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Accreditation and Licensure Summary
 
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The American University in Dubai is accredited by the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (see http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/webmemlist.pdf). Contact the COC at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033 or call 404-679-4500 for any questions concerning the accreditation of The American University in Dubai.
   
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AUD is officially licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry has accredited the university’s programs in Business Administration (both undergraduate and graduate), Communication and Information Studies, Engineering, Information Technology, Architecture, Visual Communication and Interior Design, in addition to a Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies program.

UAE Ministry: PO Box 45133, Abu Dhabi, UAE; tel: (02) 642-7772
   
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AUD holds an Agent’s License issued by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission (Washington, DC, USA).

DC Education Licensure Commission: 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 350 North Washington, DC 20001; tel: 202-727-6436
   
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AUD is approved to operate by the State of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC).

NPEC: 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220, Tucker, Georgia 30084-5305; tel: 770-414-3300
   
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The American University in Dubai has received specialized accreditation for its Bachelor’s of Business Administration (B.B.A.), and Master’s of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree programs in business through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

IACBE: PO Box 3960, Olathe, Kansas 66063 USA; tel: 913-631-3009
   
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The university’s undergraduate concentrations in Marketing Communications and Advertising (Creative) have been accredited by the International Advertising Association (IAA) in New York.

IAA World Service Center: 521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1807, New York, NY 10175; tel: 212-557-1133
   
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All programs (i.e., Civil, Computer, and Electrical Engineering) of AUD’s School of Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

ABET: 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, tel: 410-347-7700
   
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The Bachelor of Information Technology (B.I.T.) program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

ABET: 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, tel: 410-347-7700
 
 
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