Originally Posted by
dera
No. I think you misuse the word "accredited" here. Majority of schools abroad are not accredited in the US in any way, nor do they have to.
An equivalency-certified degree/diploma is sufficient to meet requirements for participating in US programs. There are 2 organizations that certify these businesses that do the equivalency reports, NACES and AICE.
A business that is a member of either of these organizations will provide you with a equivalency report, which can be used either for employment, or participating in US educational programs. And no, the school abroad does not have to participate in the process. You send them your documents (they are country specific), and they will provide you an equivalency certification.
There are also shady "same-day-service" companies that do this, but they have the same value as buying a "degree" online.
Semantics. Bottom line the standards are different for professional certification or access to post-grad programs, vs. just having an employer grant you equivalent consideration.
For our purposes, you need to look at specifics for each employer as they are all free to set their own standards.
If you graduated from a name school like Oxford or Ecole Poly., you can probably just assume you're good to go.