World Education Services
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World Education Services (WES) is a nonprofit organization
that provides credential evaluations for international students
and immigrants planning to continue their studies or work in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1974, it is based in New York City and has regional offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Toronto.
WES evaluates approximately 50,000 credentials a year, making it the largest credential evaluator in North America; the organization has completed over 750,000 evaluations since it was founded.
WES is a charter member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) and a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC).
International Grade Point Average (IGPA) Calculator: An online tool that calculates international grades from over 140 countries into the 4.0 GPA scale commonly used in the U.S.
Automated International Credential Evaluation System (AICES): A customized database developed by WES to evaluate academic credentials; contains information on the education systems of 217 countries, 36,969 foreign institutions, 18,288 academic credentials, and 2,498 grading scales.
Nonprofit organization
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that provides credential evaluations for international students
International student
According to Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development , international students are those who travel to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study. Despite that, the definition of international students varies in each country in accordance to their own national...
and immigrants planning to continue their studies or work in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1974, it is based in New York City and has regional offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Toronto.
WES evaluates approximately 50,000 credentials a year, making it the largest credential evaluator in North America; the organization has completed over 750,000 evaluations since it was founded.
WES is a charter member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) and a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC).
Mission
The mission of World Education Services is to foster the integration of persons educated in foreign countries into academic and professional settings.Products and services
International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP): A WES service that sends certified transcripts and an evaluation report to academic institutions in one package. WES also stores the documents and information indefinitely for future academic or professional use.International Grade Point Average (IGPA) Calculator: An online tool that calculates international grades from over 140 countries into the 4.0 GPA scale commonly used in the U.S.
Automated International Credential Evaluation System (AICES): A customized database developed by WES to evaluate academic credentials; contains information on the education systems of 217 countries, 36,969 foreign institutions, 18,288 academic credentials, and 2,498 grading scales.