Applicants for Georgia Certification
Applicants for Georgia certification who have attended colleges or universities outside the 50 U.S. states or the
District of Columbia must provide the GaPSC with a foreign credential report which includes English translations
and information showing detailed, course-by-course evaluations and appropriate U.S. degree equivalency.
Translations alone, or incomplete provisional evaluations based on unofficial copies of documentation will not be
accepted.
Please note: With the exception of Puerto Rico, coursework or degrees completed in U.S. territories,
possessions, or commonwealths such as the U.S. Virgin Islands must be documented on a foreign credential report
in order to ensure that the applicant receives full and accurate credit.
If the courses/degrees earned outside the U.S. are unrelated to the Georgia certificate being requested and a
subsequent degree has been received from a GaPSC-accepted accredited U.S. college or university, submission of the
foreign credential report is optional, but encouraged.
The foreign credential report MUST be an independent review prepared by an agency approved by the GaPSC. These agencies are private enterprises that charge a fee for their services and that expense is the responsibility of the applicant. The following agencies are GaPSC-approved. Reports from any other agency will NOT be accepted.
- Josef Silny & Associates International Education Consultants
7101 SW 102nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33173
email: info@jsilny.org
Web: https://www.jsilny.org/
Phone: (305) 273-1616
- International Education Evaluations Inc.
7900 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd
Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28227
email: help@myiee.org
Web: https://myiee.org/university/georgia-professional-standards-commission
Phone: (704) 772-0109
Fax: (704) 545-2484
- The Evaluation Company
(Formerly SpanTran)
2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 451
Houston, TX 77057
email: docs@evalcompany.com
Web: www.evalcompany.com
Phone: (713) 266-8805
Fax: (713) 789-6022
- Educational Perspectives
PO Box A3462
Chicago, IL 60690-3462
email: info@edperspective.org
Web: http://www.edperspective.org/index.php
Phone: (312) 421-9300
Fax: (312) 421-9353
- Institute of Foreign Credential Services
12 Cedar Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
email: info@ifcsevals.com
Web: https://ifcsevals.com/
Phone: (914) 693-2840
The completed foreign credential report should be uploaded as part of the online application package submitted through your
MyPSC account.
Foreign Credential Report Provider Approval
Should you represent a foreign credential report provider seeking to become GaPSC-approved, please review the following
requirements that must be met to ensure our partners are held to the highest standard while maintaining policies that closely
mirror our own:
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National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) membership.
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Position which maintains 3-year bachelor’s degrees completed abroad under the Bologna Agreement to be equal to 3 years
of U.S. post-baccalaureate study, and therefore not equivalent to 4-year U.S. bachelor’s degrees.
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Evaluations based on original documentation in lieu of photocopies unless original documents are deemed unobtainable
due to extraneous circumstances in the country of origin.
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Translations of original documentation performed in-house, or by certified translators only.
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Grade point average equivalency calculations included in evaluations.
If the company you represent meets the above, you may request a review through our
Contact Form by selecting the option that affirms you are a
representative of a state/private agency, or otherwise not seeking certification and a MyPSC/Certification ID does not apply.