EVALUATE FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS, Training, AND Resources

SAMPLE procedures for evaluations

Procedures are individualized according to federal and state laws and local board policies applicable to each school district. Customized procedures for international transcript evaluation will be sent to requester with the initial evaluation.

Grade placement must be based on evaluation of transcript, NOT age.
Always request original transcripts.
Documents need to be translated in English prior to evaluation.
NO credit awarded for American Literature, U.S. History, American Government, Economics, Personal Fitness or Health.
Combine classes to award credit (e.g. Biology and Physics = 1 full credit in physical science)
Grading scale to be utilized: A=95 B=85 C=75 F=69
Students who have been retained in their country are retained in USA. No Credit is awarded for school year that student is retained.
8.0 credits per year maximum
1.0 credit of math, science per year
Seat time requirement > 4 hours per week to receive 1 full credit
Half credits can be awarded by combining same course’s hours to equal 4 hours.
Core English credit awarded for students with English as method or medium of instruction.

Additional Information

Screen shots of resources or training materials are not to be used in documentation you might provide to others outside your organization. To do so is a violation of our copyright and could be construed to represent an implied endorsement by P. L. Grant and Associates of your evaluation of foreign educational records.

Your partnership with P. L. Grant and Associates grants access to employees at your institution identified in this agreement. Users must be named in your correspondence agreement with P. L. Grant and Associates to be allowed access to resources and/or training. Sharing resources or information from P. L. Grant and Associates beyond named users is a violation of your user agreement and will result in a suspension of agreement to utilize resources provided by P. L. Grant and Associates.

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