Will my master's degree be accepted for Express Entry?

[rptoma]

I have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and I would want to pursue a master's in "Management in Information Technology".

I don't really understand how are the degrees evaluated by WES. Unfortunately, I can't find any degree in Canada named "Management in Information Technology", so do you think that this would be a problem in the sense that my degree would not be evaluated as an equivalent to a Canadian degree?

What are the factors that are taken into account during the evaluation?

 

[IslamabadUnited]

Go to the website of WES and search if they recognize this degree from the University where you plan to pursue it.

I know IQAS and they have a list of universities that they recognize on those website.

 

[rptoma]

Go to the website of WES and search if they recognize this degree from the University where you plan to pursue it.

I know IQAS and they have a list of universities that they recognize on those website.

I have already tried here: https://applications.wes.org/ca/degree-equivalency-tool. I think that the feature is pretty broken for my country. The thing is that instead of a list of actual degrees in the Name of Degree/Diploma drop-down list, it shows me something like: Master's degree, Bachelor's degree, PhD but not the actual specializations. So if I select Master's degree of course it will work out... But I don't think that it is a reliable result.

 

[IslamabadUnited]

Have you tried the list given on IQAS? You can do evaluation from IQAS instead of WES if that helps.

 

[mr.preetsingh]

I have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and I would want to pursue a master's in "Management in Information Technology".

I don't really understand how are the degrees evaluated by WES. Unfortunately, I can't find any degree in Canada named "Management in Information Technology", so do you think that this would be a problem in the sense that my degree would not be evaluated as an equivalent to a Canadian degree?

What are the factors that are taken into account during the evaluation?

Which will be your Country of Education for Masters?
What will be Degree name exactly?

 

[rptoma]

Which will be your Country of Education for Masters?
What will be Degree name exactly?

The country will be Romania and the degree name is "Management in Information Technology".

 

[mr.preetsingh]

The country will be Romania and the degree name is "Management in Information Technology".

Under ICES : https://www.bcit.ca/ices/eca/requirements/r.shtml

Under IQAS : https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/iqas/eca-required-documents.pdf

Under CES : https://learn.utoronto.ca/international-professionals/comparative-education-service-ces/apply-now/required-documents/romania

All the best.

 

[rptoma]

Under ICES : https://www.bcit.ca/ices/eca/requirements/r.shtml

Under IQAS : https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/iqas/eca-required-documents.pdf

Under CES : https://learn.utoronto.ca/international-professionals/comparative-education-service-ces/apply-now/required-documents/romania

All the best.

Thanks for the links. Unfortunately, those only show the documents required for evaluation (which you received from any university). I want to know what are the actual criteria that are used in the evaluation process. Do they actually look for a similar degree in Canada? Do they look at the courses? Do they look at the duration? What exactly are they looking for?

 

[mgnlky]

The course of study really doesn't seem to matter. It seems they're looking more at verifying that you have an actual degree from a reputable university. In other words, if your university is not accredited or is known as a "buy your degree" type school, they may question it. The ECA will tell you if your bachelors or masters is equal to a Canadian bachelors or masters degree. It will not say if it is equivalent to a "Canadian Bachelors in (subject)."