International students with Permanent Residency or Immigrant visas may be admitted to either degree-seeking programs or non degree-seeking options. Those with visa types including B-1 or B-2 visitor visas, F-2 visas and those on the visa waiver program may only take English as a Second Language (ESL) or recreational/vocational courses. Individuals seeking the Form I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status must be formally admitted to degree-seeking status.
Students who have attended a post secondary institution in a country other than the United States of America or Canada must provide an official statement of educational equivalence from one of the agencies listed below before they can either be admitted to a graduate degree program or transfer undergraduate credit. The type of evaluation that is needed is often called a “course-by- course,” “comprehensive,” or “detailed” evaluation. The agency must include the following information in their report in order for the University Alaska Anchorage to accurately evaluate foreign transfer credit or a foreign degree:
- Course-by-course breakdown
- Course credits equated to semester hours
- US grade equivalent for each course
- Lower/Upper division recommendation (for students who have completed more than two years of full-time study)
The agency must send an official evaluation report to UAA. Please note that these agencies are not translation services, although some may translate documents for an additional fee. Students need a separate copy of their school records for the agency they choose (i.e., the transcripts that the agency requires are in addition to the official transcripts that UAA must receive as part of a student's application for admission). Each agency has its own forms, policies, and fees. For further information please write directly to the organization.
Get a list of approved international evaluation services.
