Unaccredited (adjective)

  1. Not officially recognized as meeting certain standards or requirements, especially by an official organization.
  2. Not recognized as having met the standards or qualifications required to practice a profession or occupation.

Origin:

Un- + accredited, past participle of accredit (late middle english (in the sense "give credit to"): from old french accrediter, from ac- (expressing intensive force) + crediter "believe", from latin creditare).

Examples:

  1. This school is unaccredited and its degrees are not recognized by employers.
  2. The unaccredited training program was not recognized by the state board.
  3. His unaccredited degree made it hard for him to find a job.
  4. The unaccredited institution was not recognized by the government.
  5. An unaccredited professional does not meet the standards set by the profession.
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