NASBA推出CPA考试海外学历学分评估服务

　　为了方便海外考生进行AICPA报考，NASBA特推出了海外学历学分评估服务，以方便海外考生更方便迅速地的完成学历学分评估，并顺利申请AICPA考试。

　　据此推断，NASBA的学历评估服务相较于美国AICPA考试学历评估机构来说可能会有以下特点：

　　1. 速度更快。NASBA承诺可以在一至两周内完成学分评估，并且评估报告无需转寄可以直接用于CPA考试报名；

　　2. 费用适中。目前公布的评估费用是200美金，相较于ECE的学历评估费用便宜了近一倍；

　　3. 资料要求较为严格。资料要求严格的同时其实时也部分的方便了考生，NASBA要求为会计和商业学科提供课程大纲或课程说明，较其他机构更为繁琐，但它同时接受成绩单的英文公证件，对很多考生来说是一个福音。

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 9, 2012 – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announced today the launch of its newest undertaking – International Evaluation Services. The service, specifically designed for CPA exam and licensure candidates, will provide academic evaluations of international coursework and credentials to applicants who have completed their education outside of the United States.

NASBA's International Evaluation Services (NIES) is a one-stop shop for CPA exam candidates. Under the service, applicants can apply for an evaluation of international credentials and CPA examination in any state that accepts NIES as an approved foreign transcript evaluation service provider. The application process takes approximately 30-minutes to complete with the educational and examination evaluation processed in less than five business days. This means a typical candidate will receive his/her NTS within 1-2 weeks of completing the application and submitting transcripts to NIES. To help guide the candidates through the process, NIES has a dedicated and highly experienced staff, headed by Brentni Henderson-King, that will process applications, provide 18-hours of contact center support and respond to e-mails within one business day.

James Suh, NASBA's Director of Continuous Improvement & Analytics states that, "This combination of accounting expertise, customer focus, and highly efficient application processing will create a service that is unmatched in the industry." When asked why NASBA was entering the business now, he commented, "NASBA began the international evaluation service at the request of numerous state boards that were looking for a standards-based model that focused on their unique needs and emphasized strict adherence to board-established rules and policies. The complexity associated with accurately interpreting their ever changing rules, combined with the rapidly growing population of international examination candidates, makes now an ideal time for us to expand our focus into this area. Not doing so would have neglected one of the most critical stated needs of the individual State Boards of Accountancy, which would have been counter to NASBA's core mission."

Kansas and Washington are among the first jurisdictions to take advantage of the service. Currently, 12 other jurisdictions are in various stages of the approval and implementation process with many expected to be launched by the end of 2012.

Susan Somers, Executive Director of the Kansas Board of Accountancy, said she is excited about the consistency and accuracy that NASBA's services will provide to its CPA exam candidates.

"This service will ensure continuity in the evaluation of foreign transcripts for Kansas exam candidates so that all transcript evaluations will be on an even playing field," said Somers. "We are pleased that NASBA is offering this service and that they will be incorporated into the group of foreign evaluation services accepted by the board."

In addition to the standard international credential evaluation for CPA Examination and/or Licensing, International Evaluation Services will also offer Additional Education and Change in Jurisdiction evaluations upon request.