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Comprehensive
Standard
Reference
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Advising centers in the EducationUSA network provide one of three levels of service: Comprehensive, Standard, and Reference. When searching for an adviser or advising center, it is helpful to know the level of service you can expect. Disclaimer: Centers should meet the majority of requirements (not necessarily all) to receive the designation given to them by EducationUSA.
Comprehensive
- Maintains up-to-date library of reference books/materials
- Adheres to Principles of Ethical Advising and Guidelines on Commercial Agents
- Offers individual advising
- Offers group advising
- Provides information on financial aid
- Advising facilities and services accessible over 20 hours per week, or sufficient hours to meet local demand at comprehensive service level
- Center offers advising staff with college degree (equivalent to US Bachelor's degree). U.S. experience (education or work) preferred.
- Center advising staff proficient in spoken and written English.
- Offers pre-departure information/orientations
- Center serves as liaison with Public Affairs Sections of U.S. embassies & consulates, local government, other organizations
- Offers regularly-scheduled introductory public orientations
- Center provides virtual consulting - basic and in-depth
- Center fully equipped (photocopier, printer, fax, TV/DVD, LCD projector)
- Offers advising through email, web-based, social media, instant messenger, etc.
- Center offers computers with internet access for visitors
- Center has access to video conferencing equipment e.g. internet-based
- Offers workshops on special topics
- Organizes/participates in alumni group activities
- Participates in college fairs, hosting EducationUSA booth
- Organizes college fairs
- Offers assistance to U.S. institutions
- Center conducts outreach to local high schools and higher education institutions
- Center has relationships with local high school counselors and university administrators
- Able to provide orientation on local educational system
- Able to describe and compare U.S. and host country educational systems.
- Able to verify Ministry of Education recognition/certification of local high schools and universities
- Able to facilitate communication with local secondary and tertiary institutions
- Able to organize public presentations for visiting U.S. representatives at off-site locations
- Able to host visiting U.S. representatives for promotional presentation
- Able to organize general U.S. higher education orientation sessions in which US representatives could make presentations
- Able to provide information on local government and foundation scholarships and other financial aid
- Able to display college & university-provided materials
Standard
- Maintains up-to-date library of reference books/materials
- Adheres to Principles of Ethical Advising and Guidelines on Commercial Agents
- Center offers minimum half-time adviser, or sufficient hours to meet local demand at standard service level
- Center advising staff proficient in spoken and written English.
- Offers individual advising
- Provide information on financial aid
- Center provides ability to describe and compare U.S. and host country educational systems.
- Center has relationships with local high school counselors and university administrators
- Can display US college & university-provided materials
- Center has access to video conferencing equipment e.g. internet-based
- Offers pre-departure information/orientations
- Participates in college fairs, hosting EducationUSA booth
- Able to provide orientation on local educational system
- Able to verify Ministry of Education recognition/certification of local high schools and universities
- May offer assistance to U.S. institutions
- Able to organize general U.S. higher education orientation sessions in which U.S. representatives could make presentations
Reference
