10-01-2024, 03:14 PM
(09-15-2023, 10:11 PM)eLearner Wrote:I had a similar experience when trying to get a foreign degree evaluated for work in the U.S. It was frustrating because the evaluators didn’t recognize the full value of the program. I think with programs like the 3,000 ECTS Master Cursos, it’s a gamble—some evaluators might see the value, while others might stick to their rigid standards. It's definitely worth doing some research into how specific evaluators handle degrees like these before committing.(09-10-2023, 06:29 PM)cacoleman1983 Wrote: Probably speculation based on how IEE has evaluated Master Propios in the past, i.e. Universidad Isabel I/ENEB. IEE may evaluate CLEA as a regionally accredited institution / non-accredited program instead of a graduate certificate since it is located in Mexico which is a little different than Spain because Mexican universities can issue degrees without government oversight (RVOE) like Universidad Azteca does frequently for all degree levels. I believe CLEA and Universidad Azteca's degrees would be given the same recognition with the non-accredited program message while Spanish Master Titulo Propios won't get the non-accredited status but rather a graduate studies or certificate recognition.
It depends on what part of the Consortium would be evaluated. Like UI1/ENEB, it is integration by parts type evaluation in regards to one entity of the consortium instead of the whole.
I don't know the quality of the Master Cursos programs, but the 3,000 ECTS one would be a great deal if it's able to get favorable FCE reviews, and it's not that common to see one with that many ECTS attached, so I imagine they are testing that out to see if it gets people over the hump with evaluators like ECE that come up with junk reasoning to deny a foreign graduate degrees their full recognition. A number of U.S. FCEs take the position that 1500 ECTS is only equivalent to 1 year of post-Bachelor's studies. I've only known of that changing with Spanish Master's degrees when they're official, but even then you can find examples from Europe where U.S. FCEs recognized a grad degree from that region as less than that.