Glossary of Terms

It is a form of authentication issued to public documents for use abroad in countries that participate in the Hague Convention of 1961.

Attested Copy, also known as Certified Copy or Certified True Copy, it is a copy of an original document along with a signature from the certifying representative and a stamp from the issued authority who must confirm its authenticity.

Although Certificate, Diploma and Degree Certificate may have some differences on definition, they all generally refer to a document that is issued after completing classes and training in a specific area of skill or by passing an examination.

Course by Course Evaluation is a comprehensive evaluation, includes the institution(s) attended, dates of attendance credential(s) earned, and U.S. equivalence(s). It also lists all courses detail (converted grade, semester units, course level in U.S. standard).

Although Course Description, Syllabus (descriptive) and Curriculum (prescriptive) may have small differences on definition, they all generally refer to a document that is set out by an institution or exam board to describe detail information (including course content, breakdown of topics covered, theoretical hours, practical hours, etc.) for specific courses.

Course Level Identification refers to the level of a course. (Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary / undergraduate, Graduate.) Additionally, in Post-secondary level, each course can be designated as Lower or Upper Division depends on its content.

Credential is a qualification, achievement or competence, such as a certificate, degree, diploma or even completion of few courses.

It is a document accompanying a European higher education diploma along with a standardized description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies completed by its holder.

Document by Document Evaluation, also known as General Evaluation, is a basic evaluation, includes the institution(s) attended, dates of attendance credential(s) earned, and U.S. equivalence(s). It doesn’t list any courses detail.

A document that has been determined as falsified, not authentic or not genuine.

GPA is calculated based on the grades and units earned by individual. It represents the overall quality of the course work.

Although Notarized Document generally refers to saying that the facts contained in the document are true (depends on where it was notarized), it will not always be accepted as an official original document for evaluation.