04-14-2023, 12:58 AM
(04-11-2023, 05:58 PM)eLearner Wrote:(04-11-2023, 04:18 PM)IHatePickingUsernames Wrote: ... so I know how to work around them. <evil grin>
One way to work around them is not to use them. For all of the talk we have about FCEs, and it is a very necessary discussion, most of us will never actually need one.
Your take on how the FCEs are intentionally acting as gatekeepers in an unfair way is one I've read some others have, and I don't doubt it. There are degree programs that operate much the same way here in the United States, but no issue with those. Yet, when it comes from another country, suddenly they're everything from Bachelor's degrees to certificates. We are however assuming that is the general stance of NACES FCEs without being entirely sure. After all, we've only seen evaluations from a few.
The evaluators could make this easier by spelling out what they will or won't do with Propios, but only a few do that publicly. The rest are fully content with you spending your money and wasting it to be told they won't deem your Master Propio equivalent to a U.S. Master's degree, or at least not an accredited one.
I won't need one for the foreseeable future. But, if I ever do I'm fine with it being evaluated as graduate credits.