AU Accreditation and Rankings

AU Accreditation and Rankings - Accreditation in Canada

Athabasca University (AU) is a publicly funded institution of the Province of Alberta that reports to the government through the Minister of Advanced Education. Through Alberta’s Post-secondary Learning Act, the government authorizes Athabasca University's Governing Council to grant degrees and govern its own affairs. Members of Athabasca University Governing Council are appointed under orders in council of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

Authority to grant MBA degrees
The Athabasca University Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs are approved by the Universities Coordinating Council (UCC). The UCC is a body of all public universities in Alberta whose evaluation and approval is required before a university is granted provincial government permission to offer an MBA program.

Accreditation in the United States
Athabasca University (AU) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in the United States. AU became the first Canadian university to be awarded accreditation by any of the six higher education regional boards in the U.S in July of 2005. View press release and background information »

Rankings
Athabasca University has been ranked among the top three Executive MBAs in Canada (Canadian Business, 2001) and among the top Executive MBAs in the world (Financial Times, UK, 2003, 2004 and 2006).

AU Memberships

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE)
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)
Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
Western Governors University (WGU)