UK to US Education Qualifications

[wee carrington 33]

Hello!

It's been awhile since I've posted here... I didn't know where else to turn, so when in doubt...

My husband (now a US citizen) is interested in going back to Uni here in New York. He was instructed by the SUNY school he's interested in to use a qualification translation service called World Education Services (WES) to prove he has the equivalent of a Regents Diploma (or at least a GED?). He said that this World Education Services has been pretty unhelpful and and difficult to work with.

Does anyone here have any experience with translating their UK education qualifications to US?

I apologize if there is an existing thread on this- it's getting late and I'm beat.

Many thanks!

[Boiler 43,434]

WES is common for Uni's, what UK qualifications does he have, A Levels should be good enough.

[wee carrington 33]

He has: 8 Standard Grades, 3 SCE A level equivalent highers that he earned at college in the UK and some HNC credits. The WES online form only allows him to enter a maximum of five or so qualifications. We were told at the college that we should have everything translated as it may count towards college credit. Also: is WES the best option, or is there another organization we should look at?

[Boiler 43,434]

Uni decides who they recognise so you have to ask them if they use other than WES.

GCE

I would imagine he would get credits as that is definitely well above GED etc.

[wee carrington 33]

Great! Thanks very much for the advice!