[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR602.11] [Page 199] TITLE 34--EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 602--THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES--Table of Contents Subpart B--The Criteria for Recognition Sec. 602.11 Geographic scope of accrediting activities. The agency must demonstrate that its accrediting activities cover-- (a) A State, if the agency is part of a State government; (b) A region of the United States that includes at least three States that are reasonably close to one another; or (c) The United States. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b)