[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: 34CFR668.20]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

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

 

PART 668_STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart B_Standards for Participation in Title IV, HEA Programs

 

Sec. 668.20  Limitations on remedial coursework that is eligible for 

Title IV, HEA program assistance.



    (a) A noncredit or reduced credit remedial course is a course of 

study designed to increase the ability of a student to pursue a course 

of study leading to a certificate or degree.

    (1) A noncredit remedial course is one for which no credit is given 

toward a certificate or degree; and

    (2) A reduced credit remedial course is one for which reduced credit 

is given toward a certificate or degree.



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    (b) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, in 

determining a student's enrollment status and cost of attendance, an 

institution shall include any noncredit or reduced credit remedial 

course in which the student is enrolled. The institution shall attribute 

the number of credit or clock hours to a noncredit or reduced credit 

remedial course by--

    (1) Calculating the number of classroom and homework hours required 

for that course;

    (2) Comparing those hours with the hours required for nonremedial 

courses in a similar subject; and

    (3) Giving the remedial course the same number of credit or clock 

hours it gives the nonremedial course with the most comparable classroom 

and homework requirements.

    (c) In determining a student's enrollment status under the Title IV, 

HEA programs or a student's cost of attendance under the campus-based, 

FFEL, and Direct Loan programs, an institution may not take into account 

any noncredit or reduced credit remedial course if--

    (1) That course is part of a program of instruction leading to a 

high school diploma or the recognized equivalent of a high school 

diploma, even if the course is necessary to enable the student to 

complete a degree or certificate program;

    (2) The educational level of instruction provided in the noncredit 

or reduced credit remedial course is below the level needed to pursue 

successfully the degree or certificate program offered by that 

institution after one year in that remedial course; or

    (3) Except for a course in English as a second language, the 

educational level of instruction provided in that course is below the 

secondary level. For purposes of this section, the Secretary considers a 

course to be below the secondary level if any of the following entities 

determine that course to be below the secondary level:

    (i) The State agency that legally authorized the institution to 

provide postsecondary education.

    (ii) In the case of an accredited or preaccredited institution, the 

nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that accredits 

or preaccredits the institution.

    (iii) In the case of a public postsecondary vocational institution 

that is approved by a State agency recognized for the approval of public 

postsecondary vocational education, the State agency recognized for the 

approval of public postsecondary vocational education that approves the 

institution.

    (iv) The institution.

    (d) Except as set forth in paragraph (f) of this section, an 

institution may not take into account more than one academic year's 

worth of noncredit or reduced credit remedial coursework in 

determining--

    (1) A student's enrollment status under the title IV, HEA programs; 

and

    (2) A student's cost of attendance under the campus-based, FFEL, and 

Direct Loan programs.

    (e) One academic year's worth of noncredit or reduced credit 

remedial coursework is equivalent to--

    (1) Thirty semester or 45 quarter hours; or

    (2) Nine hundred clock hours.

    (f) Courses in English as a second language do not count against the 

one-year academic limitation contained in paragraph (d) of this section.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1094)



[52 FR 45724, Dec. 1, 1987, as amended at 56 FR 36698, July 31, 1991; 58 

FR 32202-32203, June 8, 1993; 63 FR 40624, July 29, 1998]