The purpose of this section is to explain
how ILASO handles the transcripts of North
American students who participate in our
INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICAN programs.
The transcripts must be sent to ILASO from
the foreign universities. Once the transcripts
have been sent to
ILASO,
the Academic Records Department will send
one official transcript to the student's
home (U.S.) university and an unofficial
photocopy to each student.
Each transcript sent to the student’s
university will be accompanied by an ILASO
cover letter providing important information
that will facilitate the job of the transcript
evaluator. The letter includes a translation
of course titles, number of hours of instruction
for each course, and the level of instruction
for each course (i.e. beginning, intermediate,
etc). As soon as the transcripts have been
received by the home university, it takes
approximately two months for universities
to evaluate transfer credits and to update
the student’s academic records. To
transfer the credits, the students must
obtain course approval from their home universities.
ILASO's recommendation is that students
get this approval before departure.
When the
ILASO program
ends, it can be helpful to students to meet
with their teachers to check their grades
before departure. This procedure can help
avoid academic disputes after their program
has ended.
ILASO recommends
that students save all coursework and syllabi
from the courses they complete at the host
university. This can be beneficial to the
students if they contest a grade before
returning to the United States.
The reason for this is to facilitate the
transfer of credits from the host university
to student’s home university after
the conclusion of the program.
TRANSCRIPT INFORMATION
