General Accreditation
Membership, however, does not denote AACSB Accreditation and should not be interpreted as achieving accreditation. Accreditation is granted only to those institutions which have undergone a lengthy peer review process and been found to satisfy the Guiding Principles and Standards for accreditation.
Earning AACSB Accreditation is a significant accomplishment, and we encourage you to promote your achievement—in print, on your institution's website, and around campus.
AACSB staff members approve common exclusion requests. However, questionable program exclusion requests will be forwarded to the appropriate operating committee (IAC, CIRC, AAC).
In contrast to institutional accreditation, schools may apply as a single academic unit within a larger institution offering business and management degree programs. Business academic units that would like to enter the accreditation process as the unit of accreditation must submit a Unit of Accreditation Application for review and approval by the Initial Accreditation Committee (IAC). This application must be approved prior to the submission of the eligibility application. More in-depth information on the unit of accreditation can be found here.
Basis for Judgment
2.2 Virtual Resources
- The school provides infrastructure to support its instructional activities for all modalities.
- Faculty have access to sufficient current and emerging technologies for both teaching and research purposes consistent with their mission, strategies, and expected outcomes. Such access may be realized through partnerships with other schools or other third parties.
- Professional staff are provided adequate training and technology infrastructure for advising, career placement, and other mission-specific activities.
Schools can identify these groups themselves or use DataDirect to assist in their efforts. You can find DataDirect FAQs and online tutorials here.
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Any GPT created and published by AACSB International will:
- Be clearly identified within the GPT as the official GPT for AACSB.
- Be accessed from the AACSB website.
- Include a designated contact person to address any questions or concerns you may have.
- Be fully compliant with AACSB privacy and security policies.
If you encounter a suspicious GPT claiming to represent AACSB, please report it to accreditation@aacsb.edu immediately.