Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e6BKDtv16255; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:13:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:13:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5F6C7F4A7177D311A0C6002035687B8E04AEC6@exchange1.sos.state.mo.us> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jones, Karen" <jonesk@sosmail.state.mo.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3028] Re: [NIFL-4EFF:1101] EFF Concerns in R.I. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Status: O Content-Length: 1784 Lines: 36 This is more an aside than an answer, but some years back I had two foreign students who discovered that the US colleges of their choice would not accept their high school diplomas and so did need a GED to gain entrance to college in the US. I don't recall whether getting permission for them to take it was an issue or not, so at least in that state it probably wasn't. Perhaps things have changed, but the answer might be that students with a high school diploma from another country don't usually need a GED, however they should check with the college of their choice. We also had a political refugee who couldn't get records and transcripts from his country of origin so had to take the GED to get into college. (He felt oppressed about this, but he scored so high that he got a good scholarship from the college that previously wouldn't accept him!) Karen Jones -----Original Message----- From: mdryden@esconett.org [mailto:mdryden@esconett.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 8:43 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3025] Re: [NIFL-4EFF:1101] EFF Concerns in R.I. I am trying to give a program some guidelines on which potential GED learners really need the GED certificate. For example, if a student has his high school diploma from a foreign country, he does not need a GED to enter college in the US; if an engineer from a foreign country wants a license here, he does not need a GED--he needs to take the licensing exam in English, and perhaps to fulfill some other requirements. However, if a learner does not have a high school diploma from any country, he needs GED to go to college, for employment, etc. Is there any summary of helpful information, to assist programs in determining if a learner needs the GED certificate, to meet his goals?
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