Athabasca University has voluntarily withdrawn its accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a global institutional accreditor. The withdrawal will take effect in March 2025. The university has been accredited by the commission since 2005; AU states that it is the only Canadian university to have held this accreditation. “As a public postsecondary institution in Canada, AU’s degree-granting authority is established by the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Advanced Education through legislation,” read a statement from the university. “AU’s participation in the Middle States was entirely voluntary.” This withdrawal will reportedly not impact AU students.
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