International Admissions
Evaluation of Foreign Education Credentials
International students who are admitted and enroll at ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ will automatically receive a $300 scholarship to support the cost of the NACES evaluation. Please note that the $300 scholarship will be applied to the account. Evaluation of Foreign Credentials College level work completed outside of the U.S. requires a course-by-course evaluation by a NACES-accredited credential evaluation service. Preferred evaluation services include TEC; World Education Services (WES); Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), IEE. Account creation instructions for each service can be found within the applicant's portal. When ordering your credential evaluations be sure to designate ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ as the recipient of all the credential evaluations. The electronic evaluation report will be delivered directly to ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥.
As a part of your application to ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥, you are required to submit a credential evaluation of your foreign education credentials. You may wish to consider using one of the NACES member companies listed below.
SpanTran
Ordering Evaluations using SpanTran
is a NACES member company that has created a custom application and discounted rate for University of Akron applicants to receive a course-by-course evaluation of their non-U.S. transcripts. Please apply to through this custom application.
World Education Services (WES)
Ordering Evaluations using WES
Please visit and select the following option:
- Course-by-Course Evaluation
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
Ordering Evaluations using ECE
Please visit and select the following option:
- Course-by-Course Evaluation Report
Carefully review the as they vary by country.
When ordering your credential evaluations, be sure to designate ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ as the recipient of all the credential evaluations. The electronic evaluation report will be delivered directly to ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥.