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Report of Educational Equivalency

AFFIDAVIT OF ACCURACY

I certify that this evaluation of educational equivalency based on credentials from Egypt,submitted by Shafik Mohamed ELASHRI, is true and correct according to the content ofthe documents submitted, that this report has been researched and written in accordancewith professional standards within the field of international education, and that SDREducational Consultants adheres to the profussional codes of ethics and practiceestablished for research in international education.

*Name as it appears on documents: Shafik Mohamed Shafik El-Ashri Mohamed

Valid only when signed by the evaluator and if embossed on each page with the dry seal ofSDR Educational Consultants.

lssued in Houston, Texas USA, on the 11th day of December of 2012.

Attested:

oW )ftSandra Dyson Rodrfguez, M. A.A'CTASSOCANON OF INTERNANONAL C REDENTALS ANALUATORSATTA MERICAN TTIA'VSI.ATORS ASSOCIITO'V

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SDR Educational Consultants Foreign Educational EquivalenciesDecember 11,2012File No. 1412E15019

Report of Educational EquivalencyStatement of EquivalencyShafik Mohamed ELASHRI

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U.S. Educational Equivalency: Mr. Elashri completed education comparable to a Bachelor ofBusiness Administration in Management lnformation Systems as awarded in the U.S. for bothacademic and professional purposes.

Credential: Bachelor of Business Administration in Management lnformation Systems with anapproximate overall grade point average of 3.50/4.00

Documents (photocopies submitted bv client. unauthenticated - see notes):1. Academic Record (transcript), 2007 lo 2011 course studies, issued by Modern

Academy, Maadi, Metro Cairo, Egypt, dated May 10,2012;2. Provisional Certificate, awarded the Bachelor of Management lnformation

Systems, issued by Modern Academy, Maadi, Metro Cairo, Egypt, dated July 31,2011.

Proqram: Bachelor degree programs in Egypt typically require four years of studies beyondcompletion of eleven to twelve years of primary through secondary education.Country: Egyptlnstitution: Modern AcademyRecoqnition: Established in 1993, Modern Academy is a private institution of post-secondaryeducation located in the Metro Cairo area of Egypt. lt was granted accreditation by theMinistry of Higher Education (MOHE) in Egypt for computer science specializations at thebachelor degree level in 1993, with further accreditation granted in 1996 by the MOHE for itsremaining bachelor degree programs in business and economics.

U.S. Recommendation: Mr. Elashri completed education comparable to a Bachelor of BusinessAdministration in Management lnformation Systems as awarded by a regionally accredited institutionin the U.S. For academic purposes, he is eligible to apply for admission to graduate or otherundergraduate programs in the U.S., and for professional purposes he may seek positions asthe holder of a U.S. Bachelor of Business Administration in Management lnformation Systems.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Gradinq Scale: Grades are awarded on a letter scale from A to F. For conversion to the U.S. lettergrade/quality point scale, the following is recommended: Excellent (85-100%) = A (4.00); VeryGood (64- 84%1= A- (3.67); Good (65-74o/o) = B (3.00); Pass (50-64ok) = C (2.00); Fail (0-49%) = t(0.00).

Approximate grade point average: 3.50/4.00

For additional information or if typographical errors are found, please contact SDR EducationalConsultants within thirty days.

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Foreign Educational Equivalencies

This report contains 3 pages. The dry seal of SDR Educational Consultants is embossed on each page.

The evaluator's signature on the Affidavit of Evaluation page attests the accuracy ofthis evaluation.

SDR Educational Consultants subscribes to the standards and guidelines of national professional organizations concerned with

international education in the US. As a long{ime member of these organizations, we adhere to their codes of ethics for professional

practice. lf more information is required, please contact SDR Educational Consultants.if documents presented to us are iound to be inaccurate, altered, or untrue in any way, we reserve the_right_to retain originals and to

notify all whom we deem to be interested parties of the deiails of the misrepresentation. PHOTOCOPIES of documents mav not

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DJe to tie differences between U.S. anO foreign education systems, the evaluations do not necessarily equal the same number of

credits, years of study, grades, and degrees/titles granted in the country of origin.

Academic equivalenciei indicate the iomparailJlevel of formal education completed in a country outside the US. Professional

equivalencies take into consideration the formal education completed and employment or other professional activities. Academic

equivalencies should be interpreted as valid for purposes of further study and employment in the US while professional equivalencies

indicate eligibility for professional employment and may be subject to approval by the admitting instiiutional or professional licensing

board.lndependent evaluations are advisory in nature and are based on the best information available through international education

research. The admitting institution, office, or agency must determine, based on the information provided herein and on its internal

policies, whether to accept or reject recommendations of this and all evaluations of foreign educational credentials.

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Sfudenfs in EdiCationat tnstitutions in the united Stafes. Washington DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and

Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 1 988.Country Education profites: The Subcontinent and Middte East. Egypt. Canberra, Australia: National Office of Overseas Skills

Recognition (Australian Government Publishing Service)' 1991 throughl-996.A Guideio Eduiational Systems Around the Wortd. Washington, DC: NAFSA: Association of lnternational Educators, 1999.

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Wlshington, DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 1994.

Handbook on the ptacement of Foreign Graduate Siudents, lggo Edition. Washington, DC: National Association for Foreign Student

Affairs.lnternationat Handbook of tJniversities, Fifteenth Edition. Patis: UNESCO House; London: Macmillan Reference, Ltd. New York:

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lnternational Association of Universities, 20'10.

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Admissions Section (ADSEC) Trainer Corps, 2000; Advanced Trainer Corps Training, 2001,2004,2005AAGRAO: American Association of collegiate Registrars and Admissions officersSANDRA DYSON RODRIGUEZ

Master of Arts, Spanish Linguistics; Bachelor of Arts, Honors in English Linguistics. SDR Educational Consultants: Foreign Educational Evaluations and Babel Translations Owner, Translations and Evaluations of

foreign and domestic educational documentation; since 1999. Rice University, lnternational Student Advisor 1997-1999. SpanTran Educational Services, Co-Owner, President, '1980-1997

. University of Houston Downtown College, Teacher of Spanish and English as a Second Language; Administrator-Teacher in

ESL Program; Director of lnternaiional Students, 1977-1983. Universit! of Houston Central Campus, Teaching Fellow (Graduate Student); Lecturer, Department of Spanish, 1975-1977

. Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defense-, Venezuela, Teacher of English as a Second Language and Administrator;

Chairperson of English Department, 1964-1972. United States Peace Corps, Venezuela, 1961-1963

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lll ; Certificates of Recognition Awards, NAFSA, Region lll 1999; Partnership Award, NAFSA Region lll; Mentor, NAFSAAcademy for

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