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Credential Evaluation Report

Name of Applicant:

Date of Evaluation:

Date of Birth:

Evaluation ID:

Purpose of evaluation:

Country of Education:

1. U.S. Equivalence Summary

Credential #1:

Equivalency:

U.S. Credits:

U.S. GPA:

Credential #2:

Equivalency:

U.S. Credits:

U.S. GPA:

Credential #3:

Equivalency:

U.S. Credits:

U.S. GPA:

2. Documents

This evaluation is based on the following documents electronically submitted by the applicant:

Issued By:
Joint Board of Teacher Education / The University of the West Indies
Date of Issue:
Certificate No.:
Issued By:
The University of the West Indies
Date of Issue:
Certificate No.:
Issued By:
The University of the West Indies
Date of Issue:
Certificate No.:

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3. Credential Details: Credential #1

Name of Awarding Institution:	Shortwood Teachers' College
Country:
Admission Requirements:	Pass at least five subjects at the CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate). This is the equivalent of graduation from a college preparatory program at an accredited high school in the United States.
Program:	Early Childhood (Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching)
Grants Access to:
Standard Program Length:
Years Attended:
Year of Graduation:

4. Course-by-Course Analysis: Credential #1

Year	Course Title	U.S. Credits	U.S. Grade

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Year	Course Title	U.S. Credits	U.S. Grade


















TOTALS

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5. Grade Conversion: Credential #1

Original Grade	U.S. Grade
A+ (90.000 - 100.000)
A (85.000 - 89.990)
A- (80.000 - 84.990)
B+ (75.000 - 79.990)
B (70.000 - 74.990)
B- (65.000 - 69.990)
C+ (60.000 - 64.990)
C (55.000 - 59.990)
C- (50.000 - 54.990)
D (45.000 - 49.990)
P (Pass)
E (0.000 - 44.990)

U.S. Grade	GPA Points
A+	4.35
A	4.00
A-	3.65
B+	3.35
B	3.00
B-	2.65
C+	2.35
C	2.00
C-	1.65
D+	1.35
D	1.00
D-	0.65
F/Withdrawal	0.00
PASS/Credit	N/A

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6. Credential Details: Credential #2

Name of Awarding Institution:	The University of the West Indies
Country:
Admission Requirements:	Pass at least five subjects at the CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate). This is the equivalent of graduation from a college preparatory program at an accredited high school in the United States.
Program:	Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
Grants Access to:
Standard Program Length:
Years Attended:
Year of Graduation:

7. Course-by-Course Analysis: Credential #2

Year	Course Title	U.S. Credits	U.S. Grade

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Year	Course Title	U.S. Credits	U.S. Grade











TOTALS

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8. Grade Conversion: Credential #2

Original Grade	U.S. Grade
A (80.000 - 100.000)
B+ (75.000 - 79.000)
B (70.000 - 74.000)
B- (65.000 - 69.000)
C+ (60.000 - 64.000)
C (55.000 - 59.000)
C- (45.000 - 49.000)
D (40.000 - 45.000)
E (0.000 - 39.000)

U.S. Grade	GPA Points
A+	4.35
A	4.00
A-	3.65
B+	3.35
B	3.00
B-	2.65
C+	2.35
C	2.00
C-	1.65
D+	1.35
D	1.00
D-	0.65
F/Withdrawal	0.00
PASS/Credit	N/A

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9. Credential Details: Credential #3

Name of Awarding Institution:	The University of the West Indies
Country:
Admission Requirements:	Bachelor's Degree
Program:	Master of Education (Leadership in Early Childhood Development)
Grants Access to:
Standard Program Length:
Years Attended:
Year of Graduation:

10. Course-by-Course Analysis: Credential #3

Year	Course Title	U.S. Credits	U.S. Grade










TOTALS

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11. Grade Conversion: Credential #3

Original Grade	U.S. Grade
A (80.000 - 100.000)
B+ (75.000 - 79.000)
B (70.000 - 74.000)
B- (65.000 - 69.000)
C+ (60.000 - 64.000)
C (55.000 - 59.000)
C- (45.000 - 49.000)
D (40.000 - 45.000)
E (0.000 - 39.000)

U.S. Grade	GPA Points
A+	4.35
A	4.00
A-	3.65
B+	3.35
B	3.00
B-	2.65
C+	2.35
C	2.00
C-	1.65
D+	1.35
D	1.00
D-	0.65
F/Withdrawal	0.00
PASS/Credit	N/A

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12. References

13. Evaluation Notes

Mr./Mrs. [N/A] was enrolled at Shortwood Teachers’ College from 1994 to 1997.  Founded in 1940,  Shortwood Teachers’ College offers programs accredited by the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (TCJ) and the degrees are granted by The University of the West Indies. Mr./Mrs. [N/A] majored in Early Childhood Education and completed the three-year program in Teacher Education approved by the Joint Board of Teacher Education of Jamaica. She was awarded the Diploma in Teaching by the Joint Board of Teacher Education and the University of West Indies (UWI) in June, 1997. We have reviewed the curriculum of this program to ensure that it is substantially equivalent to an associate’s degree in the United States. This is the equivalent of the U.S. degree of Associate in Teaching Early Childhood Education earned at a regionally accredited college in the United States.

Mr./Mrs. [N/A] continued her study at the University of West Indies from 1999 to 2000. Founded in 1963, the University of the West Indies (UWI) is a public and recognized institution of higher education serving multiple English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean. She was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Education, Second Class Honours Upper Division, by the University of West Indies (UWI) in July, 2001. We have reviewed the curriculum of this program to ensure that it is substantially equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in the United States. This is the equivalent of the U.S. degree of Bachelor of Education earned at a regionally accredited college in the United States.

Mr./Mrs. [N/A] pursued graduate study at the University of West Indies from 2008 to 2010. She majored in Leadership in Childhood Development and was awarded the degree of Master of Education by the University of West Indies (UWI) on October 20, 2010. We have reviewed the curriculum of this program to ensure that it is substantially equivalent to a Master’s degree in the United States. This is the equivalent of the U.S. degree of Master of Education in Leadership in Early Childhood Education earned at a regionally accredited college in the United States.

Credits for the Diploma in Teaching from Shortwood Teachers' College are expressed in contact hours; these were converted to US semester credits using a factor of 15 contact hours per 1 US credit, normalized to 30 credits per year. Credits for the University of the West Indies (UWI) were converted to US semester credits based on a normalization of 30 credits per academic year (60 per degree for the B.Ed and M.Ed components). Practice Teaching for the Diploma was assigned 8.0 semester credits based on an 8-week duration. Grading conversions for UWI were based on the specific undergraduate and graduate scales provided in the academic records, where 50% is the minimum passing mark.

Evaluator

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About AET

Founded in 2009 in Miami, FL, American Education & Translation Services (AET) has established itself as a premier provider of translation and credential evaluation services. AET is a Corporate Member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and a member of the Association of International Educators (NAFSA). Our evaluation services are accepted by the US Federal Government (such as USCIS, FDA, etc), most state governments, some licensing boards, and numerous U.S. institutions of higher education.

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Evaluator Profiles

Luguan Yan, Director of Evaluation

Senior

Mr. Yan obtained his degree of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Nanjing University, the People's Republic of China in 1991 and the degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Miami in 1998.

He worked over 10 years in a prominent evaluation institution as a senior associate director and team leader for Asian-pacific countries. He has completed over 10000 foreign credential evaluations of documents from numerous foreign countries for various universities, licensing boards, U.S. government, and immigration services.

He is a leading expert in the evaluation of credentials from the People's Republic of China and was invited several times to be a keynote speaker to hundreds of admission counselors of U.S. universities for evaluating complex credentials from the People's Republic of China.

Beatriz Y. Pineda Gayon, Evaluator

Ms. Pineda Gayon obtained her degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of the Andes, Colombia in 1985.

She has over 20 years of experience in the field of foreign credential evaluation. She worked as a Senior Evaluator at a prominent international education consultancy, Josef Silny & Associates, from 2001 to 2023, where she succeeded in initial training of evaluators and research of foreign education. She currently serves as an Evaluator for American Education & Translation Services, ensuring accurate credential equivalency assessments according to company standards.

She specializes in the evaluation of credentials from Latin America and Spain, with a specific focus on Spanish-language documents. She has demonstrated expertise in revising evaluation methods to maximize accuracy and has drafted process documentation to standardize bilingual workflows.