College of Business Administration celebrates 50 years
of accreditation

AACSB-International, the Association to Advance College Schools of Business, has reaffirmed accreditation of undergraduate and master’s degree programs offered by the College of Business Administration.

The college, which has been accredited by the AACSB since 1954, is among fewer than 400 business schools in the United States to be accredited on both the undergraduate and graduate levels by the organization.

In a letter to the University, the AACSB commended Bowling Green’s business college for several strengths and effective practices, including its partnerships with alumni and executives, efforts to attract international students that contribute to the diversity of full-time MBA and master of accountancy students, and active and supportive student organizations.

“Fewer than a quarter of the business programs in the country are accredited by AACSB on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our business college has been accredited for the past half-century, and so we are celebrating our 50th anniversary as an AACSB business school!” said Dean Robert O. Edmister.

“We’re also gratified that the AACSB recognized the importance of the outstanding relationships we’ve developed with so many of our alumni, our successful international graduate program recruiting efforts, and the substantive quality of our student organizations,” he continued. “With our new initiatives in entrepreneurship, employed student degree completion, and executive education, we are preparing the next generation to develop the economic potential of northwest Ohio.”

The process of peer review for accreditation is intended to stimulate further continuous improvement in quality, and accreditation represents meeting the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. According to the AACSB, accreditation assures that business schools manage resources to achieve a relevant mission, advance knowledge through faculty scholarship, provide high-caliber teaching of current, quality curricula, cultivate meaningful interaction between faculty and students, and produce graduates who achieve specified learning goals.

Approximately 2,200 undergraduates are enrolled in Bowling Green’s College of Business Administration, which offers a bachelor of science degree in economics and 16 specializations leading to a bachelor of science in business administration. Undergraduates also may take part in the Business Honors Program; international, co-op and internship opportunities, and any of six minor degree programs, including a new entrepreneurship minor.