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Moore School
Receives International Accreditation for Quality Standards
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina has
achieved reaffirmation of accreditation of its undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs
in business by recent action of the Board of Directors of AACSB International – The Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The official announcement was made April 7, 2002, in
Chicago at the Annual Meeting of the AACSB International.
As of April 2002, there are 424 accredited members – 404 in North America (394 in the U.S.,
eight in Canada and two in Mexico), 13 in Europe, three in Asia, one in Central America, one in the
Middle East, and two in South America. Currently, 158 institutions also have achieved specialized
accounting accreditation.
To achieve AACSB International accreditation, business programs must satisfy the expectations
of a wide range of quality standards relating to curriculum, faculty resources, admissions, degree
requirement, library and computer facilities, financial resources, and intellectual climate that
all are mission-linked. During the accreditation process, Moore School of Business was visited and
evaluated by business deans who are leaders in the field of management education, applying AACSB
International accreditation standards that are widely accepted and adopted by the educational and
business communities.
"To achieve this accreditation verifies that every facet of a business school’s operation and
programming is of the highest quality and excellence," says Dean Joel Smith. "Moore School of
Business is among a distinguished list of business schools around the world who have met the
stringent standards of this reaffirmation of accreditation."
AACSB International is a not-for-profit organization consisting of more than 800 educational
organizations and corporations devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in
business administration and management. Its mission is to provide global leadership in advancing
management education through accreditation and by fostering international interchanges, key
business linkages, sharing of best practice, and professional development.
AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency and service organization for business
schools and has its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina is currently ranked #2 in
graduate international business education in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, and #36 in
the world by Financial Times of London. The school has more than 3,400 students in its
undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs. Founded in 1919, Moore School has achieved
international recognition through innovative program development and quality research conducted by
its faculty.
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