The AACSB continuous improvement review process is conducted every five years and creates an ongoing focus of continuous improvement. This signals that an AACSB-accredited institution has documented continuous improvements in support of its stated mission and strategic management plan to sustain AACSB accreditation status.
Two years prior to the continuous improvement review, each institution is asked to submit a CIR application to initiate the continuous improvement review process.
In the year of review, the Continuous Improvement Review Report, organized around the themes of the accreditation standards—engagement, innovation, and impact, as well as the three areas of the accounting accreditation standards, should be submitted.
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Continuous Improvement Review Resources
Handbooks and Processes CIR Handbook (Bus and Acct) Roles and Responsibilities Policies and Procedures
CIR Timelines 2018-2019 Visit 2019-2020 Visit 2020-2021 Visit 2021-2022 Visit 2022-2023 Visit 2023-2024 Visit
CIR Application Required Documentation
2013/2018 Accounting CIR Application
CIR Report Guidelines
2013 Accounting CIR Guidelines
2018 Accounting CIR Guidelines
Required Tables
2013 Table A2-1 Table A9-1 Table A9-2
2018 Table A2-1 Table A6
Documents should be completed, saved and emailed to aac@aacsb.edu by the predetermined due dates. If you have any questions, contact your AACSB accreditation staff liaison, which may be found via the "organizational information" in The Exchange.