VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
International
Credentials Evaluations
Credentials Evaluation Services
To place
individuals with transcripts from foreign countries in the appropriate job
situation requires that their educational background abroad be evaluated in
terms of U.S. "equivalency." Valencia
requires that all international credentials evaluations be conducted by one of
the companies affiliated with the National
Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc.
(NACES®).
A hard
copy listing of NACES®
evaluation services is also available through Human Resources.
NACES®
affiliates provide professional assistance in
evaluating the educational background of persons educated abroad. Advisory
statements on educational equivalency are prepared on request for colleges and
universities, professional associations and public school systems.
Evaluation
Standards
NACES®
is an association of private foreign educational credential evaluation services
committed to formulating and maintaining ethical standards in the field of
foreign educational evaluation. Within the United States, no government
agency monitors the establishment of foreign credential evaluation services.
NACES®
was founded in 1987 by credential evaluation services dedicated to promoting
excellence and committed to setting the standards for the profession.
Method of Service
The evaluation
service is conducted by mail or facsimile. If additional information is needed
to supplement material submitted, the applicant, who is responsible for
submitting all necessary records documenting the educational background for
which an evaluation is being sought, is contacted. Usually two to three weeks is
required to complete an evaluation after the documentation is received.
Additional time may be needed if considerable research and correspondence are
necessary to verify credentials.
Fee
The fee depends on the type and complexity of the evaluation, and is
indicated on the application form. It includes the preparation of one original
and one copy of the evaluation. An extra fee for services, such as additional
original typed copies or overseas telephone calls, will be charged.
Effective February 2001,
Valencia will pay the cost of one translation and evaluation of a current
faculty member. Eligible
faculty may arrange to either have fees paid in advance by the College or submit
receipts for reimbursement to Human Resources. This practice applies to
all faculty, full-time and adjunct. Further,
retroactive to January 1, 2000, the College will reimburse current faculty for
expenses previously incurred for the translation and evaluation of their foreign
transcripts. Faculty may submit
receipts for expenses previously incurred directly to Human Resources.
After employment at Valencia, the College will pay for the translation
and evaluation of subsequent degrees earned by a current faculty member at a
foreign institution.
Documents
Required
Typically, clear
notarized photocopies of original materials should be submitted to the
evaluation service. Please check on requirements for the particular NACES®
evaluation service selected. These documents are
verified for accuracy. English translations must accompany all documents in
languages other than English. Translations can be obtained from specific
companies. When a course-by-course analysis of credits is needed, statements
regarding hours/weeks of study should be submitted (from transcript, original
statement by supervisor, course syllabi, or academic catalogs).
Warning
Alterations of
records or forged records will result in cancellation of the evaluation. Other
evaluation services and all recipients indicated on the application form will be
notified. In such cases, no refund of the fee will be made by the evaluation
service and no reimbursement will be forthcoming from the College.
Additional questions
and requests for International Credentials Evaluations forms should be referred
to:
Sherian
Stevenson
Human Resources
Criminal Justice Institute Building, Room 224F
8600 Valencia College Lane
Orlando, FL 32825
Extension 8042 (407-582-8042)
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