Rutherford University, also known as Senior University International and Stratford International University, was an unaccredited private institution that offered degrees online. It operated from 1993 through 2009 and offered the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Business Administration. The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization had labeled Rutherford University a degree mill. On its website Rutherford claimed to be accredited by the International States Parliament, an organization based in Palermo, Sicily. Rutherford also claimed to be recognized by the government of the African nation of Swaziland, but this was denied by the nation's minister of education and other education officials in early 2008. Subsequently, the claim of recognition by Swaziland was removed from the university website and returned. The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization states that Rutherford University has "no authority to issue degrees." The British Columbia government believed that the school was operating unlawfully from British Columbia.