Atlantic International University Explained

Atlantic International University
Accreditation:(None, widely considered a degree mill)
Type:Unaccredited private for-profit distance learning university
President:Jose M. Atri[1]
Country:United States

Atlantic International University, Inc. (AIU) is an unaccredited private for-profit distance learning university based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees including doctorates.[2] [3] [4] It is widely described as a degree mill. AIU degrees are unrecognized in Oregon, illegal to use in Texas, and unsatisfactory for fufilling civil service requirements in Michigan as they are considered substandard or fraudulent.[5] [6] [7]

Accreditation

Although it is based in the United States, AIU is not accredited by any recognized United States accreditation agency.[8] It is accredited by the U.K. Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC),[9] but this is solely for visa purposes; degrees offered by Atlantic International University are not officially recognized in the U.K.[10]

Atlantic International University was formerly accredited by Accrediting Commission International.[2] Accrediting Commission International is an accredidation mill and was established after the International Accrediting Commission, another accredidation mill, was shut down by the State of Missouri for fraud.[11] [12]

Its credentials have also been listed as substandard in countries outside the U.S. including Ghana,[13] Nigeria (in relation to a branch in Okija),[14] and Oman.[15] It has been characterized as a degree mill,[16] [17] and its degrees have been widely dismissed as "fake."[18] [19] [20]

It has been prosecuted by the Office of Consumer Protection of the State of Hawaii for fraudulently claiming to be an accredited institution. In a 2002 case, the state alleged the following:[21]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlantic International University, Inc. | Better Business Bureau® Profile.
  2. Laura Patricia Cruz Ruiz, Internationalization in Mexican Higher Education: With Special Emphasis on German-Mexican Cooperation, Historisch-vergleichende Sozialisations- und Bildungsforschung 16, Münster: Waxmann, 2016,, pp. 117–18.
  3. Mike LaBella, "Blind war veteran earns doctoral degree", The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts), October 16, 2017.
  4. https://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/96268 "Ministry of Education Congratulates CFBC lecturer on launch of textbook and successful defense of doctoral dissertation"
  5. https://reportcenter.highered.texas.gov/agency-publication/miscellaneous/institutions-whose-degrees-are-illegal-to-use-in-texas/ Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20070110083159/http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20080227090642/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf Unaccredited Schools Not Fufilling Civil Service Requirements in Michigan
  8. https://www.aiu.edu/faq.html "Is AIU accredited?"
  9. https://www.asicuk.com/institution-profiles/atlantic-international-university/ Atlantic international University
  10. Web site: Check if your university or college can award a degree . 2024-02-19 . GOV.UK . en.
  11. Web site: Ezell . Allen . Recent developments with degree mills . American Association of Collegiate Registrars.
  12. Web site: kreidler . Marc . 2004-11-13 . Great Moments in Accreditation: The Case of IAC, ACI, and The Three Stooges Quackwatch . 2024-02-19 . en-US.
  13. Web site: July 10, 2015 . Stay clear of 51 unaccredited institutions - NAB warns public . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712072111/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Stay-clear-of-51-unaccredited-institutions-NAB-warns-public-367700 . July 12, 2015 . Ghana Web.
  14. Amina Mohammed, "NUC releases list of illegal tertiary institutions (See full list)", Premium Times, August 27, 2015.
  15. Web site: July 9, 2017 . Oman education: 15 UK universities on government approved list. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525165242/https://timesofoman.com/article/112446 . May 25, 2019 . Times of Oman.
  16. Anika Gumbs-Sandiford, "Commissioner into 1990 coup attempt accused of having Doctorate from degree mill", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, January 26, 2013.
  17. Alexandra Zykunov, "Dr. Dödel", Der Spiegel, February 7, 2015 .
  18. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Probe-IGP-s-Fake-doctorate-degree-Academics-481571# "Probe IGP's ‘Fake’ doctorate degree - Academics"
  19. https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/fake-doctorates-gifty-anti-igp-hassan-ayariga-and-others-indicted-in-fake-doctorate/ytpybd5 "Gifty Anti, IGP, Hassan Ayariga and others indicted in fake doctorate degree scandal"
  20. Adriaan Alsema, "Duque replaces director of National Center for Historical Memory with radical pundit: reports", Colombia Reports, October 14, 2018.
  21. Web site: July 19, 2002 . Court filing against Atlantic International University by the State of Hawaii . July 27, 2022.
  22. https://www.hayspost.com/2018/01/01/ksus-landon-lecture-series-to-feature-former-president-of-malawi/ "KSU’s Landon Lecture Series to feature former president of Malawi"
  23. http://governance.mak.ac.ug/node/15/biography "Biography of Professor William Bazeyo"
  24. Marc Abrahams, "Improbable research: the hundred trillion dollar book", The Guardian, October 12, 2009.
  25. http://newsandevents.buffalostate.edu/news/commencement-profile-david-karpeles "Commencement Profile: David Karpeles"
  26. Stephen Chan, "Michael Sata obituary: Forceful and ruthless president of Zambia nicknamed King Cobra", The Guardian, October 29, 2014.
  27. https://ukgcc.com.gh/hon-queenstar-pokuah-sawyerr-2/ "Hon. Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr"

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