<p>1214mom - to clarify, the accounting accreditation is supplemental and secondary to overall business accreditation. </p>
<p>What you see regarding Harvard is the reality that many Ivy type schools do not offer an Accounting major - thus no accreditation. (Though some Ivy type schools do offer PhD’s In accounting.) That’s how Harvard has the most famous MBA, but is not accounting accredited.</p>
<p>Does this matter? It can if you are planning to major in accounting. For example here in Illinois, if wou want to take the CPA exam, an AACSB accredited masters degree is automatically deemed qualified to sit. Otherwise a class by class evaluation will need to be performed and specific class requirements met - various CPA forums have stories about students denied permission to sit due to not havimg all of the required credits. Not having this supplemental accreditation is not the end of the world, but it is the best sign of a high quality program. (Ecact requirements vary significantly by state - YMMV).</p>
<p>If an undergraduate accounting major IS
offered, and the overall Business program is accredited, I would question why the accounting program is not accredited. If you are not an accounting major, you probably won’t be too concerned, but it does reflect the accoumting program meets the highest standards.</p>