AACSB Business Accreditation Standards: Updates 2022

AACSB significantly updated its Business Accreditation Standards in 2020.  Since then it issues annual amendments and updates – usually on 1 July.

QED’s overview of the updates made as part of the 2022 publication, together with an assessment of the significance of the change can be found in this downloadable PDF file.

Many of the updates reflect clarification and additional explanation. However, there are a small number of changes which could potentially impact schools (particularly those schools that are pre-eligibility). As always, QED recommends that all schools within an AACSB accreditation process (whether initial or renewal) should review and ensure they have understood the changes and clarifications.

NB: QED’s material represents QED’s interpretation of the AACSB Updates.  We always recommend that you view the updated standards directly – which are available from AACSB’s website in the following formats: 

• Updated 2020 AACSB Business Accreditation Standards (clean copy)
• Updated 2020 AACSB Business Accreditation Standards (with tracked changes)
• Updated 2020 Interpretive Guidance for AACSB Business Accreditation Standards (clean copy)
• Updated 2020 Interpretive Guidance for AACSB Business Accreditation Standards (with tracked changes)
• AACSB Summary Table of Key Changes

As above, QED’s summary of the updates across the key documents is available in this downloadable PDF file.

For advice and further details on any of the above, please contact the QED Accreditation Team at info@QEDaccreditation.com.