Academic Standards 
Committee
AGENDA
October 23, 2012, Noon, 
210 AGS

1.  Review and approve 
minutes from October 2, 
2012.

2. Continue discussion 
of how UWRF receives 
transcripts from 
international 
institutions with  the 
potential of developing 
a campus policy. (See 
Minutes from May 1 and 
8, 2012)

Review and discuss the 
following DRAFT policy 
(developed by D. 
VandeYacht, Brent Green 
and others in the UW 
Stytem)

Transcripts issued by a 
U.S. accredited 
institution will be 
evaluated by University 
of Wisconsin-River Falls
(UWRF) Registrar’s 
office with consultation 
of Dean’s Offices, 
Department Chairs, and 
Advisors. Transcripts 
issued by a non U.S. 
institution that do not 
have either a Memorandum 
of Understanding(MOU) or 
an articulation 
agreement with UWRF in 
place need to be 
evaluated by a third-
party transcript 
evaluation service.  The 
purpose of the 
transcript evaluation 
service is to provide 
UWRF with an English 
translation of courses, 
credits and grading 
systems as they appear 
on the foreign 
transcript, as well as 
to verify the foreign 
institution’s 
accreditation. Any fees 
associated with the 
third party evaluation 
service are to be paid 
for by the student.  
Upon receipt of official 
transcripts, and any 
related documentation 
from  the evaluation 
service, the Registrar’s 
Office, with 
consultation of Dean’s 
Offices/Department 
Chairs/Advisors, will 
apply approved 
transferrable credit 
towards academic 
requirements of the 
university. 

Once an evaluation has 
been completed, grades 
will be recorded on the 
UWRF record as they 
appear on the transcript 
from the host 
institution or according 
to the MOU/articulation 
agreement or as provided 
by the transcript 
evaluation service.  
Transfer grades will not 
be calculated in the 
official university GPA. 
Credits and GPA will 
affect the major GPA if 
transfer credits are 
awarded to meet major 
requirements on the 
degree audit. This may 
also affect honors and 
awards.

To assist the student, 
we recommend the 
following transcript 
evaluation services: 
• Educational Credential 
Evaluators: 
https://www.ece.org/ 
•  World Education 
Services, Inc: 
http://www.wes.org/ 
•  American Education 
Research Corporation, 
Inc.: https//www.aerc-
eval.com/    
•  International 
Educational Research 
Foundation: 
https//www.ierf.org/ 
•  AACRAO International 
Education Services 
(IES): 
https//ies.aacrao.org/

3. Review and revise the 
current policy on course 
re-takes.  The current 
policy states that only 
one "W" will be allowed 
per course on a 
student's transcript.  
There is no way to 
enforce this policy 
given present 
procedures.  

4.Adjourn