IERF’s Evaluation Philosophy

With over 40 years of experience and fluency in all major languages, IERF has successfully issued over 500,000 credentials evaluation reports for over 1,000 colleges and universities, professional organizations, state licensing boards, U.S. government agencies, attorneys and individuals.

With access to IERF's library that comprises over 30,000 publications, an extensive database and the most advanced technology to support and disseminate research, our skilled multinational and multilingual team of evaluators/researchers approaches the evaluation of foreign educational credentials with a thorough knowledge of educational systems both in and outside of the U.S.

IERF's equivalency policy is determined by examining world educational systems, including the U.S., and how a program best fits into the U.S. system.

The salient criteria are:

• entrance requirements to the program
• level of education (primary, secondary, postsecondary)
• content of the program
• purpose of the program (further education, vocational/professional training)
• length of the program of study
• institutional status
• what the credential gives access to in the home country
• practical or clinical components

Each evaluation report represents the considered judgment of at least two qualified credentials evaluators certifying to the validity of the opinion expressed.