European International University

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Fair enough. Just two small clarifications on #3 and #4. For #3, U.S. semester-credit equivalency and actual transferability are two different questions; evaluators can assign U.S. semester credits, but whether a particular U.S. college accepts those credits for transfer is ultimately up to that institution. As one example of actual academic utility, I have successfully used my EIU degree for admission to postgraduate study at an Italian university, although that was an admissions decision rather than a U.S. credit-transfer decision.

For #4, IEE gives the full U.S. degree equivalency without characterizing it as RA or NA, while JSA gives the full U.S. degree equivalency and explicitly characterizes the institution as not regionally accredited, while also noting ACBSP programmatic accreditation where applicable, so the NACES outcomes do vary by evaluator.

Beyond that, I think you've basically reached the same bottom line I was trying to convey earlier. EIU has an unusual structure and has generated plenty of debate, so it definitely isn't going to be for everyone. For someone who wants a straightforward conventional degree that requires little or no explanation, there are certainly much simpler options. 

Personally, I have enough other degrees and credentials that I don't actually need my EIU degree for any particular purpose anymore, so I don't have much invested in convincing anyone else that they should pursue one. I just think it is useful to describe accurately what it is, what evaluators have actually said about it, and let people decide for themselves whether that has value for their own situation.

Same here. I do degrees simply because I'm looking for a challenge and I get bored easily, so I'm looking for the next challenge or step that I can also apply credits towards in a cost-effective way. Before, I wanted to see just how many I could do if I put the work every day, 365 from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 (I was able to do 8 degrees in a year). 

I can understand that. For those last 2 questions then:

1.) Have you or anyone else had success in completing a program from there, and successfully had credits applied from that program (EIU) to a U.S.-based program (this is probably a biggie for many people)?

2.) I recognize the degree equivalency. That's good. A 1-for-1: a bachelors as a bachelors and a masters as a masters. What, if any NACES evaluator, recognizes any EIU programs as RA or NA? Basically, do any of them say RA or NA (if not, people are going to be hesitant to consider this institution)?

I think that's what people are primarily concerned about when researching these programs. I do recognize that discussion is important, but I think it's equally important to bring these discussions back to the focal point surrounding the 4 primary questions that I asked (when I say this, I mean that for every thread/post across this forum).

But no institution is out of the question for me so long as it has no problems associated with it and other institutions don't question the validity of it's equivalence. Other than that, I'm down for any.

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

I think ENEB and EIU have somewhat different utility cases. ENEB evaluations are often useful for transfer precisely when the evaluator does not recognize the credential as a completed U.S. degree, but instead awards graduate-level coursework or credit. In that situation, transferring those credits toward another degree is a logical way to use the evaluation. If an EIU credential is evaluated as a completed U.S.-equivalent bachelor's or master's degree, however, its more natural academic use may be progression to the next level rather than transferring pieces of the completed degree into another one. So I think both transferability and progression are useful questions, but I wouldn't use successful U.S. credit transfer as the sole test of whether a completed foreign degree has academic utility.

[Sagan]

https://www.citizenperspective.com/2026/...-fake.html someone is trying hard to show what this degree mill really does . worth reading indeed! eiuparis is getting exposed

Misconceptions and misunderstandings about this topic have been thoroughly addressed earlier in this thread.

VAE Process and Requirements at EIU:
https://eiu.ac/vae-process-and-requirements/

VAE is a process recognized globally by countries which are parties to the UNESCO Lisbon Convention. VAE is effectively the French version of the UK's RPL.

So? VAE isn't the issue since the school is not a recognized university.

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I just went through hundreds and hundreds of John Bear's files on (mostly) unaccredited schcools. A common theme was to lay out a curriculum, but then note that the "school" awarded degrees based on life experience. This was a bad thing.

[NotJoeBiden]

I just went through hundreds and hundreds of John Bear's files on (mostly) unaccredited schcools. A common theme was to lay out a curriculum, but then note that the "school" awarded degrees based on life experience. This was a bad thing.

Why do you believe programs from this school receive positive evaluations from foreign credit evaluators?

[Sagan]

I just went through hundreds and hundreds of John Bear's files on (mostly) unaccredited schcools. A common theme was to lay out a curriculum, but then note that the "school" awarded degrees based on life experience. This was a bad thing.

Why do you believe programs from this school receive positive evaluations from foreign credit evaluators?

I don't "believe" anything. Either they do or they don't. As I understand it, with one exception, they don't. Perhaps I am mistaken?