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Comparability Evaluation

Basic Statement of Comparability Evaluation

This evaluation report has been prepared by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), International Education Services, Credentials Analysis Service.

This evaluation is for: University of Maryland University College (Undergraduate)

1. Name ________*****************************____________
Last (in capital letters) First Middle

2. Birthdate (Month/day/year): 02/17/68

3. Country of education: Germany

4. Academic credentials:

a. Complete

b. Incomplete, but sufficient to proceed

c. Missing credentials (if any):

5. Name of secondary school (if known): Gymnasium Hermelinweg

6. Type of secondary school:

a. General

b. Vocational-Technical

c. Teacher training

d. Other (specify): Health secondary school

7. Number of years of elementary and secondary education which are standard in the country where the student received education: 13 for university-bound students

8. Name of secondary Certificate or Diploma earned (if known): Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General Maturity for University Study)

a. Documented

b. From Bio Data (not documented):

9. Date secondary certificate or diploma awarded (Month/day/year): 06/24/88

10. Postsecondary institution(s)

Dates of attendence, and country where located:	Certificate, Diploma, or Degree:	Major:	Date Awarded:	Number of years of study:
				Actual-	Standard-
a.Handelskammer Hamburg (Hamburg Chamber of Commerce), 1991 - 1993, Germany (academic work completed at Staatliche Handelsschule mit Wirtschafts-gymnasium am Lämmermarkt (Lämmermarkt State Commercial School and Economics Secondary School)	Kaufmann im Groß- und Außenhandel (Business Specialist - Wholesale and Foreign Trade)	Business	07/29/93	2	varies

11. Highest degree, title, diploma, or certificate awarded (in indigenous terms): Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife

a. secondary

b. postsecondary

12. Listed below are (1) the academic credentials on which this report is based, (2) the grade averages, verbal ratings, rank in class, or other indices of quality, and (3) grading scales, if available, given in indigenous terms.

(1) 8	(2) 3,4/6,0	(3) 1	sehr gut (very good)	A
		2	gut (good)	B
		3	befriedigend (satisfactory)	C
		4	ausreichend (sufficient)	C -
		5	mangelhaft (deficient)	D
		6	ungenügend (inadequate)	F

Source: Certificate, Federal Republic of Germany, AACRAO World Education Series, 1986.

13. Quality of participant's academic record as viewed in the country where the participant received education:

a. superior

b. above average

c. average

d. inadequate

14. Recommended level of study in the U.S.:

a. Undergraduate - first year

b. Undergraduate - second year

c. Undergraduate - third year

d. Undergraduate - fourth year

e. Master's, with deficiencies

f. Master's, without deficiencies

g. Master's, as an exception to standards (see no.15 below)

h. Doctoral level

i. Not qualified

j. Other:

15. General comments:
The Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (commonly known as the Abitur) represents 13 years of secondary education in Germany and compares to graduation from high school plus one year of university-level credit from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.

The qualification of Kaufmann im Groß- und Außenhandel is a vocational qualification. It is part of the "dual-system" in Germany, whereby (typically) 9th or 10th grade graduates enter training for a regulated vocational title. This training is comprised of 1 or more days of academic work at a "Berufsschule" (Vocational School) per week, in conjunction with industrial on-the-job training or apprenticeship the other days of the week. The final examination is administered by a municipal chamber of industry and commerce, a crafts guild, or other industrial organization. The final qualification does not lead to university admission. Although the applicant entered this program after having obtained the Abitur, the program of industrial training that he completed was identical to the one completed by 9th or 10th grade graduates, and does not warrant any university-level transfer credit.

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