Earning AACSB accreditation signifies a business school’s commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact.
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.
eFile Documents should be completed, saved, and emailed to [email protected] 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.
Below are resources and templates to be used throughout the initial accreditation process.
Initial Business Accreditation Resources Initial Self-Evaluation Report (iSER)Documents in the sections below are reviewed for potential updates on an annual basis and posted online by July 15 th .
2020 Required Documents
iSER Outline Business—myAccreditation
Accreditation Standards Worksheet—myAccreditation
GAP Analysis—myAccreditation
Profile Sheet—myAccreditation
2020 Required Tables—myAccreditation
2020 Optional Table—myAccreditation
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Documents in the sections below are reviewed for potential updates on an annual basis and posted online by July 15 th .
2020 Optional Table—myAccreditation
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