continuing education, foreign transcript evaluation, wgu

Published

Hello,

i am planning on doing my RN to BSN through WGU. I filled in the application today, they have told me to submit a transcript evaluation through an an accredited educational credential service that is a member of either the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICES). I looked at the list and there are a whole lot to choose from.

I am a foreign graduate from Nepal.

If anybody has used NACES or AICES please help me. I want to know which one you used, how much it cost, and how long did it take.

Please help me out.

I was surprised that they don't accept CGFNS evaluation.

I would be grateful.

Thank You.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Unsure if you are still searching. Whatever you do, do NOT use WES.

I repeat, do not use WES!!!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to Nurse Registration

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Did you have any luck finding evaluation service? I am having the same issue and don't know which one gives the most credits. You are lucky you don't have to go through CGFNS, I heard bad things about them.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Hello is there a reason why you don't recommend WES? Just curious, because I am looking for an evaluator. Their pricing seems reasonable. Thanks.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I recommend using ERES above all other eval companie if your state will honor there eval...I dont understand why 48 other states require cgfns...and do not honor other eval companies...cgfns isnt all that good...

Up Vote Up Vote ×

don't uses ECE. I just received mine, I couldn't believe how low their evaluation was, when in fact I didn't have grades below 82 back in the Philippines. I am not sure about WES.

I'm so pissed with ECE cause now I have a slim chance of getting my Master's

Does anyone have any recommendation?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I've used WES eval for all CE purposes and it's worked just fine

Up Vote Up Vote ×
On 11/3/2018 at 9:54 PM, Success2011 said:

Hello is there a reason why you don't recommend WES? Just curious, because I am looking for an evaluator. Their pricing seems reasonable. Thanks.

My state evaluates independently of these organizations.
As far as WES is concerned...
WES completed a low level evaluation without refunding the higher price I'd paid for the thorough evaluation. They simply notified me of their downgrade and ignored my complaints. Then, they send me a FedEx letter a few lines long stating I'd received my nursing degree by shadowing nurses in a hospital for two years.
I'd laugh if it was absolutely not funny.
My hours in school were full time 40h/ week annual (one month vacation) for 3 and a half years, we had to do original research (document/ qual/ quant) and produce a written "thesis" that was argued in front of a jury chosen according to the subject we'd chosen, and we also covered over 2K hours of clinicals, had clinical practical exams similar to med school.. etc.. While waiting for my RN I squatted a local BSN program for a semester as a guest student, just in case this would be asked of me later. I was placed with upper classmen and I was shocked at how little coursework and clinical hours they had compared to my nursing program abroad. In my country, we exit nursing school well prepared to take on a nursing role. It seems that schooling for new grads in the US continues for the first 3-6 months of employment.
What I cannot understand is how another nurse with the exact same educational program as mine had received a more adequate WES evaluation (equivalent to BSN they had concluded). My school was even more demanding than hers ^^ (only 50% success rate).
Yet it was absolutely impossible for me to reach people or convince them to give me a refund or correct the bogus shabby "evaluation" that had not reflected an ounce of my transcripts and real schooling.
I mean WOW!? Am I supposed to just explain that to schools or any employers who might have asked for an evaluation?
There is definitely a very large need for better fluidity in international mobility of nurses.
I worked in an ICU managing machines or procedures that in the US are reserved for respiratory therapists or dialysis specialists, et al.. and I've been asked in interviews if in my country of study nurses started IVs...
We have electricity too, yes....
It's frustrating as heck and I completely regret having gone through the process to obtain my RN in the US.. I should have simply applied to a direct entry masters program (which are closed to people already hiding RNs)

PS The complaints online for WES are endless. Examples include a PhD in economics or something returned by WES as a masters in an entirely unrelated subject...

PPS I wish that I had moved to Texas. My impression is that they manage foreign applicants better than many other states. For example, ALL must complete a 6 month proctored clinical. What an excellent idea. It's a perfect way to be certain of an applicant's qualifications, PLUS for the applicant to already have a foot in the door at a potential employer's...




Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion