cred ited ▁institution ▁based ▁in ▁Greece ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁status ▁The ▁university ' s ▁website ▁and ▁associated ▁prospect us ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁ag encies ▁special izing ▁primarily ▁in ▁distance ▁learning . ▁ ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Office ▁of ▁D eg ree ▁Author ization ▁( O DA ) ▁ident ifies ▁two ▁possibly ▁un related ▁entities ▁operating ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" American ▁University ▁of ▁London ", ▁one ▁in ▁St . ▁K itt s ▁and ▁Ne vis , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁According ▁to ▁O DA , ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁institution ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁authority ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁neither ▁institution ▁has ▁legal ▁authority ▁to ▁en roll ▁Oregon ▁students ▁and ▁their ▁credentials ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁also ▁appears ▁on ▁lists ▁of ▁un ac cred ited ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁states ▁of ▁Maine ▁and ▁Texas . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁A U OL ▁prospect us , ▁the ▁University ▁has ▁" not ▁applied ▁for ▁acc red itation ▁with ▁any ▁American ▁nor ▁British ▁official ▁acc red itor ". ▁The ▁same ▁prospect us ▁adds ▁that ▁its ▁degrees ▁are ▁valid ated ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁" ag re ement ▁with ▁a ▁ren owned ▁USA ▁ag ency " ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁issue ▁Equ ival ency ▁Cert ific ates ▁to ▁A U