Can my BS degree from Former Soviet Union be updated (accepted) in the US?

Question

I am from Asia.

Answer 1

You have to apply to the ACE and submit your graduation/degree documents to find out. Standards in the US are different from those in other countries. It takes a month or two to get a reply from them.

(My wife had to do this with her degree from the Philippines.)

Here's the web site:

http://www.acenet.edu//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

If you're doing this for a specific program, though, your degree might be considered an "equivalent", but your program might have further requirements.

For example, my wife was a CPA in the Philippines, and her degree transferred as an "equivalent", but her CPA license did NOT transfer. For her to be licensed here, she needs to recover some specific classes, learn US taxation and retake the exam by the AICPA here in the states.

(In fact, she was already a member of the "American" AICPA, but that didn't help her.)

Answer 2

Depends on the degree, but very likely. Your grasp of English and the type of degree are the biggest determiners.

Alas, there are many medical doctors from the former Soviet Union whose talents are wasted in the US because their grasp of English is too poor.

Answer 3

Accepted in what way? To enroll in a college or university so you can work towards another degree? To get a job? You pose an interesting question.

Answer 4

it might be accepted. you may need to take couple of course. or just buy a new degree on Brighton Beach.

http://letsgobble.com/

Answer 5

I would call a state university in your area or state and inquire with a councelor. He/she will be able to tell you what credits are transferrable.

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