John Bear, Ph.D. (Michigan State U., 1966)
Diploma mill consultant to the FBI, 1979-1992
Author, Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally
(more than 400,000 copies in print)
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GAAP (Generally Accepted Accreditation Principles)
A school that meets any one of these would be GAAP:
1. Listed in the International Handbook of Universities (UNESCO).
2. Listed in the Commonwealth Universities Yearbook.
3. Accredited by an agency recognized by the Council on Higher
Education
Accreditation in Washington.
4. Accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Dept. of of
Education.
5. Listed in the World Education Series, published by PIER, the
Project in
International Education Research (a consortium of many agencies).
6. Listed by NOOSR, the Australian National Office on Overseas Skills
Recognition.
Berne University is listed in the International Handbook of
Universities (16th edition, UNESCO Publication).