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Accreditation>Journey>Business Accreditation>Initial Accreditation

Initial Accreditation

Business Accreditation

The initial accreditation process is a rigorous review that involves peers from business schools, committees, and AACSB staff. The initial accreditation process follows the successful completion and approval of the eligibility application for business accreditation. Initial accreditation includes a thorough review of the information submitted with the eligibility application, a mentor visit, the development and approval of an initial self-evaluation report (iSER), subsequent updates to the iSER, submission of the final self-evaluation report, and peer review team visit. Once a school achieves initial accreditation, it enters the continuous improvement review phase, undergoing a peer review every five years.

Below are resources and templates to be used throughout the initial accreditation process.

Initial Business Accreditation Resources

Handbooks and Processes
Initial Business Accreditation Handbook  
Roles and Responsibilities—Initial Process
Roles and Responsibilities—Initial Visit
Roles and Responsibilities--Deferral Visit
Policies and Procedures

2013 Sample Tables—eFile or myAccreditation
Sample Table 2-1
Sample Table 2-2  
Sample Table 15-1
Sample Table 15-2

2020 Sample Tables
Sample Table 2-1
Sample Table 3-1
Sample Table 3-2
Sample Table 5-1
Sample Table 8-1



Initial Self Evaluation Report (iSER)

2013 Required Documents
iSER Template Business—eFile only 
iSER Outline Business—myAccreditation
Accreditation Standards Worksheet—eFile only 
GAP Analysis—eFile only 
Profile Sheet—eFile or myAccreditation 

2020 Required Documents
iSER Outline Business—myAccreditation
Accreditation Standards Worksheet—myAccreditation
GAP Analysis—myAccreditation
Profile Sheet—myAccreditation

2013 Required Tables—eFile or myAccreditation
Table 2-1
Table 2-2
Table 15-1
Table 15-2

2020 Required Tables—myAccreditation
Table 2-1
Table 3-1
Table 3-2
Table 5-1
Table 8-1



Progress Report
(iSER Update Report)

2013 Required Documentation
Progress Report Guidelines and Submission Instructions—eFile only
Progress Report Guidelines and Submission Instructions—myAccreditation Only 

Profile Sheet—eFile or myAccreditation

2020 Required Documents
Progress Report Guidelines and Submission Instructions—myAccreditation
Progress Report Guidelines and Submission Instructions(initial schools transitioning to 2020 standards)
Profile Sheet—myAccreditation

2013 Required Tables—eFile or myAccreditation
Table 2-1
Table 2-2
Table 15-1
Table 15-2

2020 Required Tables—myAccreditation
Table 2-1
Table 3-1
Table 3-2
Table 5-1
Table 8-1



Initial Accreditation Application

2013 Required Documents
Letter of Application for Initial Accreditation Template—eFile only

2020 Required Documents
Letter of Application for Initial Accreditation—myAccreditation



Final Self-Evaluation Report

2013 Required Documents
Self-Evaluation Report Submission Instructions—eFile only




2020 Required Documents
Self-Evaluation Report Guidelines

2013 Required Tables—eFile only
Table 2-1 
Table 2-2 
Table 15-1 
Table 15-2

2020 Required Tables—myAccreditation
Table 2-1
Table 3-1
Table 3-2
Table 5-1
Table 8-1

eFile Documents should be completed, saved, and emailed to iac@aacsb.edu by the submission due dates for committee review. myAccreditation documents should be uploaded via myAccreditation. Schools may contact their AACSB accreditation staff liaison for assistance. Your staff liaison is listed in myAccreditation under the contacts tab.

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