UMUC

Accreditation

UMUC is Regionally Accredited - What Is Accreditation?

University of Maryland University College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000), one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. UMUC is governed by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents and certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

Web site: http://www.msche.org

Program Accreditation

Master of Business Administration
UMUC’s Master of Business Administration program is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), PO Box 3960, Olathe, KS 66063 (913-631-3009).

IACBE is chartered by the U.S. Department of Education and accredits programs around the world.

Master of Distance Education
UMUC's Master of Distance Education program is accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development–Technology-Enhanced Learning (EFMD CEL), Swiss Centre for Innovations in Learning, University of St. Gallen, Dufourstr 40a, St. Gallen CH-9000, Switzerland.

EFMD is a global organization devoted to the continuous improvement of management development; CEL accreditation is awarded to programs that have achieved the highest international standard in technology-enhanced learning within the field of management education.