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Joel:
Document #3014 from the "NAFTA FACTS" publication (available by
calling (202) 482-4464, states the following on page 32 of 36.  For
entry into the USA under the NAFTA agreement as a "Computer Systems
Analyst", the minimum education requirements and alternative
credentials include "Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post
Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years
experience.

Of note at the bottom of the page under a description of Post
Secondary Diploma read as follows "means a credential issues, on
completion of two or more years of post secondary education, by an
accredited academic institution in Canada or the United States".  As
the agreement doesn't state what an accedited academic institution is
or who does the accreditation, quoting this agreement and page number
or better yet having a copy, may provide a graduate of an CIPS accredited
university or college computer science or computer technology
program with sufficient qualifications for entry.

It will be interesting to see if an I.S.P. holder graduating from an
accredited institution in Canada can use this information to gain
entry for work purposes.

Kevin Brown,
CIPS National President


Kevin Brown, I.S.P.
President,
Canadian Information Processing Society