CREDENTIALS EVALUATIONS SERVICE
In 1993, CGFNS developed its Credential Evaluation Service
(CES). The CES is an objective evaluation and reporting service
that analyzes the education and licensure earned outside of
the United States in terms of comparability to U.S. standards
and expectations. This objective evaluation carefully assesses
documents received from source agencies, verifying and appraising
an applicant's educational and registration/licensure credentials.
The resulting CES report serves as a valuable tool for regulatory/licensing
agencies, specialty certification authorities, academic institutions,
immigration attorneys, prospective employers and others. It
also helps qualified applicants demonstrate the merits of
their credentials with regard to U.S. standards, facilitating
their pursuit of educational or career opportunities in the
United States.
Report Advisory
The Credentials Evaluation Service analyzes the credentials
of multiple types and levels of healthcare professionals educated
outside the United States, or with an international educational
background, who wish to pursue a healthcare professional degree
in the United States. Unlike the Credentials Review service
of the Certification Program, which evaluated an applicant's
eligibility for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam and TOEFL, the CES
is designed to provide factual information to assist CES report
recipients in their decision-making. A CES report is advisory
in nature and does not make specific placement recommendations.
Report Users
CES reports are highly beneficial to regulatory agencies (such
as a U.S. State Board of Nursing) prior to licensure; by governmental
agencies prior to immigration; by schools to assist in the
admission or placement of a student working towards higher
education; or by employers to evaluate a candidate's preparation.
These CES report recipients (regulatory/licensing agencies,
specialty certification authorities, academic institutions,
immigration attorneys, prospective employers and others) determine
the level of report needed by the applicants. The CES is useful
for any internationally-educated healthcare professional,
regardless of where the individual was educated or licensed/registered
outside the United States. The fees for the CES are reasonable
and are generally borne by the applicant.
Meeting Diverse Needs
The CES report, customized to meet specific informational
requirements, provides the right set of details to enable
accurate decision-making. Tailoring the report also helps
contain its cost, generally paid by the applicant. The report
includes copies of original transcripts from source institutions
and validations of registration/licensure from the issuing
authorities.
CES Reporting Features
The service offers three levels of reports from which to choose.
The differences among the reports are related to the amount
of analysis undertaken. The decision of which report to select
is generally made by the recipient of the report, i.e., a
university admissions office, U.S. State Board of Nursing,
hospital, etc.
General Report
Information includes entrance requirements and dates of
attendance for completed academic programs, the scope of
practice for attained registration/licensure credentials
and comparisons with U.S. educational and registration/licensure
credentials.
Healthcare Profession and Science Course-by-Course
Report
Information includes all of the data in the General Report
and a course-by-course analysis of all profession-specific
and science coursework. This report also includes information
about other pathways to the same educational/licensure credentials,
where appropriate.
Full Education Course-by-Course Report
Information includes all of the data in the other two levels
of reporting and a course-by-course analysis of all coursework
in an applicant's healthcare/post secondary education. Reports
prepared for academic institutions also include a conversion
of credit hours.
Unique Features of the CES Report
Each report incorporates a careful analysis of each credential
in the applicant's non-healthcare and professional education.
This may include:
- Secondary and post-secondary educational information,
to ensure that the applicant meets all applicable statutory
and regulatory requirements for either academic admission
or professional practice;
- Dates of attendance for each completed educational
program;
- Information on the grading scales used (when applicable);
- Comprehensive professional license/registration information,
to confirm that the applicant has met all practice requirements;
- Verification of the credential source; and
- Bibliographical and reference citations.
The report also includes country-specific background
information on schools and universities the applicant
has attended and details on the language of academic
instruction and textbooks. The service identifies, analyzes
and explains each credential, ultimately presenting
it in terms of its comparability to U.S. standards.
Click
here for information on how to download an application
for the Credentials Evaluation Service.
For more information on the Credentials Evaluation Service,
check out Frequently
Asked Questions about the service.
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