[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR602.25]

[Page 206-207]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 602_THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES--Table of 
 
                 Subpart B_The Criteria for Recognition
 
Sec. 602.25  Due process.

    The agency must demonstrate that the procedures it uses throughout 
the accrediting process satisfy due process. The agency meets this 
requirement if the agency does the following:
    (a) The agency uses procedures that afford an institution or program 
a reasonable period of time to comply with

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the agency's requests for information and documents.
    (b) The agency notifies the institution or program in writing of any 
adverse accrediting action or an action to place the institution or 
program on probation or show cause. The notice describes the basis for 
the action.
    (c) The agency permits the institution or program the opportunity to 
appeal an adverse action and the right to be represented by counsel 
during that appeal. If the agency allows institutions or programs the 
right to appeal other types of actions, the agency has the discretion to 
limit the appeal to a written appeal.
    (d) The agency notifies the institution or program in writing of the 
result of its appeal and the basis for that result.

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