Query on UK -> USA accreditation

I have accredited membership of the City and Guilds Institute, London, at Member (MCGI) and Licensiate (LCGI), as well as Chartered Membership of the British Computer Society (MBCS CITP).

Although they are not strictly, in the term, degrees, on the UK National Qualification Framework (run by UK Government), the following levels match

MCGI = Accredited MSc
LCGI = Accredited BSc
CITP = Accredited BSc (Hons)

Anyone know of any RA University in the USA which would take these qualifications into serious consideration for part-award to a BSc or MSc program in IT or Computer Engineering?

Many thanks

 

Tumbleweed...

 

I doubt that most US universities have much familiarity with these types of credentials. Alternatively, you might try getting an evaluation from a reputable foreign credential evaluation service; here is one example. If you were armed with such an evaluation, you could approach any US school with it and request transfer credit, and they would probably consider it (depending, of course, on the outcome of the evaluation). The evaluation would likely cost a few hundred dollars.

I was going to suggest ECEI, but they have apparently ceased operations. ECEI was run by ABET, the US accreditation agency for engineering and computer science programs.

 

I tend to agree. US schools, especially private ones, usually have some flexibility about MS admissions, and would likely be willing to consider non-academic credentials. Possibly you might be accepted on a "provisional" basis, or you might be required to "make up" some undergraduate prerequisite courses.

If you have enough work experience to earn these UK credentials, then you may not need a US degree to be marketable here. Many (or most?) US employers in the IT field would probably value the work experience just as highly (or more highly?) than a formal academic degree.