AACSB accreditation peer review teams (PRT) provide expert consultative advice, conduct quality reviews, and make accreditation recommendations for schools seeking or continuing AACSB business or accounting accreditation.
The peer review team contributes an external perspective on a school’s progress toward achieving its mission, accomplishments, and expected outcomes through implementation of its various strategies, as well as addresses actions taken to address prior peer feedback. Equally important is the team’s assessment of the qualitative dimension of the educational programs.
PRT volunteers must be deans/heads of business units (or equivalent) from AACSB-accredited schools. Peer review team volunteers for accounting visits must be the chair/head of the accounting department/school of AACSB-accredited schools holding supplemental accounting accreditation. PRT members must complete training prior to their first visit.
AACSB volunteer eligibility is limited to individuals from schools that currently hold AACSB accreditation. Volunteers are asked to let their AACSB staff liaison know as soon as possible should they accept an appointment at a non-AACSB accredited school so that an alternate for their role(s) may be found in a timely manner.
Below are resources, documents, and templates peer review teams will need to evaluate schools during the accreditation visit and to provide feedback to the accreditation committees.
Documents should be completed, saved and submitted via myAccreditation by the predetermined due dates. If you have any questions, contact your AACSB accreditation staff liaison. Exception at this time: Final SER and Initial Peer Review Team Report should continue to be sent to iac@aacsb.edu or aac@aacsb.edu.
PRT Resources and Getting Started
Best Practices for Peer Review Teams Webinar Accreditation Journey Policies and Procedures
Accreditation Volunteer Training AACSB Exchange Accreditation Volunteer Community AACSB Exchange Volunteer Portal GDPR and AACSB Accreditation
Initial Business Accreditation Peer Review Teams
2013 Templates PRT Previsit Letter Template (Business or Accounting) Sample Visit Schedule (Business) Sample Virtual Visit Schedule - Initial Initial PRT Report (Business) Deferral Visit Report (Business) 2020 Business Templates PRT Previsit Analysis (2020 Business or 2018 Accounting) Sample Initial Visit Schedule (2020 Business Standards) Sample Virtual Initial Visit Schedule (2020 Business Standards) Initial PRT Report (Business) Deferral Visit Report (Business)
General Resources PRT Roles and Responsibilities—Initial Visit Initial Accreditation Handbook PRT Instruction (Business) Deferral PRT Roles and Responsibilities Instructions for Deferral Visit and Report (Business or Accounting)
Initial Accounting Accreditation Peer Review Teams
2013 Templates PRT PreVisit Letter Template (Business or Accounting) Sample Initial Visit Schedule (Accounting) Initial PRT Report (Accounting) Deferral Visit Report (Accounting)
2020 Business and 2018 Accounting PRT PreVisit Analysis (2020 Business or 2018 Accounting) Sample Initial Visit Schedule (2020 Business - 2018 Accounting)
General Resources PRT Roles and Responsibilities—Initial Visit Initial Accounting Accreditation Handbook PRT Instruction (Accounting) Instructions for Deferral Visit and Report (Business or Accounting)
General Resources PRT Roles and Responsibilities CIR Handbook (Bus and Acct) Sample Visit Schedule (Business) Sample Visit Schedule (Business and Accounting) Sample Virtual Visit Schedule
Continuous Improvement Review Peer Review Teams
(Business/Accounting)
2013 Business or 2018 Accounting Standards Peer Review Team Guidelines – via myAccreditation CIR Team with Extension of Accreditation Recommendation CIR Team with Continuous Improvement Review 2 (CIR2) Recommendation CIR2/FR1/FR2 Team with Revocation of Accreditation Recommendation
2013 Standards Resources Sample Visit Schedule (Business) Sample Visit Schedule (Business and Accounting)