Accreditation
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The College of Business’s (CoB) programs are accredited by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) (https://www.caa.ae/Pages/Institutes/Details.aspx?GUID=128).
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The CoB is a member of the AACSB Business Education Alliance Members.
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting:
- CoB’s Accounting Program has exemptions from two professional accounting bodies:THe Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
- ACCA (Dec 2024 - Dec 2029 - renewed):The exemptions are for 6 ACCA papers (out of 13 papers), as follows: Business and Technology, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Corporate and Business Law, Performance Management, and Financial Reporting. [https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html]
- ICAEW (June 2024 onwards - new):The exemptions are for 6 ICAEW papers (out of 15 papers), as follows: Accounting, Assurance, Business, Technology & Finance Law, Management Information, and Principles of Taxation. https://apps.icaew.com/cpldirectory/Search/AcademicCreditsAvailable
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance:
CoB’s BS finance is recognized as one of the CFA’s university affiliated programs. “The University Affiliation Program (UAP) recognizes academic institutions that embed at least 70% of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge™ (CBOK) into their curricula. Through cooperation with universities around the world, CFA seeks to promote ethics-based investment education in university degree programs aimed at developing investment professionals.” https://www.cfainstitute.org/universities/university-affiliation#q=zayed&sortCriteria=%40titlebasic%20ascendingBachelor of Science (BS) in Marketing and Enterpreneurship:
- MKT-433 Digital Marketing course has an equivalency of the award of an external professional qualification from the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) for all passing students. DMI is a globally renowned professional body for Digital Marketing and well respected by industry. https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/
