The WES Evaluation Process
An educational institution refers an applicant with a degree from outside the United States to WES.
A WES evaluator is assigned, who then verifies all required and relevant documents.
The WES evaluation consists of two equally important components: document validation and credential analysis.
Document Validation
WES policy and requirements on documents reflect the organization's expertise and its many years of experience with
international educational credentials. WES evaluations are based on official educational credentials issued by
recognized institutions. WES prepares evaluations only after it receives all the necessary credentials in the required
mode and format. Document requirements that are specific to each country are spelled out at this link.
WES requires that documents be received directly from the institutions that issue them. When necessary, WES submits
credentials to be verified by the issuing institutions.
The Evaluation Report
The WES evaluation report identifies each credential in terms of its principal elements: name of credential, requirements
for entry and program length, and expresses an equivalency in terms of U.S. education.
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Courses and Credits
The course-by-course portion of the WES evaluation lists all the subjects completed in connection with
a specific program at the post-secondary level. Each subject is assigned a US semester credit and grade equivalent, and
the levels of undergraduate courses are further designated as upper- (U) or lower- (L) division.
WES uses the following formula to calculate a GPA.
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