About the IACBE

Mission of the IACBE

The mission of the IACBE is to promote and recognize excellence in business education in institutions of higher education worldwide, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, through specialized accreditation of business programs.

Vision of the IACBE

The vision of the IACBE is to be the leader in mission-driven and outcomes-based programmatic accreditation and to be the business accrediting body of choice for teaching-oriented institutions of higher education worldwide.

Scope of Accreditation of the IACBE

The IACBE accredits business programs that lead to degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels in institutions of higher education worldwide that grant bachelor’s and/or graduate degrees. The IACBE does not accredit business programs of institutions of higher education that offer only associate degrees in business.

Functions of the IACBE

In order to accomplish its mission and goals, the IACBE:

• recognizes high-quality business education by granting specialized programmatic accreditation;
• develops and promulgates sound educational principles and practices for the accreditation of business programs;
• maintains regional and international centers to represent the Assembly and its members worldwide;
• collects and disseminates information about business education throughout the world;
• supports worthy projects and research in business education;
• sponsors meetings, conferences, workshops, and symposia that foster excellence in business education;
• engages in activities that enhance and promote the study of collegiate business education and that apprise the public of its value, scope, and character.