Statement of Accreditation Status
Abu Dhabi University
PO Box 59911
Telephone:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
Student Achievement URL:
WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning.
Current Accreditation Status:
Accredited- Indicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness. Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review. Reaffirmation is granted for a period of seven to ten years and may be accompanied by a request for interim reports and/or special visits, or a formal Notice of Concern.
Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action:
Friday, February 19, 2016
Granted Candidacy:
Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process.
2015
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
2016
Undergraduate FTE:
4,719
Graduate FTE:
1,236
Financial Structure Type:
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
For-Profit
Sponsorship:
Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy.
Proprietary with parent/board
Academic Calendar:
The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system.
Distributes Federal Financial Aid:
No
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Mohammed Parakandi | Director, Accreditation | mohammed.parakandi [at] adu.ac.ae |
| Board of Directors Chair | Ali Bin Harmal | Chairman Board of Directors | ali [at] adu.ac.ae |
| Chief Academic Officer | Waqar Ahmad | Chancellor | waqar.ahmad [at] adu.ac.ae |
| Chief Executive Officer | Waqar Ahmad | Chancellor | waqar.ahmad [at] adu.ac.ae |
| Chief Financial Officer | Sherif Mousa | Interim Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance | sherif.mousa [at] adu.ac.ae |
| Director Institutional Research | Heather Friesen | Director Organizational Planning & Strategy | heather.friesen [at] adu.ac.ae |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ain Campus | Al Ain | Additional | Active | |
| Al Dhafra Center | Al Dhafra | Additional | Active | |
| Dubai Campus | Dubai | Additional | Active | |
| 00000000 | Khalifa City Campus | Abu Dhabi | Main Campus | Active |
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2019 |
Mid-Cycle Review
The Mid-Cycle Review (MCR) is a review of each institution near the midpoint of its period of accreditation, focusing particularly on student achievement. The Review is performed by WSCUC staff, and draws on evidence from an update of the institution’s Inventory of Educational Effectiveness Indicators and retention and graduation data, as well as any trends emerging from Annual Reports to surface any potential issues across the Standards. The overall purpose of the Mid-Cycle Review is to "identify problems with an institution's or program's continued compliance with agency standards" while "tak[ing] into account institutional or program strengths and stability" (U.S. Department of Education, §602.19(b)). |
| Spring | 2019 | Special Visit |
| Fall | 2021 | Offsite Review |
| Spring | 2022 | Accreditation Visit |
No external resources are available for this institution.
