Master's degree from a non-recognized institution

[Maty360414]

Will this work Express Entry?

Credential Authentication: Documents were sent directly by the institution
Country: United States of America
Credential: Master of Science
Year: 2017
Awarded By: Full Sail University
Status: ACCSC Accredited (see remarks below)
Major: Game Design
Canadian Equivalency: Master's degree from a non-recognized institution
Remarks: Only institutions accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies in
the United States are regarded by WES as recognized in Canada.


Credential Authentication: Documents were sent directly by the institution
Country: United States of America
Credential: Bachelor of Science
Year: 2015
Awarded By: Full Sail University
Status: ACCSC Accredited (see remarks below)
Major: Game Art
Canadian Equivalency: Bachelor's degree from a non-recognized institution
Remarks: Only institutions accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies in
the United States are regarded by WES as recognized in Canada.

 

[hasithaviduranga]

Nop. Try ICES instead.

 

[Maty360414]

Nop. Try ICES instead.

why ICES?

 

[hasithaviduranga]

They work with the universities and recognize qualifications. WES does not even a university. They just an agency. Rather work with IQAS or ICES affiliated to universes. They communicated with the universities directly and issue favorable evaluations.

 

[Maty360414]

They work with the universities and recognize qualifications. WES does not even a university. They just an agency. Rather work with IQAS or ICES affiliated to universes. They communicated with the universities directly and issue favorable evaluations.

apart from these 2 which other ones do you recommend me?

 

[hasithaviduranga]

apart from these 2 which other ones do you recommend me?

I do not have experience with any other agency. I have experience with only this two. The good thing about WES is they are quicker, cheaper, and they evaluate professional qualifications as Bachelor's Degrees. ICES is expensive. I.e they charge CAD 200 per qualification and they take literally more than 20 weeks. Wheres as WES they take only 3 weeks and CAD 300 or something for all the qualifications. That's all I know from my experience. Hope this helps.

 

[hasithaviduranga]

There are only three agencies that you can use for Express Entry - WES, CES (the ICES the other poster is referring to), and IQAS.

IRCC will not accept an ECA from any other agency (there are exceptions for physicians and pharmacists (and possibly some other special professions), they go through a different process. )

There are 5 agencies now.

 

[hasithaviduranga]

There are 5 agencies now.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=681&top=29

 

[21Goose]

There are 5 agencies now.

You are correct. I was mistaken.

There are indeed five.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/education-assessed/how.html

I'll delete my earlier post so that people don't get confused.

 

[Maty360414]

You are correct. I was mistaken.

There are indeed five.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/education-assessed/how.html

I'll delete my earlier post so that people don't get confused.

Do you know which ones apart from IQAS and ICES might approve ACCSC Accreditation or work with universities more?

 

[21Goose]

Do you know which ones apart from IQAS and ICES might approve ACCSC Accreditation or work with universities more?

No idea. You can try calling/emailing them all and asking.

 

[Maty360414]

No idea. You can try calling/emailing them all and asking.

They all say they don't know the only way of knowing is to apply and wait 20 weeks.

 

[21Goose]

They all say they don't know the only way of knowing is to apply and wait 20 weeks.

I guess then the only way is to search the internet for other people with your exact degree and whether they got it, or to apply and wait.

 

[eanne06]

apart from these 2 which other ones do you recommend me?

Did you ever have this successfully evaluated? My husband's degree is from Full Sail and we got the same results from WES. Wondering which service, if any, you had luck getting an equivalency with.

 

[Maty360414]

Did you ever have this successfully evaluated? My husband's degree is from Full Sail and we got the same results from WES. Wondering which service, if any, you had luck getting an equivalency with.

I did all of them! And they all came non-recognized save your money and time