How are ISU’s certificates recognized by other universities?

Australia:

Students who successfully complete the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program (SHSSP) will receive:

• A Certificate from ISU, and
• An Executive Certificate from the University of South Australia (UniSA)

Holders of the Executive Certificate will receive 50 percent credit upon admission to the UniSA Graduate Certificate in Space Studies and may be granted credit in a UniSA undergraduate program with the approval of the Program Director.

China:

The MSS degree is formally authenticated by China Embassy in France, and recognized by the Ministry of Education.

Europe:

ISU is formally recognized as an institute of higher education by the French Ministry of Education (decree MENS0400386A of 27 February 2004).

ISU is also recognized as a full member of EURASHE and is in the process of adapting its Master Program to the standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG – Bologna process). In the meantime, the ISU Master of Space Studies (MSS) is not fully accredited.

The MSS degree is recognized as equivalent to the Bologna M2 degree on the basis of bilateral agreements with the the University of Paris XI and the University of Stuttgart.
The University of Strasbourg (UniStra) considers MSS graduates for its PhD programs on a case by case basis, through its dedicated PhD Admissions Committee.

Israel:

The ISU MSS degree is formally recognized by the Ministry of Education.

Japan:

The MSS degree is recognized by Tohoku University towards PhD programs.

Oman:

The ISU MSS degree is formally recognized by the Ministry of Education.

Russia:

The MSS degree is recognized by Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) towards PhD programs.

USA:

ISU has been approved by the United States Department of Education as an eligible institution under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; therefore, ISU may participate in United States federal student financial aid programs.

ISU has also been approved by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as an eligible institution for “GI Bill” financial aid.

The ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) awards a 12 credit-hour graduate certificate upon completion of the Commercial Space Program (CSP) at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). The CSP is fully accredited by the US Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Other countries:

Students may be able to receive credit in PhD, graduate and undergraduate programs at other universities upon completion of the ISU programs. Obtaining credit will be the responsibility of the individual student.