- World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit organization that has been providing credential evaluation services to individuals educated outside the U.S. since 1974, evaluating over 50,000 credentials annually. - WES's main services include credential evaluations to help academic credentials earned abroad be understood and recognized in the U.S., as well as providing resources to immigrants on integrating into U.S. academic and professional settings. - WES authenticates all documents and issues evaluation reports that are widely accepted by academic institutions and employers in order to facilitate foreign credential recognition in the U.S.

7. Required Documents – Brazil Example

18. Local Institutions that Accept WES Reports Partial List – Always check with the Institution Berkeley College Helene Fuld College of Nursing New York College of Health Professions St. John's University - School of Law CUNY Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business Hofstra University - School of Law New York Law School St. Joseph's College CUNY Brooklyn College Juilliard School New York Medical College St. Thomas Aquinas College CUNY College of Staten Island (Transfer Students) Laboratory Institute of Merchandising New York University - Steinhardt School of Education SUNY Empire State College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Long Island College New York University - School of Continuing and Professional Studies SUNY Old Westbury Dowling College Manhattan College Pace University – Graduate School of Business The New School Excelsior College Marymount Manhattan College Pratt Institute Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Mercy College St. John's University - College of Pharmacy