Hi all,
My degree program’s official title is “Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics with a second major in Mathematical Sciences”. I actually did at least 44 more nonoverlapping credit hours to get my “second major in Mathematical Sciences” compared to just a usual “Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics”. I did both the Physics Bachelor and Mathematics second major over four years.
I did my ECA with WES and inputted these two in application’s credential:
- Bachelor of Science in Physics with Honours (Highest Distinction)
- Second Major in Mathematical Sciences
I separated the credential into two with hopes to get (1) evaluated as “Bachelor’s degree (four years)” and (2) as a “University certificate equivalent” so that I can select the “Two or more certificates” options. One of the issues is I only have one transcript for both of the credentials. I have two certificates when I graduate though.
This is WES’ ECA reports:
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CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY: Bachelor's degree (four years)
CREDENTIAL ANALYSIS
1. Name on Credential: ABCDE
Credential Authentication: Documents were sent directly by the institution
Country: ABCDE
Credential: Bachelor of Science
Year: 2018
Awarded By: ABCDE
Status: Recognized Institution
Major: Physics and Mathematical Sciences
Canadian Equivalency: Bachelor's degree (four years)
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So, they combined my degree into one Bachelor's degree with two majors which do not take into account the extra 44 credit hours compared to only one Bachelor’s degree that I took to get my second major.
I am considering doing another ECA with IQAS. Will I have a chance to get my second major as a university certificate equivalent if I do ECA again at IQAS? Probably, the only issues that I can think of are:
- I only have one transcript instead of two.
- There are overlap courses or credit hours required for my Physics bachelor and Mathematics second major. There are at least 44 non-overlap credit hours though which are more than enough for University certificate or even diploma in Canada.
Will it be worth it to try ECA with IQAS (or other possible organizations that are more lenient than WES)? Does anyone have a similar experience?
Thanks, everyone!