Posted by Kara Kennedy on 2010-04-12
Earlier this week, AACSB International officially announced that 色虎视频鈥檚 Brock School of Business has successfully maintained its accreditation for its undergraduate, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Accountancy degree programs.AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools. 聽AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five percent of the world鈥檚 business schools.
鈥淥ur reaffirmation of business accreditation is a testament to our faculty and staff who work tirelessly to help maintain the highest standards to ensure that we offer quality curricula to our students,鈥 said Beck A. Taylor, dean of the Brock School of Business.
Achieving accreditation requires a process of rigorous internal and external review, and continuous improvement efforts in order to meet the 21 standards AACSB requires. 聽Some of those include: a high quality teaching environment, a commitment to continuous improvement, and curricula responsive to the needs of business.
色虎视频 Provost, J. Bradley Creed, added: 鈥淎n accreditation review provides the opportunity for a school both to improve its academic program and also demonstrate the quality of its academic program. 聽This was a robust and rigorous multi-year process of preparation and planning, so the reaffirmation of accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is a testament to the quality and high academic standards of the Brock School of Business.鈥
色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 色虎视频 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.