{{Short description|Educational accreditation organization}} {{Infobox organization | name = Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs | image = ACBSP logo.png | abbreviation = ACBSP | formation = {{Start date and age |1989}} <ref name=ACBSP>{{cite journal|title=Accreditation: An opportunity for recognition |url=http://www2.aaahq.org/TwoYear/newsletters/2-98comm/inside2.htm |journal=Communicator |publisher=American Accounting Association |date=February 1998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231425/http://aaahq.org/TwoYear/newsletters/2-98comm/inside2.htm |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}</ref> | type = Non-governmental organization (NGO) | status = Active | purpose = Educational accreditation | location = Kansas City, United States | region_served = United States | membership = | language = | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Dewayne Thompson | main_organ = | affiliations = | num_staff = | budget = | website = {{URL|https://acbsp.org}} | former_name = Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs }}
The '''Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs''' ('''ACBSP''') is a United States–based organization offering educational accreditation services to business programs focused on teaching and learning.<ref>[http://www.acbsp.org/?page=about_us ACBSP Mission], http://www.acbsp.org/?page=about_us</ref>
Based in Overland Park, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City), ACBSP was created to fulfill a need for specialized accreditation by colleges and universities with business schools and programs.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)|url=http://www.collegeatlas.org/acbsp.html|website=CollegeAtlas.org}}</ref>
== History == ACBSP was founded in 1989 as the ''Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs'' to accredit business schools with an emphasis on teaching and learning.<ref name=ACBSP/> At the time, only 260 out of 2,400 schools of business had specialized professional accreditation, all from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Most or all of the AACSB accredited schools had an emphasis on research, while most other schools had an emphasis on teaching. On April 28, 1988, 150 of the non-accredited schools met in Kansas City, Missouri, to consider alternatives to AACSB accreditation for teaching-oriented schools.<ref name=About>[http://www.acbsp.org/p/cm/ld/fid=11 About ACBSP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811080827/http://www.acbsp.org/p/cm/ld/fid%3D11 |date=August 11, 2010 }}, ACBSP website, accessed October 27, 2010</ref>
On May 12, 1989, a study group completed a feasibility study and submitted recommendations for standard for accreditation by the ACBSP. In August 1992, ACBSP was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a specialized accreditation agency for business education. In June 1994, a U.S. Department of Education Advisory Committee recommended withdrawal of recognition for the ACBSP due to a determination that ACBSP accreditation would not be a "required element" in making an institution eligible to participate in U.S. federal government programs under the Higher Education Act or other authorities.<ref name=meeting1995>[http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/1995-4/fr13oc5a.html National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, Notice of public meeting] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926074308/http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/1995-4/fr13oc5a.html |date=September 26, 2011 }}, ''Federal Register'', October 13, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 198), Page 53345-53347</ref> However, at its meeting on January 22, 2001, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Board of Directors granted recognition to the ACBSP.<ref>[http://www.chea.org/Directories/special.asp CHEA Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923101401/http://www.chea.org/Directories/special.asp |date=2014-09-23 }}</ref> On September 19, 2011, The CHEA renewed its recognition of the ACBSP for a further 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chea.org/pdf/Recognition/2011_09_20_Recognition%20Summary%20for%20ACBSP.pdf |title=CHEA Recognition Summary |access-date=2011-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090157/http://www.chea.org/pdf/Recognition/2011_09_20_Recognition%20Summary%20for%20ACBSP.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In June 2010, the ACBSP changed its name from Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs to Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.<ref name="About"/><ref>[http://www.acbsp.org/?page=chea_recognition], ACBSP CHEA</ref> The ACBSP accredits mostly business schools with traditional campus locations, but also accredits online business programs as well.
== Membership == As of August 2010, ACBSP reported having over 8,000 individual members and 828 member educational institutions, of which 529 had ACBSP accreditation and 220 had candidacy status. All but 134 member institutions are in the United States.<ref name=About/> In April 2013, ACBSP reported 1,171 member campuses, 183 of which are located outside of the U.S. Of those campuses, 586 have achieved accreditation and more than 500 are in candidacy for accreditation. Individual members on these campuses now exceed 10,000.<ref>[http://www.acbsp.org/?page=history ACBSP Website - History] Retrieved January 25, 2014</ref>
== Affiliations == ACBSP holds membership and/or recognition in the following networks:
* Universidad Argentina de la Empresa – UADE<ref>{{cite web|title=MBA Glossary: ACBSP |url=http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/mba-glossary-acbsp/ |website=MBA Warrior Blog |date=17 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082911/http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/mba-glossary-acbsp/ |archive-date=2014-08-19 }}</ref> * Council for Higher Education Accreditation – CHEA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chea.org/pdf/Recognition/2011_09_20_Recognition%20Summary%20for%20ACBSP.pdf |title=Recognition Summary ACSBP |publisher=ACBSP |date=2011-09-20 |access-date=2016-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090157/http://www.chea.org/pdf/Recognition/2011_09_20_Recognition%20Summary%20for%20ACBSP.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Affiliate Status) – ENQA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enqa.eu/affil_det.lasso?id=104&cont=affiliate |title=Affiliates - Detail View |website=ENQA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204215840/http://www.enqa.eu/affil_det.lasso?id=104&cont=affiliate |archive-date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> * International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education – INQAAHE<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inqaahe.org/members/list-full.php |title=Members |publisher=Inqaahe |access-date=2016-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113081235/http://www.inqaahe.org/members/list-full.php |archive-date=2016-01-13 }}</ref> * Association of African Business Schools – AABS<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aabschools.com/page/directory/accreditors.html |title=AABS - Academic Accreditation Bodies |publisher=Aabschools.com |access-date=2016-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126132227/http://aabschools.com/page/directory/accreditors.html |archive-date=2016-01-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Principles for Responsible Management Education – PRME<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unprme.org/participants/view-supporting-org.php?partid=2920 |title=PRME - Participants - Supporting Organisations |publisher=Unprme.org |date=2012-12-20 |access-date=2016-01-17}}</ref> * Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración – CLADEA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cladea.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=526:acbsp-association- |title=Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración |publisher=Cladea.org |access-date=2016-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218192726/http://www.cladea.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=526:acbsp-association- |archive-date=2016-02-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Russian Association of Business Education – RABE<ref>{{cite web |title=ACBSP Bringing Together Those Dedicated to Teaching Excellence|url=http://rabe.guu.ru/downloads/file/От%20ACBSP.pdf|website=Российская Ассоциация Бизнес-Образования|publisher=Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs |date = 13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605060705/http://rabe.guu.ru/downloads/file/%D0%9E%D1%82%20ACBSP.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-05}}</ref> * Association of Indian Management Schools – AIMS<ref>{{cite web|title=Guest Post: Assuring Quality Business Education in India |url=http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/guest-post-assuring-quality-business-education-in-india/ |website=MBA Warrior Blog |date=10 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605053114/http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/guest-post-assuring-quality-business-education-in-india/ |archive-date=2014-06-05 }}</ref> * Global Management Challenge, USA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usamanagementchallenge.com/partners |title=Partners |website=Global Management Challenge USA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118034137/http://www.usamanagementchallenge.com/partners |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> * Enactus<ref>{{cite web |title=Enactus|url=http://www.acbsp.org/members/?id=23455205|website=Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs}}</ref> * Federation of Swiss Private Schools/Swiss Private School Register<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swissprivateschoolregister.com/fileadmin/redaktion/pdf/en/Internationally_Recognized_Accreditations.pdf |title=Internationally Recognized Accreditations |access-date=2016-01-17}}</ref> * ACBSP has recognized certification program standards which allow for certifications to be awarded to top ACBSP students who meet the exam and GPA requirements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gafm.org/ACBSP.pdf|title=ACBSP Certification Agreement|last=ACBSP Certification Agreement}}</ref> * International Board of Standards (IBS), a USA-based certifying body which is in operation around 40 countries globally (which owns Global Academy of Finance and Management) has agreement since 2004 with ACBSP to offer certifications to those who have completed ACBSP accredited business school courses, standards exams and programs.<ref name="C4">{{Cite web|url= http://epaper.dailymirror.lk/epaper/viewer.aspx?issue=86102019030200000000001001&page=19&article=ae5b96b0-8064-43a4-8e17-f672425f925c&key=fLh1xpH3qR7YTANX%2BNo6Zw%3D%3D&feed=rss|title= GAFM Master Training certification recipients attend Asia-Pacific Executives Forum|access-date=March 4, 2019|work=Daily Mirror| date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="C5">{{Cite web|url= https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20190302/282522954764491|title= GAFM Master Training certification recipients attend Asia-Pacific Executives Forum|access-date=March 4, 2019|work=Daily Mirror via PressReader| date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>
== Honor societies == Through an agreement made in January 1992 between Delta Mu Delta and ACBSP, establishment of Delta Mu Delta chapters is now exclusively at colleges and universities with business programs which are accredited by ACBSP at the baccalaureate/graduate levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acbsp.org/p/cm/ld/fid=21 |title=Awards and Honor Societies |website=Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512015141/http://www.acbsp.org/p/cm/ld/fid%3D21 |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |access-date=June 18, 2013 }}</ref> Delta Mu Delta was founded in 1913 by the Dean from Harvard University and four professors from Yale University and New York University to recognize students in accredited business schools for their high academic achievement in baccalaureate, masters and doctorate programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deltamudelta.org/about/history/ |title=History - Delta Mu Delta International Honors Society | Delta Mu Delta International Honors Society |publisher=Deltamudelta.org |access-date=2016-01-17}}</ref> The ACBSP also recognizes the Kappa Beta Delta business honor society <ref>{{cite web |title=Honor Societies |url=http://www.midlandstech.com/business/acbsp_region3/honor_soc.htm|website=Midlands Technical College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030901035113/http://www.midlandstech.com/business/acbsp_region3/honor_soc.htm |archive-date=2003-09-01}}</ref> and the Sigma Beta Delta business honor society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta Mu Delta|url=http://www.acbsp.org/?page=dmd|website=Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs}}</ref> Membership in the honor societies is also available to online students who are attending ACBSP accredited programs.
== Employer recognition == In 2006, Intel announced that it would no longer provide tuition reimbursement for employees to attend business schools with accreditation from ACBSP, which accredited several for-profit universities. Instead they will only be accepting AACSB accredited courses. At the same time the company imposed a similar restriction on reimbursements for engineering programs. The company explained that the policy change was intended to make the program more cost-effective to the company, noting that employees had been receiving reimbursement for programs "that were not of the highest value to the company" or left Intel after finishing programs that did not advance their careers there.<ref>Gilbertson, Dawn (December 5, 2006). "Intel cuts tuition aid for University of Phoenix classes". ''The Arizona Republic''.</ref><ref>Stu Woo, Intel Cuts 100 Colleges From Its Tuition-Reimbursement Program for Employees, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', February 2, 2007.</ref><ref>Dillon, Sam (February 11, 2007). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/education/11phoenix.html Troubles Grow for a University Built on Profits]". ''The New York Times'', February 11, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/05/28/focus5.html?page=all |date=May 27, 2007 |title=Employers cut MBA students' tuition benefits |newspaper=Portland Business Journal |location=Portland, Oregon}}</ref> This was perhaps an indirect criticism of the University of Phoenix and other rapidly growing for-profit colleges that seemed unstable; with many rotating part-time instructors and over many locations nationwide.{{citation needed | date=May 2021}}
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.acbsp.org/}}
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