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In article <19960101.235040.22022@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> Kevin Brown <brownk@ARC.AB.CA> writes:
>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

I didn't see the beginning of this thread due to Internet Service Provider 
problems ..... but I can explain what and who does the accreditation in the US.

An accredited academic institution in the US means that the institution is 
accredited by one of the 6 regional accrediting associations that hold 
membership in the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA).   This is 
quite important in the US as many private US colleges and universities are not 
accredited and graduates do not necessarily meet generally regarded standards 
for their degree.  E-mail me if anyone wants the list of associations.

I am less familiar with Canadian accreditation, but I believe that 
post-secondary institutions elgible for student loans/grants in Canada are 
accredited.

Eg.  When I started on my degree by correspondence with U of NY (only 6 
courses left to finish!), they accepted prior business data processing credits 
from Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and educational computing 
credits from UBC as being the equivalent of US accredited university coursework

>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.


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