一、注意啦!美國教育部撤銷ACICS大學認證資格

　　根據美國教育部獲悉：

　　“On Aug. 19, 2022, the Deputy Secretary of Education, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Education, upheld the decision of the Senior Department Official to terminate the recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). This decision means that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) no longer considers ACICS to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training provided by the institutions of higher education and the higher education programs the agency accredits and, therefore, its accreditation no longer makes schools eligible to participate in the Title IV, HEA student financial assistance programs (Title IV programs).

　　This decision follows recommendations by ED staff and the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) for ED to terminate the agency’s recognition. The Deputy Secretary’s decision is considered final and officially starts an 18-month period during which institutions accredited by ACICS must find another recognized accrediting agency to continue participating in the Title IV programs.

　　ED previously withdrew recognition of ACICS on Dec. 12, 2016, when then-Secretary John B. King, Jr. upheld a separate SDO decision and recommendations of NACIQI and ED staff to cease recognition of ACICS. This decision was overturned by a March 2018 court ruling, and on November 21, 2018 then-Secretary Betsy DeVos subsequently decided to fully reinstate the agency, retroactive to Dec. 12, 2016.”

　　前幾天，美國政府教育部正式宣布不再承認ACICS為合法認證機構!這一舉措將于8月19日之后開始實施，也就意味著在8月19日或之后授予的任何學位都將不再屬于美國官方認可的學位。

　　溫馨提示：在美國，是由區域性認證機構對美國大學進行認證，凡是通過認證的均為教學質量得到保障的正規大學，反之也可以稱為“野雞大學”...

　　而這一決定也將會給大部分留學生帶來一定影響，尤其是想要留美的同學注意了!!!

　　二、那么，此次舉動給留學生帶來哪些影響呢？

　　1：參加英語語言學習項目的留學生

　　對于在美國ACICS認證院校參與英語語言學習項目的留學生，美國移民局將會向其發出RFE通知。

　　即要求提供額外文件證明自己所參加的英語語言學習項目符合教育部認證要求。

　　若沒法出具符合要求的文件，留學生在美身份恐受影響。

　　2：申請OPT延期的STEM專業留學生

　　其次由于STEM專業留學生申請OPT延期的先決條件即是取得合格學位。不符合條件的同學將會被拒批。

　　收到拒絕的學生將有 60 天的時間準備離開美國 or 轉學到另一所經過認證的學校就讀。

　　不過好消息是有一類學生申請延期時將不會受到影響-申請STEM OPT延期使用的I20簽發日期是在2022年8月19日之前。

　　附：美國ACICS認證資格的大學部分名單

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