- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Requirements for Evaluation of Programs Completed Outside of the United States
The following additional requirements must be met if any college-level coursework has been completed outside of the United States. A completed, original foreign evaluation must be submitted with your application. All incomplete packets will be returned.
AN ORIGINAL FOREIGN EVALUATION
Your transcripts must be evaluated by an agency that is capable of determining the country’s educational system where your coursework was completed. The agencies that have been approved to provide foreign evaluation services are listed on Page 2. You must request an evaluation from one of these agencies.
A credential evaluation report, including an equivalency summary is necessary. A course-by-course evaluation including the equivalency in U.S. semester credit hours and U.S. grade equivalents is also necessary. The Department must be able to determine eligibility for licensure/certification from the evaluation report. Content of the report must include:
- A summary of the degree equivalency (if applicable)
- Course-by-course analysis, including course levels and grades
- Overall GPA (based on the 4.0 scale)
- Practice teaching in the area of specialty (if applicable)
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ISSUED BY THE U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
For information on obtaining a social security number, visit the Social Security Administration website or call 1-800-772-1213. For TTY users, you may call TTY: 1-800-325-0778.
Please be aware that your application for certification in no way implies/guarantees a job offer. It is to your advantage to contact an Alaska school district for information regarding hiring requirements.
Fees are non-refundable. If the Department determines certification cannot be granted, we cannot refund fees.
These requirements apply to renewal and/or recency credits earned at foreign institutions or requests for additional endorsements based on completion of programs outside the United States.
| Name | Address | Email / Phone / Fax |
| EDUCATION CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS, INC | PO Box 514070 Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 |
eval@ece.org Phone: (414) 289-3400 Fax: (414) 289-3411 |
| EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, NFP | PO Box 618056 Chicago, IL 60661-8056 |
info@educational-perspectives.org Phone: (312) 421-9300 Fax: (312) 421-9353 |
| EVALUATION SERVICES, INC | 333 W. North Avenue, #284 Chicago, IL 60610-1293 |
nkatz@evaluationservice.net Phone: (847) 477-8569 Fax: (312) 587-3068 |
| FOREIGN CREDITS INC. | 2800 S River Rd, Suite 460 Des Plaines, Il 60018 |
http://www.foreigncredits.com/ContactUs.aspx Phone: (224) 521-0170 Fax: (224) 420-9497 |
| FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICES | 505 5TH Avenue Soute, Suite 101 Edmonds, WA 98020 |
info@fis-web.com Phone: (425) 248-2255 Fax: (425) 248-2262 |
| GLOBAL SERVICES ASSOCIATES, INC | 2554 Lincoln Boulevard, #445 Marina Del Rey, CA 90291 |
info@globaleval.org Phone: (310) 828-5709 Fax: (310) 828-5709 |
| INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION INC. | 7900 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd. Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28227 |
info@foreigntranscripts.com Phone: (704) 772-0109 Fax: (704) 545-2484 |
| INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH | PO Box 3665 Culver City, CA 90231 |
information@ierf.org Phone: (310) 258-9451 Fax: (310) 342-7086 |
| JOSEF SILNY & ASSOCIATES, INC | 7101 SW 102nd Avenue Miami, FL 33173 |
info@jsilny.com Phone: (305) 273-1616 Fax: (305) 273-1338 |
| WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, INC | PO Box 745 Old Chelsea Station New York, NY 10113-0745 |
info@wes.org Phone: (800) 937-3895 Fax: (212) 966-6395 |
The Teacher Certification Office reviews information annually for foreign evaluation agencies. Requests received during the year will be evaluated in January for the possibility of being added to our list of approved agencies.
If you would like your agency added to our list, you will need to be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) and provide to the Teacher Certification Office a sample evaluation with:
- Course-by-course analysis including
- U.S. degree/program equivalency
- Regional accreditation information
- Number of semester hours earned
- GPA equivalency based on a 4.0 scale