Using Foreign Transcripts for AA/AS Degrees - Counseling

For Transfer Students

If you only want to transfer to a 4-year institution and are not planning to earn a Traditional/Local Associate Degree from PCC, you should not follow the following steps. The 4-year institutions have their own foreign evaluators and will do their own foreign evaluations.

For AA/AS Degrees at Pasadena City College

1Step 1

For PCC to evaluate and possibly grant credit for coursework completed in another country, you must first complete 12 units at PCC. Next, you need to send your transcripts to one of the three evaluation agencies listed below. The evaluation must be a detailed or comprehensive report that indicates course-by-course review, semester unit, grade, and lower/upper division breakdown.

Evaluation Agencies Accepted by Pasadena City College

	IERF International Education Research Foundation Credential Evaluation Service	ACEI Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute	IESCAREE Center for Applied Research, Evaluations, & Education, Inc.
Address:	10736 Jefferson Blvd #532 Culver City, CA 90230	P.O. Box 6908 Beverly Hills, CA 90212	P.O. Box 18358 Anaheim, CA 92817
Phone#:	310-258-9451	310-275-3530	714-237-9272
Fax#:	310-342-7086	310-275-3528
Website: Email:	Best way to contact and get more information is through their website: www.ierf.org	https://acei-global.org/ https://form.jotform.com/ aceiglobal/contact-us	https://www.iescaree.com info@iescaree.com
How long for evaluation?	15-20 working days	7-10 working days	7-10 working days
Cost:*	$235 Detailed Report with Course Level Identification (Required)	$205 Comprehensive Report (Will Automatically Include Course Level Breakdown)	$205 Comprehensive Report (Will Automatically Include Course Level Breakdown)

*Fees are subject to change and additional fees may apply

2Step 2

After approximately two weeks, the evaluation service will send an official evaluation report to PCC and to the student. The student will then make an appointment to see a counselor. The counselor will submit a "Request for Transcript Evaluation" form to the PCC evaluators.

3Step 3

After the evaluation is completed, the counselor will receive a notification from the evaluator. The counselor will contact the students to review the results.

Important

Depending on the college or university attended, students can receive up to a maximum of 70 units for coursework completed in another country. Associate degree categories that can usually be fulfilled with coursework from another country from the Local General Education Requirements are: Area 2 (Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning), Area 3 (Arts and Humanities), Area 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Area 5 (Natural Sciences with Lab), Area 7 (Lifelong Learning and Self Development).

PCC will not grant credit for the following: Area 1A (English Composition), Area 1B (Oral Communication and Critical Thinking), Area 6 (Ethnic Studies).