Ensuring Transfer Success 2014
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• UC Applicants with International Records
• How Does UC Evaluate Non-U.S. Coursework?
• Academic Record Samples
• Critical Resources
• Quick Tips

• Fall 2014
– 29,311 California Community College transfers
– 4,897 had international coursework (high school/college)
• International record ≠ international student;
International student = student visa
• One application for domestic and international

How Does UC Evaluate Non-U.S. Coursework?
• Course descriptions & faculty
• UC evaluation guidelines
– Lower-division language restrictions
– IGETC restrictions
• Individual campus departments

China & California Community College

Grading scale
Include complete language of instruction educational history

Foreign medical school programs vary by countries; may not be similar to U.S. medical school system.
Include, even if student is unsure.

Medical
Calculus? It is
Calculus
Include all courses, even if student is unsure if credit will be granted
Include grades in native grading scale

Course duplication
Courses with D/F can be repeated

Prioritize English
Composition courses
Do not leave English until the last semester

Korea & California Community College

Student graduated high school in Feb 2011, but didn’t start attending
Chung Ang
University until March
2012

These are not typical
Korean course titles

Only consider CSU & CCC coursework

Student
Additional
Comments:
“ChungAng
University in
South Korea was related to international program with
Chico State. I transferred to
Chico State in
2013 and transferred from Chico to
Butte College after summer session.”

Student Status: International Exchange/Visiting Student
College: Da Vinci College

Student only has 66 quarter units of UC transferable coursework

Foundation year, Pre-Associate Degree,
Vocational credential

– International Education Research Foundation (IERF): http://ierf.org/index.php/institutions/ (credentials evaluation service) Institution resources
– International directory for Ministry of Education websites: http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp
( you must agree to the waiver at bottom of the page)
– NAFSA: http://www.nafsa.org/Find_Resources/
– World Education Services: www.wes.org/ewenr
– Unesco International Bureau of Education: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide.html

– Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in
Higher Education (NUFFIC): http://www.nuffic.nl/en/diplomarecognition
– International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
International Education Guides– Alberta, Canada: http://work.alberta.ca/Immigration/international-educationguides.html
– AACRAO: aacraoedge.aacrao.org
(need subscription to access)

– The New Country Index (Volume II): Making Sense of
International Credentials ($90.00 new/$60.00 used) www.ierf.org/index.php/institutions/country_index_vol_ii/
– The AACRAO International Guide: A Resource for
International Education Professionals
($80 member/$110 nonmember) www.aacrao.org/publications/catalog/international.cfm

– Online Guide to Educational Systems Around the World
(website use is free; for credentials before 1999, order CD of information) http://www.nafsa.org/Resource_Library_Assets/Publications_Library/On line_Guide_to_Educational_Systems_Around_the_World/
– International Handbook of Universities, The International
Association of Universities (IAU) (Palgrave Macmillan) http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/reference-publications
– International specialist at your local UC campus!

Quick Tips
• Don’t promise your student credit for international university work unless you’ve consulted with a UC campus.
• Likewise, don’t promise your student that their international university work is not transferable unless you’ve consulted with a UC campus.
• Always counsel your students to list their ENTIRE university history on the
UC application, whether the courses will ‘count’ or not.

Quick Tips
• External agency evaluations are not considered/accepted by UC and can be costly to the student.
• Encourage students to start collecting official, sealed transcripts as early as possible, especially if no additional work will be completed at that university.
• UC very rarely makes exceptions for submitting official transcripts. If your student is reporting issues obtaining official transcripts from their school, encourage them first to seek out the Ministry of Education in that country for their records.