Is Multiversidad legit?

[Kal Di]

Thanks for sharing this university with us!

I believe the value of that degree is similar to ENEB. It is unlikely to get a degree equivalent evaluation from NACES or AICE evaluator, but it may get it from Validential. Due to the reputation of California University FCE, many forum members agree that it should be your last option for a foreign credential evaluation.

Multiversidad Mundo Real Edgar Morin has RVOE, but it is a state RVOE rather than a federal RVOE. There is a difference!

A degree with federal RVOE is recognized nationwide and meets the requirements set by the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), which is the federal government’s education authority in Mexico. The federal RVOE is generally required for universities and higher education institutions that want to offer degree programs that will be accepted across the country.

A degree with state RVOE is only valid within the state in which it was issued. This type of degree is approved by the state-level education authority (in this case, La Secretaría de Educación y Cultura de Sonora). The degree is recognized as valid within the borders of that state (i.e. Sonora). Depending on the educational requirements of other state educational authorities in Mexico, it may or may not be recognized in other Mexican states.

If you are from the USA, a state RVOE would be the equivalent to a college that has been approved by the state's department of education to award degrees in that specific state. It may be adequate if you only intend to work for companies based in that state. However, it is still not a U.S. regionally accredited (i.e. federally recognized) degree. If you ever wanted to work for companies based in another state, the degree may or may not be recognized there.  

One graduate had her doctorate degree in complex thinking* evaluated by a NACES evaluator about 10 years ago, and SpanTran's result was that the degree is a "Doctor of Philosphy from a regionally accredited institution of higher education that lacks accreditation in the United States".

While it is true that the university is not accredited by a regional accreditor in the USA, SpanTran has given degree equivalent evaluations to other foreign universities who are not accredited in the USA. I think they were conservative in their evaluation because the university is only accredited by one state in Mexico. As implied before, Validential is a more flexible evaluator, who may offer a degree equivalent evaluation to graduates of that university. 

As of 2022, the price of their doctorate degree in complex thinking* was about $1,300 USD, which I found from another website. Their current price is not published, so you will need to contact them about their current pricing. 


*The raw English translation of the major, "complex thinking", may have partially affected the result of SpanTran's evaluation. As a bilingual expat in Mexico, the name of the degree major "pensamiento complejo" roughly translates to "critical thinking", which is more accurate than the raw English translation, "complex thinking". While there may not be a significant difference in meaning between the two terms, "critical thinking" is the more commonly recognized term.