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Websites for Transfer Specialists-
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| AACRAO, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
Officers http://www.aacrao.org/ A nonprofit, voluntary, professional association; provides professional development, guidelines, voluntary standards to be used by higher education officials regarding the best practices in records management, admissions, enrollment management, administrative information technology and student services; provides a forum for discussion regarding policy initiation and development, interpretation and implementation at the institutional level and in the global educational community AARTS (Army) transcript http://aarts.army.mil/ Army's transcript service Air Force transcript http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp Community College of the Air Force American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu ACE is the nation's unifying voice for higher education; serves as a consensus leader on key education issues; seeks to influence public policy through advocacy, research and program initiatives; fosters collaboration and new partnerships within and outside higher education AP Exams and Course Equivalencies for Colleges and Universities in Minnesota http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Academic_Excellence/Postsecondary_College_Prep/ Advanced_Placement_Intl_Baccalaureate/index.html Advanced Placement (AP) exams are available to high school students. Meeting minimum scores on AP Exams may allow student to earn college credit. CAEL Council for Adult and Experiential Learning http://www.cael.org National nonprofit international organization; creates and manages effective learning strategies for working adults through partnerships with employers, higher education, government and labor Coast Guard transcript http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/ve/official_transcript.asp U.S. Coast Guard Institute College Board http://www.collegeboard.org SAT, AP, CLEP, Accuplacer, College Search, Questionnaires, Financial Aid information College Source on line (subscribe for 10 days free!!!) http://www.collegesource.org/ Virtual library of college catalogs (over 30,000) including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools; goal is to assist in the placement and transfer of students to other academic institutions by making the college catalogs easily available Council for Higher Education Accreditation http://www.chea.org/ A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutions and programmatic accrediting organizations DANTES Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/danteshome.asp?Flag=True Mission is to support the off-duty, voluntary education programs of the Department of Defense and to conduct special projects and development activities in support of education-related functions of the Department DARS - Degree Audit Recording System, Minnesota http://www.dars.mntransfer.org/ DARS allows the electronic evaluation of academic records toward student's academic goal. The website provides general information, support and documentation, training, project reports FAFSA Federal School code look up list http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0607/fslookup.htm Search/verify Federal School Codes FERPA, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html FERPA is the Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. IB Credit Policies & Course Equivalencies in Minnesota Colleges and Universities http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Academic_Excellence/Postsecondary_College_Prep/ Int''l_Baccalaureate_(IB)/index.html IB International Baccalaureate http://www.ibo.org http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Academic_Excellence/Postsecondary_College_Prep/Int__l_Baccalaureate_(IB)/index.html Leader in the field of international education, non-profit, works with over 1500 schools to develop and offer three challenging programs: Diploma (ages 16-19), Middle Years (ages 11-16) and Primary Years (ages 3-12) Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge (ISEEK) http://www.iseek.org Explore Careers (find careers, industries, career counseling services) career assessments, Plan Education (find schools, programs, courses, areas of study) Find a Job (Minnesota Job Bank, Find businesses, salary information, job seeker services), Grow Your Business (Minnesota Job Bank for employers, find employer services, employment data) Minnesota CAS (Course Applicability System) http://www.minnesotacas.org Can find course equivalency guides and obtain planning guides for participating transfer schools; can enter courses and see how they transfer to participating schools Minnesota Office of Higher Education http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/ Cabinet-level state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to post-secondary education; clearinghouse for data, research & analysis of post-secondary enrollment, financial aid, finance and trends; grants, loans, savings, reciprocity; provides educational statistics on students Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) http://www.mnscu.edu/ Information for Students, Faculty, Staff, Business and Industry, Media; System Information, Board of Trustees, Board Policies, Job Opportunities, System Directory, System Publications, links to institution websites Minnesota Transfer http://www.mntransfer.org Official guide for seamless transfer in Minnesota Higher Education; partnership with North Dakota, Private Colleges, University of Minnesota, Wisconsin; Transfer Resources, MnCAS, Tips for Transfer, Student Services, High School Students, Educators & Advisors Minnesota Transfer Curriculum http://www.mntransfer.org/MnTC/MnTC.html Provides information about the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum including general information, guidelines, goal information, links to campus MnTC, original agreement, interpretation of legislation, and checklist for evaluation criteria MnSCU Public Listserv List http://www.its.mnscu.edu/technical/listservlists.html MnSCU ITS collaborates with campus staff, faculty, presidents and the Office of the Chancellor to meet their information needs and the needs of external customers and stakeholders by providing quality, timely, reliable IT services and a solid infrastructure; site provides list of public listservs MnSCU service sites http://www.mnscu.edu/System/Links/MnSCULinks.html Provides web links to MnSCU Divisions, Offices, websites NAFSA:Association of International Educators http://www.nafsa.org Member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities; have three foci: create/disseminate knowledge; influence public policy; maintain a strong association National Association of Credential Education Services homepage http://www.naces.org Association of private foreign credential evaluation services committed to formulating and maintaining ethical standards in the field of foreign educational evaluation; provides list of organizations that evaluate international transcripts National Library of Education http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/ U.S. Department of Education: U.S. Network for Education Information, interagency and public/private partnership-mission is to provide official information assistance for anyone seeking information about U.S. education and for U.S. citizens seeking authoritative information about education in other countries NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association http://www.ncaa.org/ Voluntary organization through which nation's colleges and universities govern their athletics programs Peterson's homepage http://www.petersons.com Helps connect individuals, educational institutions, and corporations through books, websites, online products and admissions services; information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation and career exploration Prior Learning web links on MnTransfer.org http://www.mntransfer.org/PriorLearning/Credit_for_Prior_Learning_Def.html Links to AP, CLEP, Credit for Life Learning/Work Learning, Credit for Non-Regionally Accredited Institutions, DANTES, Department Exams, Internship Credit, Military, IB, ACT, SOC SMART Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/transcript.html Provides military occupations held, college-level examinations, completed, military training courses, ACE recommendations TCP - Transcript Credit Practices Transcript Credit Practices Online is now available to AACRAO members. TCP reports the transfer acceptance practices of reporting institutions regarding credit awarded by other colleges and universities. Searches define highest offered degrees, institutional affiliation, program type, institutional accreditation, and specialization accreditation. Tech Prep http://www.cte.mnscu.edu/hstocollegetrans/hscollegeindex.html To act as a catalyst, bringing together internal/external people and funding resources to achieve MnSCU and MnSCU collaborative partner goals Universities Worldwide http://univ.cc/ Searchable database of universities around the world; links to college/universities websites World Fact Book http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ Information about countries: introduction, maps, profiles, geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, military, transnational issues World Higher Education Database (WHED) http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/index.html Includes information available on higher education systems of some 180 countries and territories worldwide |
Updated: 04/29/2008