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Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country. Dale Gough, Director, International Education Services, AACRAO Nancy Katz, Special Consultant. Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country.
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Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a "Non-Recognized" School in Another Country Dale Gough, Director, International Education Services, AACRAO Nancy 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 BIHE Over 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 • QUESTIONS??