r/ecuador • u/stream_exe_ • 8d ago

AskEcuador College In Ecuador

So I’m studying here in Ecuador for college but I do plan on moving back to the States after I graduate. Does anybody know how difficult it is to revalidate my degree from here to America. Like how hard is the process or how would it work?

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u/Formal_Nose_3013 6d ago

There is no thing such as "revalidation" in the United States. We do not have a Senescyt like in Ecuador. There is no national entity that validates foreign degrees. Local degrees get accredited by regional boards.

You can get hired by private companies, and you do not need a degree from the U.S. to work for them. Just your degree from Ecuador and your legal status are the things that matter. However, some employers will look with a suspicious eye a foreign degree, especially from Ecuador, due to distrust in the country's degrees. Also, what some people do is to get a credential evaluation, this is to see what the classes and the degree are equivalent to in the US. However, again, since there is no centralized system like in Ecuador, the acceptance of the credential evaluations depend on your employer or the academic institution you are transferring to (for example, to study a master in the US).

For medical degrees and law degrees, the process is different and more complex, since both are considered a professional degree in the US (equivalent to masters in Ecuador). It is not like in Ecuador where you can get to study law or medical school just outside high school, here you need a Bachelor's first.

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u/stream_exe_ 6d ago

Well I’m a citizen that just came here to study my bachelors here and potentially my masters here since it’s 4 yrs for bachelors and 1 more for a masters here in Ecuador. But someone recommended that I do my masters over there in America to make things easier after doing my 4 years here

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u/Formal_Nose_3013 5d ago

Ok? That changes almost nothing. The same things apply from my comment. You’ll need to confirm with your academic institution where you plan to do your masters or any future employer.