[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR602.12]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 602_THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES--Table of 

Contents

 

                 Subpart B_The Criteria for Recognition

 

Sec. 602.12  Accrediting experience.



    (a) An agency seeking initial recognition must demonstrate that it 

has--

    (1) Granted accreditation or preaccreditation--



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    (i) To one or more institutions if it is requesting recognition as 

an institutional accrediting agency and to one or more programs if it is 

requesting recognition as a programmatic accrediting agency;

    (ii) That covers the range of the specific degrees, certificates, 

institutions, and programs for which it seeks recognition; and

    (iii) In the geographic area for which it seeks recognition; and

    (2) Conducted accrediting activities, including deciding whether to 

grant or deny accreditation or preaccreditation, for at least two years 

prior to seeking recognition.

    (b) A recognized agency seeking an expansion of its scope of 

recognition must demonstrate that it has granted accreditation or 

preaccreditation covering the range of the specific degrees, 

certificates, institutions, and programs for which it seeks the 

expansion of scope.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b)