Advice needed - Non-Citizen; US L1 Visa; Want to go into Supply Chain Management

[themellopez]

Welcome!
Do you have any transcripts from your original school? If it isn't in English, you first need to have it translated and then evaluated with GPA equivalent by an approved ACEI evaluator which will cost around 200 USD. Translations of foreign language transcripts will cost a further 65 USD.

There has been prior discussions of this specific degree on this forum, you might want to use the search function and check them. People here will likely suggest to get an UMPI Business degree with a minor of your choice. Starting with Sophia will be a first step and continue accruing pre reqs for the degree you end up choosing. If you speak fluent Tagalog, you could get the maximum score on the speaking ACTFL exam and get 12 credits, 6 of them being UL credits.

Thank you so much for your advice!
I can get transcripts from my previous university in the Philippines, and that will be in English.

So it would be ok to start Sophia/ Study.com exams even before I enroll in, say, UMPI, right?
Yes, I do speak Tagalog, so it's good to know that I can possibly get credits for that.

So in terms of next steps for me then, it would be:
(1) Get transcripts and have them evaluated.
(2) Get started on Sophia/ Study.com tests. (Do I need to wait for #1 to be completed before I proceed to this step?)

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@themellopez, Welcome to the board, great intro post with most of the addendum and template details... Answers are below.
1) Foreign credential evaluation, academic and/or classes completed from any institution should be evaluated for US RA equivalency
2) No, any recommend public/state institution would be ideal as first choice, private/non-profit would be my second choice
3) I don't think there are, you'll have to dig into anything that may come up from the college/institution you're interested in
4) UMPI, TESU, and basically the ones we currently recommend and have a subforum for
5) You need to apply after you get an academic evaluation completed, you'll know where you stand

Thank you so much for answering each of these questions! I will keep you posted on my progress here.