The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Continuous Improvement Review Committee submitted a recommendation to extend the Loyola Maryland Sellinger School of Business accreditation, a decision that was ratified by the AACSB Board of Directors. This comes as an AACSB mandate — every five years its member institutions must undergo a review to maintain their accreditation.In a press release, Sellinger Dean Kathleen Getz, Ph.D., said:
“Earning and maintaining accreditation from AACSB requires rigorous scholarship, exceptional teaching and strong commitment to meet the organization’s standards of excellence. Our faculty and staff make that commitment every day and deliver an incredible business education to our students.”
Sellinger submitted a detailed report about the school’s strategy, faculty makeup and support, resources, academic programs, methods of evaluation, and areas of continuous improvement to AACSB throughout the review process. Sellinger School first earned accreditation in all programs by AACSB in 1988 and in 1990, the Accounting Department earned specialized national accreditation from AACSB.
According to AACSB International, its accreditation marks the highest standard of achievement for business schools. In fact, less than 5 percent of the world’s 13,000 business programs have earned AACSB accreditation—a staggering statistic to say the least. AACSB has been developing accreditation standards since 1919.
The Sellinger School of Business offers a full-time one-year MBA, in addition to the part-time MBA and Executive MBA. There are two graduate centers in Timonium, MD and Columbia, MD. The Timonium Graduate Center is home to the Professional’s MBA, Master of Science in Finance, and Executive MBA programs and their administrative offices. The Columbia Graduate Center is home to the Professional’s MBA, Master of Science in Finance, and Emerging Leaders MBA programs.