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In order to become an educational member of the IACBE, an academic business unit must:
- Submit an application for educational membership. Applications for IACBE educational membership must be approved and signed by the institution’s chief executive officer (i.e., president, chancellor, director general), affirming its commitment to abide by the accreditation policies and procedures of the IACBE.
- Pay its membership dues to the IACBE.
- Provide evidence that its parent institution has institutional accreditation from an appropriate recognized national institutional accrediting organization. Institutions located outside of the United States must provide evidence of equivalent recognized institutional accreditation from an appropriate organization in the relevant country or region, or approvals or authorizations to award degrees from an appropriate governing, legal, or similar body. This evidence should take the form of a copy of the letter from an appropriate recognized national accrediting organization affirming or reaffirming institutional accreditation. For institutions located outside of the United States, this evidence would be an equivalent letter, certificate, charter, or license from an appropriate accrediting, governing, legal, or similar body in the relevant country or region granting institutional accreditation, recognition, approval, or authorization to award degrees.
- Provide evidence that its parent institution grants business degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral level.
- Submit a copy of the most recent catalog for the institution’s undergraduate and graduate degree programs. If the catalog is online, provide the Internet address (URL) and an electronic version.
The IACBE will review the submitted materials and, upon acceptance as an educational member, will contact the academic business unit’s primary representative to establish a timeframe for the candidacy process.
An educational member is permitted to claim publicly that it is an educational member of the IACBE, but it is not allowed to claim or imply accreditation by the IACBE until accreditation has been granted.
Annual reports to the IACBE are required of all educational members, regardless of accreditation status. |
