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In all cases, the AACSB brand will only be applied to the agreed upon entity. Institutional accreditation implies all business degrees housed within the business school or elsewhere in the university are to be included in the scope of review. In contrast to institutional accreditation, schools may apply to restrict the scope of review to only the business degrees offered by a single business unit within a larger institution offering business and management degree programs.\nThe purpose of this application is to determine if the business unit meets the criteria for redefining the accreditation entity from institution to a single business unit as outlined in 2020 Guiding Principles and Standards for AACSB Business Accreditation. The application is subdivided into five parts:\nPart I\tInstitutional and Business Unit Information\nPart II\tBackground Information\nPart III\tAACSB Eligibility Criteria for Single Business Unit\nPart IV\tFaculty Composition and Data\nPart V\tPlans for Other Unit(s) Offering Business Degree Programs at the Institution\nPart VI\tDegree Programs\nPart VII Supplemental Information\nUnit of accreditation applications are reviewed by the appropriate committee depending on the school’s accreditation status, either the Initial Accreditation Committee (IAC) or the Continuous Improvement Review Committee (CIRC), during their regularly scheduled meetings. If pursuing initial accreditation, the unit of accreditation application must be reviewed by the IAC before submitting an eligibility application. Committee meeting dates can be found on the AACSB website at \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://aacsb.edu/accreditation/volunteers/committees\" \u0014https://aacsb.edu/accreditation/volunteers/committees\u0015.\nThe AACSB staff and IAC/CIRC will carefully review the application to determine if the business unit demonstrates that it meets the criteria for single business unit of accreditation. A decision letter from the IAC/CIRC will be emailed approximately six weeks following the committee meeting. A decision letter officially informs the institution of the committee’s decision and provides recommendations and concerns requiring further action as well as the next steps in the process.\nNote: The approval of an academic unit application indicates that the unit satisfies the unit criteria. It does not imply a judgement of quality; therefore, approval of the unit application does not guarantee acceptance of the Eligibility Application.\nApplication Submission Information\nPlease submit this application and any accompanying documents via email to the appropriate committee chair:\nInitial Accreditation Committee Chair at \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:IAC@aacsb.edu\" \u0014IAC@aacsb.edu\u0015 or the\nContinuous Improvement Review Committee Chair at \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:CIRC@aacsb.edu\" \u0014CIRC@aacsb.edu\u0015\nPlease note:\nThere is a page limit of 15 pages (not including tables and required documentation).\nEmail attachments totaling at least 20MB will not be received due to server limitations.\nA confirmation of receipt will be emailed within 2 business days.\nFor questions or assistance in completing this application, please contact your assigned AACSB accreditation staff liaison. 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