1. (a) It is the responsibility of the board to confirm that education obtained at colleges and universities outside of the United States (foreign education) is equivalent to education earned at board-recognized institutions of higher education in the U.S.

2. (b) The board shall use, at the expense of the applicant, the services of the University of Texas at Austin, Graduate and International Admissions Center, to validate, review, and evaluate foreign education documents submitted by an applicant to determine if the courses taken and degrees earned are substantially equivalent to those offered by the board-recognized institutions of higher education located in the U.S. Other evaluation or credential services of foreign education are not accepted by the board. The evaluation shall provide the following information to the board:

   1. (1) Degrees earned by the applicant that are substantially equivalent to those conferred by a board-recognized institution of higher education in the U.S. that meets §511.52 of this chapter (relating to Recognized Institutions of Higher Education);
   2. (2) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour equivalents earned that are substantially equivalent to those earned at U.S. institutions of higher education and that meet §511.59 of this chapter (relating to Definition of 150 Semester Hours);
   3. (3) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour equivalents earned in accounting coursework that meets §511.57 of this chapter (relating to Qualified Accounting Courses);
   4. (4) An analysis of the title and content of courses taken that are substantially equivalent to courses listed in §511.57 of this chapter;
   5. (5) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour equivalents earned in accounting that were earned in traditional courses and the total number of semester hours or quarter hour equivalents earned in accounting that were earned in non-traditionally delivered courses, as defined in §511.51 of this chapter (relating to Educational Definitions); and
   6. (6) The total number of semester hours or quarter hour equivalents earned in business coursework that meets §511.58 of this chapter (relating to Definitions of Related Business Subjects and Ethics Courses).
3. (c) The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate and International Admissions Center, may use the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) material, including the Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE), in evaluating foreign education documents.

Source Note:The provisions of this §511.53 adopted to be effective April 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 2222.