When discussing online education or the pursuit of any
post-secondary education it is important to understand the
accreditation of the school you are interested in attending.
AU is a publicly funded post-secondary institution, one of four
public comprehensive universities in the Province of Alberta,
Canada. You can rest assured that your AU experience represents a
rigorous, high quality university education. We are a respected and
recognized university with a proven track record.
Canadian Accreditation
AU is fully accredited by the Government of Alberta and reports to the Government of Alberta through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Technoloy. AU's quality assurance mechanisms and program proposals are reviewed by the Campus Alberta Quality Council. AU has the mandate for the provision of university-level distance education programs in Alberta. Through Alberta's Post-secondary Learning Act, the government authorizes Athabasca University Governing Council to govern the university and to grant degrees. Members of Governing Council are appointed by Orders in Council of the Government of Alberta. In addition, AU is fully accredited by the Government of British Columbia.
U.S. Accreditation
In 2006, AU became the first Canadian public university to
receive accreditation in the United States, through the Middle
States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), one of six regional
organizations in the U.S. that accredits universities. No other
public Canadian university holds this level of foreign
accreditation.
For a complete listing of education assocaitions to which AU
belongs please "visit:
http://www2.athabascau.ca/aboutau/accreditation.php" which was the
source of the information on this page.
