Regional Accreditation



Consideration of college credit will only be accepted by institutions that are regionally accredited from the following accrediting agencies:

  1. WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) & Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC)
  2. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC)
  3. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NECHE)
  4. Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (previously North Central Association of Colleges and Schools)
  5. Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
  6. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)
  7. *Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) – no longer accepting coursework completed after July 1, 2019

Foreign Transcripts

Coursework and degrees completed outside of the United States must be evaluated by an approved agency prior to the request for course substitution/pass along. The agencies listed below are approved NACES members:

A2Z Evaluations, LLC
Member since May 2008
Academic Evaluation Services, Inc.
Member since May 2009
Center for Applied Research,
Evaluation and Education, Inc.

Member since March 1987
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Member since March 1987
Educational Perspectives, nfp
Member since April 2003
Educational Records Evaluation Service, Inc.
Member since April 1993
Evaluation Service, Inc.
Member since June 1991
Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc.
Member since March 1987
Foundation for International Services, Inc.
Member since March 1987
Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Member since March 2004
Global Services Associates, Inc.
Member since May 2000
International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Member since May 2006
International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
Member since March 1987
International Education Evaluations, Inc.
Member since May 2018
International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
Member since March 1987
Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants
Member since April 1989
SpanTran The Evaluation Company
Member since April 1996
Transcript Research
Member since September 2011
World Education Services, Inc.
Member since March 1987