American Connection

Although thoroughly grounded in the Arab culture of the region in which it is located, American University of Sharjah is based upon the American model of higher education. In its early years, AUS benefited from associations with American University in Beirut, Texas A&M University, and American University in Washington, DC. In addition, the great majority of AUS faculty members earned their terminal degrees from institutions in North America.

AUS is incorporated in the state of Delaware and licensed by the Delaware Department of Education; it is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. In its final report granting the university accreditation, the commission, one of nine regional US accrediting agencies, congratulated AUS on completing the accreditation process in a relatively short period of time as well as on its excellent roster of undergraduate and graduate programs, its state-of-the-art campus facilities, its highly qualified faculty and staff, and its dynamic student body.