Social Science Program
Athabasca University (AU) is a publicly funded institution of the Province of Alberta and reports to the government through the Minister of Advanced Education. Through the Post-secondary Learning Act, the government authorizes Athabasca University Governing Council to grant degrees and govern its own affairs. Members of Athabasca University Governing Council are appointed under the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
Accreditation
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Council for Distance Education, Canadian Association for Distance Education, Canadian Association for Graduate Studies.
Athabasca University (AU) is the first Canadian university to be awarded accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The Commission is one of six regional organizations in the U.S. that accredits universities.
MSCHE has closely examined the way AU does business and found that AU meets its rigorous international quality standards for higher education institutions. The peer review was conducted according to a set of criteria established by MSCHE to maintain and strengthen the quality and integrity of higher education.
The accreditation means that students, prospective students and stakeholders in North America and around the globe can have further confidence in the calibre of Athabasca University's courses and programs; they now know that AU academic offerings, student support services and institution as a whole meets and in some cases exceeds internationally established standards in addition to internal and provincial quality assurance practices.
Athabasca University achieved accreditation in June 2005.
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Public Administration
Athabasca University’s Certificate in Public Administration enlightens students to administrations at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. The program curriculum includes public finance, budgeting, economics, public policy, legal studies, and industrial relations. The Public Administration Certificate enables students to enter/re-enter the job market, for promotions in...