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It is not accredited by a recognized [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|United States accreditation agency]], so its course credits and diplomas are not recognized by most U.S. universities and other institutions.<ref>[https://www.aiu.edu/faq.html "Is AIU accredited?"], FAQ, Atlantic International University.</ref> It is accredited by the U.K. [[Accreditation Service for International Colleges|Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities]] (ASIC),<ref>[https://www.asicuk.com/institution-profiles/atlantic-international-university/ Atlantic international University], ASIC.</ref> whereas legitimate universities are accredited by recognized agencies in their own country.<ref>John Bear, ''Degree Mills: The Billion-Dollar Industry that has Sold over a Million Fake Diplomas'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=DRgwAQAAQBAJ&q=%22approval+from+the+country%22#v=onepage&q=%22legitimate%20school%20has%20some%20form%20of%20recognized%20accreditation%22&f=false "Every legitimate school has some form of recognized accreditation and/or government approval from the country, state, or region in which it operates"]</ref>
It has been characterized as a "degree mill",<ref>Anika Gumbs-Sandiford, [http://guardian.co.tt/news/commissioner-1990-coup-attempt-accused-having-doctorate-degree-mill-6.2.394176.ef1f6846f7 "Commissioner into 1990 coup attempt accused of having Doctorate from degree mill"], ''Trinidad & Tobago Guardian'', January 26, 2013.</ref><ref>Alexandra Zykunov, [https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/unispiegel/d-131521023.html "Dr. Dödel"], ''Der Spiegel'', February 7, 2015 {{de icon}}.</ref> and its degrees have been called "fake".<ref name=Ghana>[https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Probe-IGP-s-Fake-doctorate-degree-Academics-481571# "Probe IGP's ‘Fake’ doctorate degree - Academics"], ''Daily Guide Africa'', via ''Ghana Web'', October 28, 2016
==Notable alumni==
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