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AU has been accredited only by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and not all the regional boardsdoes this mean AU is only accredited in one region of the U.S.?

April 26, 2017Accredited AU Commission higher education mean middle region Regional

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AU has been accredited only by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and not all the regional boardsdoes this mean AU is only accredited in one region of the U.S.?

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AU’s accreditation with MSCHE is equivalent to U.S.-wide accreditation. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is the national organization that recognizes MSCHE and the other regional boards as accrediting organizations. Recognition by CHEA means that the regional accreditation boards meet CHEA’s standards for accreditation. So, if an institution is accredited by one regional board, the accreditation is nationally recognized. American institutions do not generally pursue accreditation with more than one regional board unless they have campuses that are in the geographic regions of more than one board.