International Education Outside U.S. Institutions

International Education Outside U.S. Institutions

Question: If I have completed education outside the U.S. (other than a study abroad program through a U.S. institution), how should I answer this question?

Answer: If you have completed any portion of your education in an institution located outside the United States, and it was not part of a study abroad program administered by a U.S. institution, then you should answer "Yes" to this question.

This typically applies to:

  • Degrees (Bachelor's, Master's, PhD) earned from universities outside the U.S.
  • Courses or certifications completed directly at foreign educational institutions.

Answering "Yes" will generally trigger the requirement for foreign credential evaluation by a recognized agency (like WES, ECE, or similar) to determine the U.S. equivalency of your international education.

Incase if you still have doubt while applying for the exam, we request you kindly to join the below mentioned student connect session where you can share your screen and our team will be able to guide you step by step navigation. This session happens every day. You can join as per your convenience.   

Evaluation Support Sessions:  

Timings:  

6:00 PM IST (Every day except Sunday) 
Register & Join Zoom Meeting 
Meeting Passcode: 595888 

We encourage all aspirants to join these sessions for assistance with the following:  
Transcripts, NIES, WES, FACS, CPA Central, CBA, NTS, NSSO, and Prometric exam scheduling. 
Our team will help resolve your queries on an immediate basis. 

Please note, we are closing this ticket for now. However, if your query is still unresolved, you can reopen it anytime by simply replying to this message.

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