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Foreign Education Credential Submission
Note: most questions are answered below in our Frequently Asked Questions section.
Proof of high school and college transcripts are not required for general admission. However, if you completed high school or college work overseas, and you would like to submit proof of that work to Columbus State Community College, please note the following:
Foreign High School Transcripts:
If you are required to submit proof of your foreign high school graduation, you must use a NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) accredited evaluation company to obtain an official evaluation report showing that your foreign credentials are equivalent to a U.S. High School Diploma. See below for a complete list of NACES companies that CSCC will accept evaluations from.
Please note you need only to order a document-by-document or credential-by-credential evaluation report for high school transcript evaluations. Usually, you will only be asked to obtain an evaluation in one of two cases:
- If you are applying for financial aid and are selected for high school verification, OR
- If your program of study (such as Nursing) requires proof of high school graduation.
Foreign Post-Secondary / College Transcripts:
If you have completed college level course work overseas and would like to obtain transfer credit for that work, you will need to have your transcripts evaluated by a NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) accredited evaluation company. See below for a complete list of NACES companies that CSCC will accept evaluations from. To obtain transfer credit for courses taken overseas, you must order a course-by-course evaluation with grades.
Please note that a professional evaluation is the only way that credentials or course work from outside of the USA can be submitted to the college. See below for a complete list of professional evaluation companies that we will accept evaluations from, and please have the evaluation company send the evaluation report directly to CSCC at the following address:
Columbus State Community College
ATTN: College Transcript Evaluation
550 East Spring Street
Columbus OH 43215
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
A professional evaluation must be obtained from agencies holding current memberships with NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services). For more information concerning which documents you need to submit in order to obtain an appropriate evaluation please contact the NACES member evaluation agency of your choice.
For a current list of NACES current members, please visit: http://www.naces.org/members
Document-by-document evaluations typically cost between $100 to $150 or more. College course-by-course evaluations cost $160 to $200 or more. Costs will vary with the different companies and service levels offered. Please consult with the company of your choice regarding options and payments.
Evaluations may take several weeks to complete. Students should begin the evaluation process as early as possible to prevent delays. Please consult with the specific company of your choice regarding the time it will take to complete your evaluation.
Many companies will not require that your documents be translated for evaluation. However, if the company of your choice preforms their own translation, you may be charged for that service. Please consult with the specific company of your choice regarding the need for translations.
You will need to request that the evaluating company send CSCC an official copy of the completed evaluation. The evaluation can be sent directly to:
Columbus State Community College
ATTN: College Transcript Evaluation
550 East Spring Street
Columbus OH 43215
The transcript evaluators assess each transcript individually in the order the transcripts are received. Students receive an e-mail, sent to their CSCC student e-mail account after the evaluation is complete. If you have questions regarding a transcript evaluation you may send an e-mail to information@cscc.edu.
Here is a list of NACES members as of 10/2018. For a current list of NACES current members, please visit: http://www.naces.org/members
| A2Z Evaluations, LLC | http://www.a2zeval.com/ |
| Academic Evaluation Services, Inc. | http://aes-edu.org/ |
| Center for Applied Research, Evaluations, & Education, Inc. | http://www.iescaree.com/ |
| Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. | https://www.ece.org/ |
| Educational Perspectives, nfp. | http://www.edperspective.org/ |
| Educational Records Evaluation Service | http://www.eres.com/ |
| Evaluation Service, Inc. |
http://www.evaluationservice.net/ |
| Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc. | http://facsusa.com/ |
| Foundation for International Services, Inc. | https://www.fis-web.com/ |
| Global Credential Evaluators, Inc. | http://gceus.com/ |
| Global Services Associates, Inc. | http://www.globaleval.org/ |
| International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc. | http://www.iacei.net/ |
| International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. | http://www.icdeval.com/ |
| International Education Research Foundation, Inc. | http://ierf.org/ |
| International Education Evaluations, Inc. | https://www.foreigntranscripts.com/ |
| Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants | http://www.jsilny.com/ |
| SpanTran: The Evaluation Company | http://www.spantran.com/ |
| Transcript Research | http://transcriptresearch.com/ |
| World Education Services, Inc. | http://www.wes.org/ |