{"id":1873,"date":"2020-07-09T10:52:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unirely.com\/blog\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:45:11","slug":"what-are-credential-evaluations-in-us-for-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.unirely.com\/blog\/what-are-credential-evaluations-in-us-for-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Credential Evaluation for USA University Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Academic degrees look different in each country. Qualifications that may be valid in one country may not necessarily be accepted in another. Universities in the US want to make sure that their international students hold undergraduate degrees that match with American standards. That\u2019s why when you apply for master\u2019s programs, universities in the US will ask to submit <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"512\">credential evaluation for USA<\/strong> to verify the equivalency of your undergraduate degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Credential Evaluations are reports that compare academic and professional degrees earned in one country to those earned in another country. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what information does a credential evaluation report mention?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It mentions the authenticity of your undergraduate degree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mentions how equivalent your undergraduate degree is, compared to the American standards<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It mentions all courses you took during your undergraduate degree, their credit equivalent as per the American system as well as your grade for that course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It calculates your GPA on the scale of 4.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There will also be some additional information on your report which will vary depending on the type of evaluation you choose. You should look at the universities\u2019 website to see what type of evaluation they want!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Procedure to get your evaluations<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To get your credential evaluation for USA done, firstly you have to pick a certified evaluating agency that does credential evaluations. World Education Services (WES) is the most popular one but you can pick any certified organization of your choice. Sometimes university websites will also mention their preferred evaluating agencies in which case it would be best to choose those ones.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">When you sign up with the agency, you have to mention how many reports you want to order as well as provide addresses of the universities where you want your reports to go. Once this is done, you\u2019ll then have to request your undergraduate institution to send your transcripts, a copy of your degree and other required academic documents directly to the evaluating agency. The agency will then assess your degree, generate a credential evaluation report and directly send it to the universities you\u2019re applying to! Universities want these reports coming directly from the evaluating agency and not from the student.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>If you did your undergraduate degree in the US, then you don\u2019t need to get a credential evaluation done.<\/strong> It\u2019s only meant for degrees obtained outside of the US. Some American universities also accept degrees obtained in Canada and don\u2019t require a credential evaluation for them. 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