Accreditation – Advice

Department of Education Web Site on Accreditation

http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/

   

Check school accreditation here - enter school name

http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp

Fundamentals of Accreditation - What You Need to Know
Click here for more information

www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/accred.htm
     
  Accrediting Agencies – Not Recognized Under GAAP
    http://www.degree.net/guides/non-gaap_listings.html
     
  Accreditation - Description
   

http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/accred-whatis.html

     
 
  Accreditation - Fraud (Fraud, Abuse and Related Problems in Quality of Education)
   

http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/accred-fraud.html
http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/
www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/02/diplomamills.htm

     
  ACT - College Entrance Exam
    http://www.act.org/
     
  Admission Requirements - Graduate and Undergraduate
    www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/admissionreq.htm
     
American Sign Language - Universities that Accept ASL in
Fulfillment of Foreign Language Requirements
http://www.unm.edu/~wilcox/ASLFL/univlist.html
 
  Application Procedures - Undergraduate
    www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/applicat.htm
     
  Application Procedures - Graduate
    http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/graduate/applicat.htm
   
 

 

 

 
  CLEP Exams: College-Level Examination Program (credit by examination)
    http://www.collegeboard.com/clep/
     
  Collegeboard - SAT exam and general college information
    http://www.collegeboard.com/
     
  College Preparation
    http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educational_Levels/Higher_Education/College_Preparation.html
     
  College Search Help
    http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin//CN/ZDispatch?pageName=.cnsearch.custom.index_html
    http://www.GuiaEstudiantiIInternacional.com
     
  Colleges and Universities - Access to Web Sites
    http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state
     
  Community Colleges
List of Community Colleges by State
http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/state/
 

Links from The Educator's Reference Desk

   

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educational_Levels/Higher_Education/Community_Colleges.html

     
    International Student Guide
    http://www.AmericanCommunityColleges.com
     
 
  Conditional Admission - List of links: Schools offering preparation in English prior to official admittance
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2Bconditional%2Badmission&btnG=Google%2BSearch
     
  Credit System Grading
    http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/credit.htm
     
  Chronicle of Higher Education - Newspaper of the Academic World
    http://chronicle.com/
     
  Curricula Planning Based on Internet
    http://www.nici-mc2.org/de_toolkit/pages/lesson_sources.htm
   
 

 

 

 
 

Departing Students (NYU gives valuable information applicable to all new

students coming to the U.S.: immigration status, academics, work)

    http://www.nyu.edu/osl/oiss/documents/tutorialHome/index.htm
     
  Dental Exams and Licensing
    http://www.ada.org/
     
 

Diploma Mills

    Oregon State
   

http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/diploma_mill.html

Federal Trade Commission

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/02/diplomamills.htm

    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/diplomamills.htmt
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/diplomaalrt.htm
     
 
  Distance Education - American Distance Education Consortium: Federal Programs & Grants (list of links to foundations, libraries, U.S. agencies)
    http://www.adec.edu/fed-pgms.html
     
  Distance Learning - Bears'Guides (Information, resources, fraud warnings)
    http://www.degree.net/
     
  Distance Education - Distance Learning
    http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/distancelearning/default.asp
     
Distance Education - Find Fields of Study and Types of Delivery
  http://distancelearn.excelsior.edu
 
 

 

 

 
  Education Guide (Guia Estudiantil Internacional)
    http://www.EducacionGuide-USA.com
     
 
  English - English Dave's ESL Café (links to ESL for students and teachers: idioms, groups, chat, varied)
    http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html
     
  English ESL Skills - Site for help with English
    Click here for more Information
     
  English - National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) - Adult ESL
    http://www.cal.org/ncle/
     
  English Language Programs
    http://www.petersons.com/elp/elpprogs.html
    http://www.cea-accredit.org/zaccredited.htm
    http://www.aaiep.org/
    http://www.uciep.org/
     
  English Language Programs - TEFL Teachers - U.S. Department of State
    http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/
     
  Entrance Exams for U.S. Universities and Colleges - U.S. Department of State
    http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/tests.htm
     
  Essays and Personal Statements - Frequent Errors
    http://www.petersons.com/articles/mar2002-3.html
   
 

 

 

 
  FAFSA - International Students -eduPASS
    http://www.edupass.org/finaid/fafsa.phtml
     
 
  Fields of Study - Areas of Study Offered by Universities and Colleges
Undergraduate
    http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/searches/srchCrit1.asp?sponsor=1
www.petersons.com/educationusa
     
 

Fields of Study - Areas of Study Offered by Universities
Graduate

   

http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel/Search.asp
www.petersons.com/educationusa
http://www.gradschools.com/

     
  Financial Aid, Scholarships - General
    http://www.finaid.org
     
  Financial Aid, Scholarships - Fraud
    http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
     
  Financial Aid, Scholarships - Scams
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html
     
 

Financial Aid, Scholarships - Undergraduates

NAFSA site with multiple links to related information

    http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec/financial_aid_for_undergraduate
     
 

Montana State University offers generous scholarships based entirely on SAT Scores

http://www.montana.edu/international/isss/advisor_news.htm#story1

     
 

Financial Aid - Grants for Women

Website of Michigan State University gives links to numerous external sources of funding

    http://www.lib.msu.edu:80/harris23/grants/3women.htm
     
  Financial Aid, Scholarships - International Students
     
   
Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships - On-Job Training for Journalists - Freedom of the Press around the World
http://www.pressfellowships.org
 

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation

http://www.aauw.org

 

Brandeis University - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

The Feldman Fellowship - MA in Sustainable International Development

http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/sid
 
Center for the Study of Philanthropy, City University of New York
Nonprofit Sector and ONGs, International Fellows Program
http://www.philanthropy.org/
 
De Sardon Glass - U. of Syracuse - Maxwell School - Public Administration and International Relations (Special Assistantships for Peruvians)
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/gai/Programs/dsg.htm
 

FAIMER Institute fellowship program is designed for international medical school faculty who have the potential to play key roles in improving medical education at their schools.

http://www.faimer.org

 
Ford Foundation - International Fellowships Program
http://www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000ifp/index.cfm
 
Ford Foundation - Institute of Estudios Peruanos - Becas de Post-Grado
http://iep.perucultural.org.pe/pcaracteristicas.shtml
 
Fulbright Commission
http://www.fulbrightperu.info
 
General
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNE/us/studyus-finaid.html
 

INABEC

http://www.inabec.gob.pe

 
Inter-American Development Bank - Junior Professional Program (Master's or PhD required) (Among equally qualified candidates preference given to women and under-represented nationalities)
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/jpp%20Package.htm
 
Inter-American Development Bank - Scholarship Programs - [schools located in] Northern Hemisphere Program
Http://www.iadb.org/int/eng/japan_scholarship.htm
 
Inter-American Development Bank - Summer Employment Program - Undergraduates
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/isumemp.htm
 
Inter-American Development Bank - Summer Internship Program - Graduates
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/intern.htm
 
Inter-American Development Bank - Winter Internship Program - Graduates
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/WinterIntern.htm
 

Journalism and/or Media Fellowships

John S. Knight Fellowship - Stanford University

http://knight.stanford.edu/application/intl.html

Nieman Foundation for Journalish - Harvard University

http://www.nieman.harvard.edu

 
OEA - Becas Post-Grado, Pre-Grado, Capacitación, Becas para Educación a Distancia, Préstamos Educativos
http://www.educoas.org/esp/becas/becas1.html
 

P.E.O. Sisterhood: International Peace Scholarship Fund

Graduate Studies - all areas (scholarships for women)

P.E.O. Sisterhood: General application form

http://www.peointernational.org/projects/ips-eligibility.doc

P.E.O. Sisterhood: Specific for Cornell University

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/record.phtml?code=A0238

 

United States Telecommunications Training Institute - Tuition Free Courses

http://www.ustti.orgd StatesnitedBUnited States Tele

 

University of Syracuse - Additional Funding
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ir/irfundop.htm

 
Vollyball Scholarships - Columbia College Undergraduate
http://www.ccis.edu, http://www.columbiacougars.com
 

Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars and The Ford Foundation - Competition for Junior
Post-Doctoral Scholars in the Study of Democracy in Latin America

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/lap

 
World Bank - Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program - Post Graduate Research in Socio-Economic Development
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships/mcnamara/FellowshipsInfo.html
 
    World Wildlife Fund - WWF - Russell E. Train - Education for Nature Program
    http://www.wwf-efn.org
     
  Fulbright Program - Overview
    http://www.iie.org/fulbright/
   
 

 

 

 
  GED (General Educational Development) - U.S. High School Equivalency
    http://www.acenet.edu/calec/ged/
     
  GED (free practice)
    http://www.gedpractice.com/
     
  GMAT - Entrance Exam for Graduate Business Administration
    http://www.mba.com/
     
  GRE - Entrance Exam for Graduate Studies
    http://www.gre.org/
     
 
  Grading System (Page originates in Belgium, contains comment on grades in the U.S. and Belgium. Advising Center of Peruvian Fulbright Commission has special advice on Peruvian grading system for applicants to U.S. schools.)
    www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/grading.htm
     
 

Graduate Magazine Resource

    http://www.AmericanGraduateEducation.com
     
  Graduate Postsecondary Education
    http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/gradposted.html
     
  Graduate School - U.S. News
    http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/bchome.htm
     
  Graduate Study and Research
    http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/studyus-grad.html
   
 

 

 

 
  Higher Education
   

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Educational_Levels/Higher_Education

     
  Higher Education - UNESCO Portal Overview of U.S. Educational System, Accredited Institutions, Credential Assessment, Financial Aid, plus other topics
    http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=51429&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
     
  Humor - Laugh at Courses in this Fake University
    http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm
   
 

 

 

 
IELTS
British English Exam accepted by many U.S. universities
 

http://www.britishcouncil.org/es/peru-education-ielts.htm

   
  Information on Studies in the U.S. (click on "Getting Started")
    http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/tests.htm
     
  Internships
    http://www.councilexchanges.org/jobsusa
    http://www.findajobusa.org/job_hunters/work_usa.html
   
 

 

 

 
  Law - Acceptance of Foreign Degrees in the U.S. - Admittance to American Bar Assoc.
    http://www.abanet.org/legaled/baradmissions/bar.html
    http://www.abanet.org/legaled/publications/compguide2006/chart10.pdf
     
  Letters of Recommendation - tips
   

Berkeley advice to students:

http://ls.berkeley.edu/?q=about-college/l-s-divisions/arts-humanities/diversity/prospective-students/letters-recommendation

   

Berkeley Career Center advice to professors who write letters of recommendation:

http://career.berkeley.edu/Letter/LetterGuidelines.stm

     
 
  Links for Prospective Students - InfoUSA - U.S. State Department (click on choice)
    http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ
    http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ/lkeduc.htm
   
 

 

 

 
 
  Materials for Courses, Texts, Teaching and Learning Resources -
World Lecture Hall
    http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/index.html
     
 
  Materials for Education - Lesson Plans, Pre-K to Higher Education
The Gateway
    http://www.thegateway.org/
     
  Medical Education - Graduate
    http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html
     
  Medical Exams and Licensing
    http://www.usmle.org/
    http://www.ecfmg.org/
    http://iwa.ecfmg.org/    Interactive web application   
    http://www.ecfmg.org/forms/05usmle.pdf        Paper application download    
    http://oasis.ecfmg.org/       On-line applicant status and information system
     
  Medical Meetings and Conferences - Listed by Specialty
    http://www.docguide.com/crc.nsf/web-bySpec
     
  Medical - Residency
    http://www.ama-assn.org/go/freida
    http://www.residencysite.com/
    http://www.nrmp.org/              The Match - National Resident Matching Program
     
  Medical School Applicants
    http://www.accepted.com/medical/medlinks.htm
     
  Medical School Graduates - International
    http://www.acponline.org/img
   
 

 

 

 
  Nursing Exams and Licensing
    http://www.cgfns.org/
   
 

 

 

 
  Portals
   

Educators Reference Desk - Thousands of links to everything about education.
The Information Institute of Syracuse moved its familiar ERIC search engine to the Educator's Reference Desk.

http://www.eduref.org/
 

Links to 40,000 educational resources. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education

http://www.thegateway.org/help/quick-start

 
    http://www.thegateway.org/
     
  Public Schools
   

Search for public elementary and high schools by state, county, zip code, with distance from zip code. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education

http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/

   
 

 

 

 
  Rankings - might not be relevant in your university search
   

U.S. News and World Report links (articles for a fee)

http://www.usnews.com/search/Search?keywords=rankings&searchtype=1

   
 

 

 

 
SAT
 

Undergraduate entrance exam

 

www.collegeboard.org

   
  Selecting a University
    http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/select.htm
     
  SEVIS
    Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
    http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/
    Pay SEVIS fee
    http://www.fmjfee.com/index.jhtml
     
  Statement of Purpose - How to Write
   

Advice from Berkeley

http://ls.berkeley.edu/?q=about-college/l-s-divisions/arts-humanities/diversity/prospective-students/statement-purpose

 
  Structure of U.S. Higher Education - Undergraduate and Graduate
Fulbright Commission Belgium
    http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/struct.htm
     
 
  Study in the U.S.A. - Booklet One Undergraduates:
"If you want to Study in the U.S.A."
    http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/iywts1.htm
   
 

 

 

 
TAX INFORMATION
Understanding U.S. tax for international students
Courtesy of San Francisco State University
  http://www.sfsu.edu/~oip/fortaxguide.htm
   
    Courtesy of University of Binghamton - SUNY
    http://isss.binghamton.edu/emp/taxforms.html
     
    Internal Revenue Service IRS Tax Forms and Publications
    www.irs.gov/formspubs
     
    IRS Form 8843 to be filled in by non-resident alien students and scholars with F or J visas who earned or did not earn money
    http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/portlets/eFormSearch/getDocument.jsp?docId=10078
     
 
  Technology for Education - Integrate Technologies K-12 Classrooms, library media centers, and higher educational levels
    http://www.rtec.org/
     
  TRAVEL AIDS
    Transportation Security Administration - Air Travel
     
    Rules for Carry-on luggage 3-3-1  
    http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm
     
    Permitted and Prohibited Items
    http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
     
  TOEFL iBT
    http://www.toefl.org/