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NACES® member organizations demonstrate a high level of expertise in the evaluation of foreign educational documents, maintain a significant professional involvement in such organizations as NAFSA:  Association of International Educators and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and have an extensive, current reference library containing pertinent resources regarding foreign educational systems and credentials.

Organizations qualify for membership by fulfilling member criteria, including:

  • The organization must be private and independent.

  • The organization must have a current library of standard references in the field of international education with an emphasis on credentials evaluation.

  • Its senior evaluators (i.e., those making decisions concerning the equivalence of foreign educational qualifications to education in the United States) must have not less than five years of full-time substantive, supervised experience in foreign student admissions or foreign credential evaluation work covering all levels of education.

  • Its evaluators must be active members of relevant professional organizations and must share their expertise and the results of research with professional colleagues via conference presentations, workshops, publications, or training sessions.

  • Staff members must follow the NACES® standards of professional ethics.

Details concerning the full criteria for membership are listed in the Application for Membership.

Applying for membership
NACES® membership is offered only after a rigorous screening and selection procedure has been completed.  Organizations interested in applying for NACES® membership should write to the NACES® Membership Chair and request an application.  Please contact the Membership Chair regarding the deadline for the submission of applications.  Applications are reviewed at the NACES® Annual Meeting the following year. 

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