Problem with regionally accredited U.S. universities in Europe

German Accreditation

Mintaru,

as you are in Germany, I would like to ask you how could I get my degrees accredited over there? They are from a UK University, I hold a MSc and I am a candidate for a Doctorate in Professional Studies (D.Prof.).
Thanks in advance for your help, if I am off topic could you please PM me?

 

And what exactly does it mean for a degree to be "recognized throughout the state of Florida?"

 

I'm no expert but i would say it simply means it is not illegal. Prospective employers and other universities are free to recognize it, but it is not equivalent to a degree with RA.

TRosel:
Are you sure that there is not a single US state were your degree isn't legal? German laws (t's regulated at German state level) require that a degree is legal in its country of origin, and that literally means the whole country! By the way, I doubt that it is legal to use your degree as Dr. (USA/NCIU) since the same laws also require that a foreign degree has to be used in the originally granted way, unless there is an exception for this degree which is the case with doctorates from US research universities. But NCIU isn't a research university so the only legal way to use your degree should be <name>, PhD(USA/NCIU) [or PhD(NCIU, USA) - there is no strict rule for that sequence], even if it is legal in all US states.

 

Degrees from other EU member countries, as well as degrees from Norway, Switzerland and Iceland, are recognized - not accredited - in all of these countries based on European Union law. But that's really a little bit off topic and the whole process is a little bit complex, depending on your profession. I need a few more informations to help you, so I did PM you.

 

Just to comment on the thread title... There is generally no problem using U.S. regionally-accredited doctorates in Europe, as the original post suggests.

 

Yeah. I concurred. The problem doesn't lies with the regionally accredited degree, but it's the person who is using it, especially using a non-RA/NA degree claiming to be one.