[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR92.6]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 92--OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS)--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart A--Police Corps Eligibility and Selection Criteria
 
Sec. 92.6  What colleges or universities can I attend under the Police Corps?

    (a) The choice of institution is up to the participant, as long as 
the institution meets the definition of an ``institution of higher 
deduction.'' As defined in 20 U.S.C. 1141(a), an ``institution of higher 
education'' means an educational institution in any State which:
    (1) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of 
graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the 
recognized equivalent of such a certificate,
    (2) Is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of 
education beyond secondary education,
    (3) Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's 
degree or provides not less than a two-year program which is acceptable 
for full credit toward such a degree,
    (4) Is a public or other nonprofit institution, and
    (5) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or 
association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been 
granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that 
has been recognized by the Secretary (of Education) for the granting of 
preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is 
satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation 
standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
    (b) Such term also includes any school which provides not less than 
a one-year program of training to prepare students for gainful 
employment in a recognized occupation and which meets the provisions of 
paragraphs (a) (1), (2), (4), and (5) of this section. Such term also 
includes a public or nonprofit educational institution in any State 
which, in lieu of the requirement in

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paragraph (a)(1) of this section, admits as regular students persons who 
are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which 
the institution is located.
    (c) A Police Corps scholarship only may be used to attend a four-
year institution of higher education, except that:
    (1) A scholarship may be used for graduate and professional study; 
and
    (2) If a participant has enrolled in the Police Corps upon or after 
transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, the Director 
may reimburse the participant for prior educational expenses.