Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in

Another CountryDale Gough, Director, International

Education Services, AACRAONancy Katz, Special Consultant

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• What is consider a ‘recognized’ institution?In the United States• Regionally Accredited• Nationally Accredited (chiropractic, religiously

affiliated)

In other countries• Ministry of Education • Other ‘bodies’ (University Grants Commission [India],

Council on Higher Education [Israel]

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• What if a college / university is not ‘recognized?’

• United States • A career college

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• Options:– CLEP– Course review– Examination papers / Syllabus– Placement tests

• Institutional Policy

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• Overseas– Religious– Education Denied– School not ‘recognized’ in a ‘second country’

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• Case Study 1:• INDIA - Spicer Memorial College– Seventh Day Adventist– Andrews University (MI)

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• Case Study 2• IRAN– Baha’i Institute of Higher Education• Denial of post-secondary education • www.bihe.org• www.educationunderfire.com

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

BIHEOver 65 schools internationally have accepted studies from this school

for further education at all levels. • BIHE qualifications are also recognized by the following faculties and

universities– The Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA– Stanford Medical School, USA– The University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,

USA– Texas A&M University, USA– Oakland University, USA– University of Michigan , USA– Case Western Reserve University , USA

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• Case Study 3• HOLY SEE

• Religious education ‘sanctioned’ by recognized school in the Holy See, often leading towards the designation of ‘priest.’

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

• Case Study 4• ISRAEL– Religious studies (Talmudic studies)• May be called ‘bachelor’

– Religious education (pre-school education)– Ministry of Religious Affairs– Year of study abroad– Varies in length of program

Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country

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