3.2.1.1.1 Accreditation Standard for International Institutions. An institution located in Canada or Mexico must satisfy the Association's requirement of acceptable academic standards to be elected to and maintain active membership in the Association by meeting one of the following standards: (Adopted: 10/16/12, Revised: 5/8/14, 5/15/17, 1/20/18)

(a) The institution is accredited by one of the six U.S. regional accrediting agencies*; or

(b) The institution is a candidate for accreditation with one of the six U.S. regional accrediting agencies* and is in good standing with its country's national, regional or provincial accreditation agency.

*Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, The Higher Learning Commission, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.