from a foreign country (see below). I don’t remember us having this conversation at BLC, but wanted to double check.
If we haven’t, maybe it is something we should look at? What is your college’s policy?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An interesting question was brought up on the evaluator listserv regarding students who have previously earned a bachelors degree from a foreign country. Our students will send their transcript to a NACES (<a href="http://www.naces.org/">www.naces.org</a>)
approved agency for translation. The agency will then make a recommendation based on semester credits earned, classes taken, and equivalent accreditation status. If we received a recommendation from an agency that states that the students training is equivalent
to a regionally accredited institution in the U.S., would we then ‘waive’ the general education requirements (including ENGL& 101)? Has a similar conversation come up at BLC?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is an example World Education Services evaluation terms. WES is an approved agency through NACES.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343433;background:white">Chris Chen Mahoney, Ed.D. (She/Her/Hers)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343433;background:white">Dean of Academic Instruction</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343433"><br>
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