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ERIC Number: ED582127
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Accreditation and Recognition of International Education: Results of the AACRAO-AICE January 2018 60-Second Survey
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
Institutional accreditation is an important factor for U.S. institutions in determining if credit or degrees from another institution will be accepted. However, accreditation as we understand it does not often exist outside the United States. This 60-Second Survey, in partnership with the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) examines institutional policies pertaining to accreditation status and the acceptance of credit and degrees from foreign institutions. The survey received responses from 588 institutions including several combinations of control, size, type and countries. Among the key findings were: (1) nine out of 10 institutions have a prescribed policy on regional accreditation requirements for admission and transfer-of-credit purposes; (2) more than 70% accept a foreign institution's recognition by a national ministry of education to be equivalent to regional academic accreditation in the United States; (3) less than half accept recognition by a national government board or body overseeing training or employment to be equivalent to regional academic accreditation; (4) less than 15% recognize a non-governmental organization, and less than 20% recognize a governmental board of a foreign government outside of the institution's geographic area as equivalent to regional academic accreditation and (5) the admissions office (54%) is most likely to be responsible for determining whether students' foreign education comes from an accredited school, followed closely by the registrar's office (50%).
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). One Dupont Circle NW Suite 520, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-293-9161; Fax: 202-872-8857; e-mail: pubs@aacrao.org; Web site: http://www.aacrao.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Hobsons; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Authoring Institution: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers; Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE)
Identifiers - Location: Armenia; Australia; Canada; Costa Rica; Cote d'Ivoire; Hong Kong; Italy; Jamaica; Lebanon; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Switzerland; United Arab Emirates; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A