Credential Evaluation and Credential Evaluation and Articulation AgreementsArticulation Agreements

Tools for Marketing your Tools for Marketing your ProgramProgram

Most Effective Recruiting Most Effective Recruiting Activities:Activities:

1.1. Merit ScholarshipsMerit Scholarships

2.2. International BrochuresInternational Brochures

3.3. InterviewsInterviews

4.4. Articulation AgreementsArticulation Agreements

5.5. Express Mail of Acceptance Express Mail of Acceptance LettersLetters

6.6. Independent Travel (Fall)Independent Travel (Fall)

7.7. Small Group / Tour Travel Small Group / Tour Travel (Fall)(Fall)

8.8. Information SessionsInformation Sessions

* Return on Investment in International Recruitment: A Qualitative Study NAFSA Conference | Minneapolis | 31 May 2007

Steps in Creating an Steps in Creating an ArticulationArticulation• Who is in charge of creating the agreement?Who is in charge of creating the agreement?• What contacts do you have with that What contacts do you have with that

institution within your own institution?institution within your own institution?——Recruiters? Faculty? Alumni?Recruiters? Faculty? Alumni?

• Determine the contact person and signatory Determine the contact person and signatory at the potential partner institution at the potential partner institution

• If no agreement is in place with an If no agreement is in place with an institution and you have determined there institution and you have determined there are a large number of interests from that are a large number of interests from that institution, look at the institution to institution, look at the institution to determine possible degree pathwaysdetermine possible degree pathways

Steps in Creating an Steps in Creating an Articulation (cont)Articulation (cont)

• Do a course by course evaluation to Do a course by course evaluation to determine if specific pathways are cleardetermine if specific pathways are clear

• The review will result in an agreement by The review will result in an agreement by and between the two departments to and between the two departments to accept the courses as the equivalent of accept the courses as the equivalent of the first two years of the course of study in the first two years of the course of study in the specified major (at a four-year school)the specified major (at a four-year school)

• Students transfer approximate 60 credit Students transfer approximate 60 credit hours and student matriculate as a junior.hours and student matriculate as a junior.

Steps in Creating an Steps in Creating an Articulation (cont.)Articulation (cont.)

• Create completed drafts of program alignment Create completed drafts of program alignment complete with course equivalencies and the complete with course equivalencies and the content of the agreement.content of the agreement.

• Obtain signatures of department chairs or Obtain signatures of department chairs or Dean, signing off on agreement.Dean, signing off on agreement.

• Send two copies of completed draft via Send two copies of completed draft via express shipment for signatures from partner express shipment for signatures from partner university.university.

• Create webpage content and upload Create webpage content and upload agreement with links to the college webpage. agreement with links to the college webpage.

Important Parts of an Important Parts of an AgreementAgreement

– IntroductionIntroduction– ObjectivesObjectives– Articulation AgreementArticulation Agreement– Promotion of the AgreementPromotion of the Agreement– Review, Continuation and Termination

of the Agreement– Specifics related to course

equivalencies

IntroductionIntroduction

• Includes the relationship between the Includes the relationship between the two institutions and how this two institutions and how this agreement will enhance that agreement will enhance that relationshiprelationship

ObjectivesObjectives

• To facilitate the transition of students from To facilitate the transition of students from the partner school to your school.the partner school to your school.

• To encourage academic and administrative To encourage academic and administrative coordination between institutions, and the coordination between institutions, and the exchange of information.exchange of information.

• To establish the guaranteed transfer of To establish the guaranteed transfer of courses taken by students who have courses taken by students who have successfully completed specific courses or successfully completed specific courses or programs at partner schoolsprograms at partner schools

Articulation AgreementArticulation Agreement

• Specific wording that insures student Specific wording that insures student transfer credit transfer credit

• Official Academic TranscriptsOfficial Academic Transcripts• Specifics regarding placement tests Specifics regarding placement tests

necessary for admissionnecessary for admission• Specific degree programs that Specific degree programs that

benefit those students who follow benefit those students who follow specific degree programsspecific degree programs

Articulation Agreements Articulation Agreements (cont.)(cont.)

• Other potential applications and Other potential applications and possible enrollment in Grad Programspossible enrollment in Grad Programs

Promotion of the AgreementPromotion of the Agreement

• In partner school literature and on In partner school literature and on their websitetheir website

• Literature from your school to the Literature from your school to the partner school for promotion of the partner school for promotion of the agreementagreement

• On school website and advertisement On school website and advertisement through myspace and facebookthrough myspace and facebook

• Build it in Build it in BANNER BANNER or collegeor college

Transcript EvaluationTranscript Evaluation

• Resources (evaluation services, Resources (evaluation services, AACRAO country guides, accrediting AACRAO country guides, accrediting bureaus, and online resources)bureaus, and online resources)

• Concerns (diploma mills, fake Concerns (diploma mills, fake transcripts, course equivalencies)transcripts, course equivalencies)

ResourcesResources

• Online resourcesOnline resources•NARIC--http://www.naric.org.uk/NARIC--http://www.naric.org.uk/•WES Grade Equivalency Site--WES Grade Equivalency Site--http://www.wes.org/wes_tools/indehttp://www.wes.org/wes_tools/index.aspx.asp

•Evaluation Services (Educational Evaluation Services (Educational Credential EvaluatorsCredential Evaluators——Jim Frey, F)Jim Frey, F)

•Local colleagues (e.g., Wade Bird, Local colleagues (e.g., Wade Bird, Seattle University)Seattle University)

Resources (cont.)Resources (cont.)

• Diploma Mills (Diploma Mills (http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredithttp://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspxed.aspx))

• Other assorted (e.g., Other assorted (e.g., India--http://naacindia.org/Universities.aspIndia--http://naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=22?state=22

• NAFSA Training Workshops (National and NAFSA Training Workshops (National and Regional)Regional)

• NAFSA NAFSA (http://www.nafsa.org/_/Document/_/resear(http://www.nafsa.org/_/Document/_/researching_internationalization.pdf)ching_internationalization.pdf)