Print this pageAdd this page to your favoritesSelect a font sizeSelect a small fontSelect a medium fontSelect a large font

Accreditation & External Recognition

The undergraduate and graduate programs of the College of Business Administration are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

AACSBThe AACSB International is one of higher education's most prestigious and rigorous accrediting bodies, stressing academic excellence and a commitment AACSB Accreditedto continuous improvement. Established in 1916, AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency for degree programs in business administration worldwide. Meeting the rigorous standards of the AACSB International is a measure of a business school's quality of curriculum, faculty, facilities, and students. Out of about 2,000 business programs in the U.S., the AACSB International has accredited only 412 programs, of which 267 have accreditation at the undergraduate and master's levels. Accredited since 1971, the College of Business Administration at CSULB is one of these elite schools.

California Prospector AwardThe College of Business Administration is the only California business school to have received the California Prospector Award. The Prospector Award is the California Prospector Awardsecond level of recognition of the California Awards for Performance Excellence that is based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which is the country’s highest award for organizational excellence in business, education, and health care. This signifies the College's commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and performance excellence, not only in its educational programs and offerings, but also in its organizational systems and processes.

The College of Business Administration is an institutional member of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the premier provider of assessments and information that create and promote access to graduate and professional management education around the world. A total of 138 business schools worldwide that offer graduate programs are GMAC member-schools. Of these 138, eight are California business schools, including those in the University of California. Of these eight business schools, two are CSU schools—one of which being CSULB. Membership to GMAC is by invitation only.