Following the successful completion and approval of the Accounting Eligibility Application, an institution will enter the Accounting PreAccreditation Process. This process also is similar to the Business PreAccreditation Process. It includes a thorough review of the information submitted with the Accounting Eligibility Application, a mentor visit, and the development/approval of a Standards Alignment Plan that aligns a school with the AACSB Standards and its own strategic objectives. Once a school completes this phase, it will be recommended for Initial Accounting Accreditation.

Accounting Accreditation Handbook 

PreAccreditation Roles and Responsibilities
(For both business and accounting accreditation.)

Documentation should be saved, completed, and emailed to: aac@aacsb.edu.

Development of Gap Analysis and Standards Alignment Plan

Accounting Accreditation Standards Worksheet

Progress Reports

PreAccreditation Applicant Profile Sheet

Table 31–1
Five-Year Summary of Intellectual Contributions

Table 31–2
Five-Year Summary of Peer Reviewed Journals and Number of Publications in Each

Table 9–1
Summary of Faculty Sufficiency

Table 10–1
Summary of Faculty Intellectual Contributions and Qualifications

Table 10–2
Calculations Relative to Deployment of Qualified Faculty

For Mentor and Peer Review Team report templates and resources, visit: www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/volunteers