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Our admission lead provided the info below. I hope it helps:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">"We do not require a credential evaluation for international transcripts. We use a combination of AACRAO Edge, Scholaro, and World Higher Ed Database to assess equivalencies
and GPAs. We do require English translations from certified translators if the institution does not provide an English translation.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">From my understanding, requiring evaluations was considered a few years back, but due to the cost to applicants, it was decided to continue on with internal reviews and assessments.
However, we do include language in our catalog that the Grad School reserves the right to request an evaluation if an equivalency or GPA determination cannot be made from transcripts supplied"</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2026 3:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Leland Weiss <lweiss@office.latech.edu>; la-cgs@lists.latech.edu <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] WES evaluation requirements?</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Hi Leland,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">At LSUS, we don’t do in-house evaluations. Instead, require students to submit evaluations from companies that belong to NACES or AICE:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="color:windowtext">Students who attended institutions outside the United States should submit complete academic records for a course-by-course evaluation using one of the member institutions of the
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</span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext">National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) <a href="http://www.naces.org/" originalsrc="http://www.naces.org/">www.naces.org</a> OR</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext">Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) <a href="http://www.aice-eval.org/" originalsrc="http://www.aice-eval.org/">www.aice-eval.org</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="color:windowtext">Foreign medical graduates may submit evaluation through:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext"> Federation Credentials Verification Service <a href="https://www.fsmb.org/fcvs/" originalsrc="https://www.fsmb.org/fcvs/">https://www.fsmb.org/fcvs/ </a>OR </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext"> Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates <a href="http://www.ecfmg.org/" originalsrc="http://www.ecfmg.org/">www.ecfmg.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">WES is a member of NACES.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Hope that helps!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Sanjay</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leland Weiss<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2026 1:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> la-cgs@lists.latech.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] WES evaluation requirements?</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Good afternoon from LA Tech everyone,<br>
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We are discussing whether to require WES (or similar) transcript evaluations as a standard requirement for international student applications. A few programs on campus already require this, but there is no institution-wide evaluation mandate.<br>
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A few institutions are requiring it, I'd appreciate knowing how you're all approaching this and whether you have any general thoughts or feedback on it.<br>
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Yours,<br>
-Leland </p>
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<pre>Leland Weiss, PhD</pre>
<pre>Dean of the Graduate School</pre>
<pre>Thurman Lauret Professor</pre>
<pre>Professor, Mechanical Engineering</pre>
<pre>Louisiana Tech University</pre>
<pre>office: (318) 257-5113</pre>
<pre>email: <a href="mailto:lweiss@latech.edu">lweiss@latech.edu</a></pre>
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