TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- AACSB International—The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) announces today that 40
business schools have extended their accreditation in business,
nine have extended their accreditation in business and accounting,
and one has extended its accreditation in accounting. Founded in
1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for
business schools, and the largest business education network
connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide.
For over a century, AACSB Accreditation has been synonymous with
the highest standards in business education, and has been earned by
less than 5 percent of the world's business schools. Today, 799
institutions across 53 countries and territories have earned
AACSB Accreditation. Further, 186 institutions hold
additional specialized AACSB Accreditation for their accounting
programs.
"AACSB congratulates each institution on their achievement,"
said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive
vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB. "Every
AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in
all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development, and
student learning. The intense peer-review process exemplifies their
commitment to quality business education."
Achieving accreditation is a process of rigorous internal
focus, engagement with an AACSB-assigned mentor, and peer-reviewed
evaluation. During this multi-year path, schools focus on
developing and implementing a plan to align with AACSB's
accreditation standards. These standards require excellence in
areas relating to strategic management and innovation; student,
faculty, and staff as active participants; learning and teaching;
and academic and professional engagement.
To achieve accounting accreditation, an institution must first
earn AACSB Business Accreditation. Then, in addition to developing
and implementing a mission-driven plan to satisfy the business
accreditation quality standards, accounting accreditation requires
the satisfaction of an additional set of standards
specific to the discipline and profession of accounting. Once
accreditation is achieved, each institution participates in a
five-year continuous improvement peer-review to maintain high
quality and extend its accreditation.
As ratified by the AACSB International Board of Directors, the
following schools have extended their accreditation in business,
business and accounting, or accounting:
Schools Extending Their Business
Accreditation
California Polytechnic State University, San
Luis Obispo (United States)
California State University, Chico
(United States)
California State University, East Bay
(United States)
Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
Clark University (United States)
Coastal Carolina University
(United States)
Emporia State University (United States)
ESC Rennes School of Business (France)
Henderson State University
(United States)
IESEG School of Management (France)
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne (United States)
Kuwait University (Kuwait)
Longwood University (United States)
Missouri University of Science and
Technology (United States)
Morehouse College (United States)
North Carolina Central University
(United States)
Northern Michigan University
(United States)
Ohio Northern University (United States)
Peking University (China)
Radford University (United States)
Saginaw Valley State University
(United States)
Seaver College (United States)
Southeastern Louisiana University
(United States)
Southern University and A&M College
(United States)
Southern University at New Orleans
(United States)
State University of New York at New
Paltz (United States)
State University of New York at Oswego
(United States)
Stonehill College (United States)
The College of New Jersey (United States)
The University of Liverpool
(United Kingdom)
The University of North Carolina at
Pembroke (United
States)
The University of Queensland
(Australia)
University of Bradford
(United Kingdom)
University of Missouri (United States)
University of Portland (United States)
University of Stellenbosch (South
Africa)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
(United States)
Vanderbilt University (United States)
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(United States)
Schools Extending Their Business and Accounting
Accreditation
Case Western Reserve University
(United States)
Grand Valley State University
(United States)
Kent State University (United States)
New Mexico State University
(United States)
The University of Akron (United States)
Towson University (United States)
University of Louisiana at Monroe
(United States)
University of Northern Colorado
(United States)
Utah State University (United States)
Schools Extending Their Accounting
Accreditation
University of
Kansas (United States)
For more detailed information about AACSB Accreditation, please
visit aacsb.edu/accreditation.
About AACSB International
As the world's largest
business education alliance, AACSB International—The Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) connects educators,
students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next
generation of great leaders. Synonymous with the highest standards
of excellence since 1916, AACSB provides quality assurance,
business education intelligence, and professional development
services to nearly 1,600 member organizations and more than 795
accredited business schools worldwide. With its global headquarters
in Tampa, Florida, USA;
Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, AACSB's mission is to foster
engagement, accelerate innovation, and amplify impact in business
education. For more information, visit aacsb.edu.
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