XAMK

Overview
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, generally known as XAMK, is a university in Finland that offers a number of degrees in a variety of fields. Of interest to students not in Finland is their Open University program. Within this university program, different courses/diplomas are offered at no charge. These courses are in things such as nursing, business, programming, and language.

It is currently theorized that some of these could be used to meet the RA credit requirements of Charter Oak State College or Thomas Edison State University. Due to the cost of having these credits evaluated, it is recommended that students have 10 or more ECTS from XAMK before attempting to transfer their credits to an American institution.

Of particular note to students who wish to attempt this path are:
 * Introduction to Video Games Creation - Rolling enrollment. 25 ECTS if you complete all of the modules. 5 ECTS minimum.
 * Diploma of Higher Education in Tourism and Business Management - Appears to be offered 2x per year. 60 ECTS total.
 * Diploma of Higher Education in Rehabilitation - Appears to be offered one or two times per year. 60 ECTS total.

Evaluation
You have two basic ways of getting a transcript from XAMK: you may order a certified copy for 30€ or you may download a verifiable PDF for free. Due to the way the free XAMK transcripts work, the two most recommended evaluation services (WES and ECE) will not evaluate these transcripts. Fortunately, ACEI has no issues with evaluating the PDF. Forum member ROYAISAGIRL had one such transcript evaluated by ACEI.

According to ROYISAGIRL's evaluation, the full video games certificate should be worth approximately 75 credits. A course worth 5 ECTS was evaluated as being worth 15 US credits.