CAA programs and international students
We read all 29 programs in this directory for one question. One publishes a process for international applicants. 18 have closed the door in some form — and 12 of those do it without ever mentioning international applicants: they require a prerequisite to be taken at a US or Canadian institution, which rules out coursework done anywhere else however good it is. The remaining 9 take no position at all, and that is not a yes. Ask before you spend anything, because credential evaluation reports are bought per agency and are not refundable.
Programs that publish a process
Their own pages set out what an internationally educated applicant has to do. That is not an admission decision — it means the requirements exist in writing, which most of this directory does not offer.
Closed by a stated policy
These say it directly: they require citizenship or permanent residency, or they cannot sponsor a visa. Some of them ALSO require a US or Canadian prerequisite, which is why they are counted here once rather than twice.
Closed by a prerequisite rule alone
These programs say nothing about international applicants anywhere — the rule is on the prerequisites page, and it requires that coursework be taken at a US or Canadian institution. It rules out coursework done elsewhere however strong it is, and a reader searching for the word "international" would never find it. This is the commonest way a CAA program closes the door.
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CAA programs and international students — FAQ
1 of the 29 programs in this directory publish a process for international applicants. 18 are closed in some form, and 12 of those do it through a prerequisite that must be taken at a US or Canadian institution rather than any statement about international applicants. The rest say nothing either way, which is not permission.
A requirement that the prerequisite coursework itself be completed at a US or Canadian institution. It is usually on the prerequisites page rather than an admissions policy, it rarely mentions international applicants, and it rules out coursework taken anywhere else however strong it is. Read the prerequisite page, not just the admissions page.
Almost certainly, and which one depends on the programs you pick rather than on you. Reports are bought per agency and are not refundable, and programs do not name the same agencies as each other. Decide your list first, then buy the evaluation that covers it.
No. Recommending an immigration route is restricted to attorneys and accredited representatives, and we are neither. We can tell you what each program requires, what it costs, and the date we read it — the immigration question belongs to someone licensed to answer it.
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