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KATERINA ROSKINA, OWNER AND SENIOR EVALUATOR, CHINA CREDENTIAL SERVICESJADE JIANG RIEGER, EVALUATOR, EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS

Admitting Freshmen from China

Transcripts, Huikao, Diplomas, Oh, My!

NAFSA Region V 2017 Annual ConferenceOctober 18-20, 2017 –Detroit, MI

Available Documents:

•What do you currently ask for?•Why?

High school transcriptsHigh school diplomasHuikao transcripts/certificatesGaokao resultsVerification reports (CHSI, CDGDC)

Chinese High School Transcripts

Content Present

• Courses• Grades

Content Missing

• Credits/Hours• Grading Scales/Maximum Grades• Missing Courses

What to do withMissing Transcript Credits:

Work with what we have• Fast• Inaccurate

Request a complete transcript• Accurate• Slow

Working with What We Have:

Treat all courses equally• Fast

• Inaccurate

Find Relative Course Value• Accurate• Slower

Discard non-Academic Subjects• Fast

• Inaccurate

Treating All Courses Equally:

ChineseMathEnglishPhysicsChemistryBiologyPolitical EducationHistoryGeography

8

76

Total:21

Discarding Non-Academic Subjects:

ChineseMathEnglishPhysicsChemistryBiologyPolitical EducationHistoryGeography

Academic Subjects:

MathematicsSocial sciencesLab sciencesForeign languagesEnglish

“Non-Academic” Subjects:

Political EducationArtsMusicPEOthers

Finding Relative Course Value:

Consulting graduation

requirements

Finding individual course credit or

hour value

Applying the value to credit

conversion/GPA calculation

New High School Graduation Requirements (新课改)

• Implemented gradually from 2004 to 2012• Graduation requirements: 144 credits + graduation exam

144 credits Include:Compulsory courses (116 credits (93 + 23 ‘practical’ credits))Electives (I) courses (22 credits)Electives (II) courses (6 credits)

New High School Graduation Requirements (Continued)

Compulsory Subjects• Math: 10 credits• Chinese language and literature: 10 credits• English: 10 credits• Political education: 8 credits• History: 6 credits• Geography: 6 credits• Physics: 6 credits• Chemistry: 6 credits• Biology: 6 credits• Technology: 8 credits (4+4 for Information technology

and General technology)• Arts: 6 credits (OR Music: 3 credits and Fine Art: 3

credits)• PE: 11 credits• Practical research activities: 15 credits • Social engagement activities: 2 credits• Social Practice: 6 credits

Elective Subjects

• Electives (I): 22 credits• Electives (II): 6 credits

Not identified or listed on transcripts!

What are we left with?Subject CreditsMath 10

Chinese language and literature 10English 10

Political education 8History 6

Geography 6Physics 6

Chemistry 6Biology 6

Technology (Inf. Tech. + Gen.Tech.) 8 (4+4)Arts (or Music + Fine Arts) 6 (or 3+3)

PE 11

Complications:

• Incomplete transcripts (missing courses)• Electives listed• GPA calculation

Grading Scales and Maximum GradesGrading scales:Out of 60Out of 100Out of 120Out of 150Indicators of an alternate grading scale:Grades below 60Grades above 100Courses graded differently:Math, Chinese and English Physical Education

优秀/优=90-100 (A)良好/良=80-89 (B)中等/中=70-79 (C)及格/及=60-69 (D)不及格=0-59 (F) (A, B, C, D, F)合格/不合格(Pass/Fail)

Grading Scales and Maximum Grades

满分=Maximum Score

语数外=Chinese,

Math, Foreign Language

Huikao or Academic Proficiency Examination

• Graduation examination• Does not test all subjects• External/Centralized• Consists of 2 parts in some provinces• Required for issuance of HS diploma

Do you require Huikao? Do you accept Huikao?

Why/Why not?

Gaokao

16Photos © Juan Jing. Used by permission

GaokaoStreams: Science and Humanities

Mode: 3+X

Physics ChemistryBiology

3+X

3+13+3

3+X+CChinese

MathematicsEnglish History

GeographyPolitics

Science Stream

Humanities Stream3+A+C

Gaokao Reforms

Implementation: 2017-2022

No more streams

3+3 Mode: 3 Gaokao exam subjects (Chinese, Math, Foreign Language)

pus 3 Academic Proficiency Tests subjects

Foreign Language: 2 opportunities

Bonus Points (sports, ethnic minority): decreased and regulated

Admissions: merge or cancel tiers (first, second and third)

A+=70; A=67; B+=64; B=61; B-=58; C+=55; C=52; C-=49; D+=46; D=43; E=40 (F)

Chinese, Math and Foreign Language: 150/subjects

APT: Academic Proficiency Test (Huikao)

Source: http://gaokao.eol.cn/zui_xin_dong_tai_2939/20140919/t20140919_1177783_1.shtml

Gaokao ReformsShanghai 2017

HS Diploma/Graduation Certificate:

• Do you ask for one upon graduation? Why/Why not?

CHSI/CDGDC Verification Reports

CHSI• What does the CHSI verify at the secondary level?

- Graduation Certificates- Internal Transcripts- Huikao Transcripts- Gaokao Transcripts

CDGDC• What does the CDGDC verify

at the secondary level? - Graduation Certificates for

Vocational High School Programs

- Internal Transcripts for in-progress programs ONLY

• Closed for maintenance during off-work hours till October 27th, 2017

Katerina Roskina: eval@chinacredentials.comJade Jiang Rieger: jjrieger@ece.org

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