Purpose
The Accounting Accreditation Committee (AAC) oversees applications for initial accreditation and maintenance of accreditation for accounting  programs. The committee also has responsibility for the oversight of the accounting pre accreditation process for institutions which already hold business accreditation, as well as the review and approval of Accounting Accreditation Plans forwarded from the PreAccreditation Committee (PAC). The committee ensures that the Accounting Accreditation Standards are applied consistently, and that recommendations are equitable across teams and across the programs reviewed. 

Structure
The Accounting Accreditation Committee is comprised of a minimum of 20 members and a maximum of 24 members serving staggered terms.  An ex officio member from both the Business Accreditation Committee and the Candidacy Committee also serve on the committee.

The Board Vice Chair-Chair Elect appoints the AAC Chair and members of the committee based on recommendations from members and staff.  The Chair is usually a dean with a background in accounting or a current or previous accounting program administrator from a school with AACSB accounting accreditation. The AAC Chair serves two consecutive one-year term. 

Generally, the Committee representatives are members of schools with accounting accreditation. The majority are current or previous administrators of accounting programs; other members include deans and corporate members.