International Transfer AN OVERVIEW FROM TWO MINNESOTAN UNIVERSITIES

Your Presenters Today  Sarah Curtin  Assistant Director Transfer Admissions and First Year International Admissions  Winona State University, Winona, MN    Aimee Thostenson  Associate Director, International Admission  St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN  

Resources  NAFSA: conferences & online country guides  AACRAO: conferences and Edge database  WES: webinars - Free!  EducationUSA:  The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TAICEP):

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 -

How to evaluate transcripts: The documents  Government  Bulgaria Ministry of Education, Youth, and Science:  Ecuador National Secretary of Higher Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENESCYT):  Chile Ministry of Education:  Mexico Secretary of Public Education:  Moldova Ministry of Education and Higher Education:  Ukraine OSVITA:  China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center: (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:  Australian National University:  Curtin University of Technology:  Deakin University:  Edith Cowan University: servicewww.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/  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 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 Aimee Thostenson