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Buchen, Irving H.; Le Cornu, David John – Distance Education and Training Council, 2005
In this paper, the authors discuss the issue of academic equivalence as it applies to international transfer of credit. They describe the history of the problem, list factors that encourage diversity and those that promote uniformity, and review and evaluate possible solutions, which may involve either turning over equivalence to outside certified…
Descriptors: College Credits, Transfer Policy, Higher Education, Distance Education