German university degree Magister Artium

[Givn2fly 2]

Hello vj people!

My US fiancé and I have a k1 petition running. We are not at NOA2 stage yet, only three months into the waiting peiod, but I am starting to prepare for everything that I might need when I move to the States. One of the things that I wonder about is my German university degree. I have studied English and media / communications and after having written a thesis and passed all the exams, have received a Magister Artium degree. I have tried the forum search, but I only found old topics, so I started a new thread. Everywhere I am reading that people had their university degrees evaluated. My question is where can you do that and is it needed anyway? Would a certified / notarized translation of my degree suffice for the US? Do universities do that for you? Also, I wonder what kind of status my German degree puts me into. We do have the bachelor / master system in Germany now, but my degree went according to the old system of Magister Artium / Diplom, both with an intermediate exam that I would somehow equal to a bachelor. I understand that my degree would be something like a bachelor with thesis or a master, but I am not even sure of that ... And I am not sure if I will need it, cause I have been working for 7 years now, and maybe my work experience would be more valuable than my degree, but you never know.

Any help or info is appreciated. Thanks a lot!

Edited June 10, 2012 by Givn2fly

[canadian_wife 1,829]

How many years did you spend in university?

I used World Education Services to evaluate my degree and I found it helpful

Good luck

[Givn2fly 2]

How many years did you spend in university?

I used World Education Services to evaluate my degree and I found it helpful

Good luck

I studied for 8 years But with a term abroad and a paused semester in between and with good end results

Thanks for the tip with WES, I will look further into that.

[Givn2fly 2]

So I checked that site and they want an awful lot of documents directly from the university and I am not sure if that will work after almost 8 years ... I checked my documents again and found a recommendation letter that I got with my certificates. It is in English and it states that my degree equals a Master's degree in the British educational system. Maybe that will be enough? However, I also sent an email to the international affairs office at my university and asked them for advice.

Like I said before, I don't even know if I would need anything like that. I don't know if I want to study again when I'm over there, and even if, I don't think I would need records from my former studies, cause I finished them.

Anyways, I will keep my eyes on this topic and try to find out what would be needed. But if anyone on here has something more to add to the topic, I am glad for any helpful reply

Edited June 10, 2012 by Givn2fly

[pddp 240]

I think your degree quite certainly is the equivalent of a Master's degree here in the US. I would just state it as such in your resume, I don't know if there's an agency here in the US that makes such determinations and gives equivalency certificates?

Can you get an official English translation of your diploma from your university? I would just go with that.

Edited June 11, 2012 by pddp

[canadian_wife 1,829]

I think your degree quite certainly is the equivalent of a Master's degree here in the US. I would just state it as such in your resume, I don't know if there's an agency here in the US that makes such determinations and gives equivalency certificates?

Can you get an official English translation of your diploma from your university? I would just go with that.

World Education Services does, it's their job to do that. Universities use them to make such determinations

Good luck

[missmango 0]

Hi there,

I also used WES, however I needed an evaluation in order to be accepted into an American college program. I guess it'll depend on your future employer, wether he/she wants to see an American eval or not. I don't think so though; it's an official degree, plus you'll have references stating that you have worked for x-amount of years.

[Cora R. Marshall 0]

Hello vj people!

My US fiancé and I have a k1 petition running. We are not at NOA2 stage yet, only three months into the waiting peiod, but I am starting to prepare for everything that I might need when I move to the States. One of the things that I wonder about is my German university degree. I have studied English and media / communications and after having written a thesis and passed all the exams, have received a Magister Artium degree. I have tried the forum search, but I only found old topics, so I started a new thread. Everywhere I am reading that people had their university degrees evaluated. My question is where can you do that and is it needed anyway? Would a certified / notarized translation of my degree suffice for the US? Do universities do that for you? Also, I wonder what kind of status my German degree puts me into. We do have the bachelor / master system in Germany now, but my degree went according to the old system of Magister Artium / Diplom, both with an intermediate exam that I would somehow equal to a bachelor. I understand that my degree would be something like a bachelor with thesis or a master, but I am not even sure of that ... And I am not sure if I will need it, cause I have been working for 7 years now, and maybe my work experience would be more valuable than my degree, but you never know.

Any help or info is appreciated. Thanks a lot!

English translations & evaluation of your German degree as per the US standards is required. I had my degree evaluated by Evaluation World LLC. They are quite good as well as one of the best credential evaluation services when we talk analysis of credentials & customer service.

Just visit their website and fill in the consultation form. They will have a look at your documents absolutely free of cost and let you know what can be done. If things go well, you can even have your credentials evaluated by them. Ask them if you're work experience also counts, as it does if it’s relevant to the field of study.

Wish you luck!

[Givn2fly 2]

English translations & evaluation of your German degree as per the US standards is required. I had my degree evaluated by Evaluation World LLC. They are quite good as well as one of the best credential evaluation services when we talk analysis of credentials & customer service.

Just visit their website and fill in the consultation form. They will have a look at your documents absolutely free of cost and let you know what can be done. If things go well, you can even have your credentials evaluated by them. Ask them if you're work experience also counts, as it does if it’s relevant to the field of study.

Wish you luck!

Awesome, thanks a lot