| (a) It is the responsibility of the board to confirm
that education obtained at colleges and universities outside of the
United States (international education) is equivalent to education
earned at board-recognized institutions of higher education in the
U.S.
(b) The board shall use, at the expense of the applicant,
the services of the University of Texas at Austin, Graduate and International
Admissions Center, to validate, review, and evaluate international
education documents submitted by an applicant to determine if the
courses taken and degrees earned are substantially equivalent to those
offered by the board-recognized institutions of higher education located
in the U.S. The evaluation shall provide the following information
to the board:
(1) Degrees earned by the applicant that are substantially
equivalent to those conferred by a board-recognized institution of
higher education in the U.S. that meets §511.52 of this chapter
(relating to Recognized Institutions of Higher Education);
(2) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour
equivalents earned that are substantially equivalent to those earned
at U.S. institutions of higher education and that meet §511.59
of this chapter (relating to Definition of 150 Semester Hours);
(3) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour
equivalents earned in accounting coursework that meets §511.57
of this chapter (relating to Qualified Accounting Courses);
(4) An analysis of the title and content of courses
taken that are substantially equivalent to courses listed in §511.57
of this chapter; and
(5) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour
equivalents earned in business coursework that meets §511.58
of this chapter (relating to Definitions of Related Business Subjects
and Ethics Courses).
(c) The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate and
International Admissions Center, may use the American Association
of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) material,
including the Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE), in
evaluating international education documents.
(d) Other evaluation or credentialing services of international
education are not accepted by the board.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §511.53 adopted to be effective April 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 2222; amended to be effective February 8, 2017, 42 TexReg 421; amended to be effective June 2, 2021, 46 TexReg 3401 |
