Unaccredited
(adjective)
- Not officially recognized as meeting certain standards or requirements, especially by an official organization.
- 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:
- This school is unaccredited and its degrees are not recognized by employers.
- The unaccredited training program was not recognized by the state board.
- His unaccredited degree made it hard for him to find a job.
- The unaccredited institution was not recognized by the government.
- An unaccredited professional does not meet the standards set by the profession.