Graduate Certificate course

[shersingh]

Hello Guys, I have a 4 years bachelors degree from India and WES evaluated it as Bachelors.

I am looking to improve my CRS and thinking of pursuing a certificate course here in the USA while I continue with my job. I have looked at many colleges that offer online option: Boston University, UMASS, Harvard Extension school. The typical course has 12-18 credits and takes 8-12 months to complete.

So, my question is -
1. Will I have any issues evaluating my online certificate course, I see the college name in the WES drop-down list of colleges.

2. Will I be able to claim points for 2 or more certificates?

 

[american_dream]

Hello Guys, I have a 4 years bachelors degree from India and WES evaluated it as Bachelors.

I am looking to improve my CRS and thinking of pursuing a certificate course here in the USA while I continue with my job. I have looked at many colleges that offer online option: Boston University, UMASS, Harvard Extension school. The typical course has 12-18 credits and takes 8-12 months to complete.

So, my question is -
1. Will I have any issues evaluating my online certificate course, I see the college name in the WES drop-down list of colleges.

2. Will I be able to claim points for 2 or more certificates?

Yes, you can claim points for two or more degrees with the graduate certificate programs.
And WES recognizes the certificate programs from almost all major universities in US. You can try using WES's free evaluation tool for your chosen program and universities to be sure.

 

[shersingh]

Yes, you can claim points for two or more degrees with the graduate certificate programs.
And WES recognizes the certificate programs from almost all major universities in US. You can try using WES's free evaluation tool for your chosen program and universities to be sure.

In the wes evaluation tool, I only see bachelors or master's option, there is no option for graduate certificate... Any ideas or experience?

 

[Suraj89]

In the wes evaluation tool, I only see bachelors or master's option, there is no option for graduate certificate... Any ideas or experience?

Graduate Certificate is equals to Post graduation Diploma/Degree. I had my BCA and PGDCA evaluated from WES and they evaluated both for me and gave me 4 years Bachelors and 1 year Post grad for Canadian education.

 

[shersingh]

Graduate Certificate is equals to Post graduation Diploma/Degree. I had my BCA and PGDCA evaluated from WES and they evaluated both for me and gave me 4 years Bachelors and 1 year Post grad for Canadian education.

Thanks, this gives me some confidence. I see difference options here, some with 12 credits and some with 16 credits. Obviously, I am looking to find a course that is cheaper too, I don't know if they would require a certain minimum credits to be in the graduate certificate. Any info?

 

[Suraj89]

Thanks, this gives me some confidence. I see difference options here, some with 12 credits and some with 16 credits. Obviously, I am looking to find a course that is cheaper too, I don't know if they would require a certain minimum credits to be in the graduate certificate. Any info?

Even i did Graduate certificate in project management in Canada but it was from a college so the main requirement was IELETS (6.5 bands) and Bachelors (60 percent or above) for me. In your case you can confirm it with the university because every institute have there own norms.
Hope it helps!

 

[gm2611]

In the wes evaluation tool, I only see bachelors or master's option, there is no option for graduate certificate... Any ideas or experience?

Hi I have similar question. I did 1-year Certificate course in German and still have to do WES evaluation. What should I select in the drop down on WES website while evaluating for that Certificate course? Should I select Professional Certificate option? Thanks