[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-31458]
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[Federal Register: December 22, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, State Agencies for Approval
of Public Postsecondary Vocational Education, and State Agencies for
Approval of Nurse Education
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Request for Comments on Agencies applying to the Secretary for
Initial Recognition or Renewal of Recognition.
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DATES: Commentors should submit their written comments by February 6,
1995 to the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carl S. Person, Chief, Accrediting Agency Evaluation Branch, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3036 ROB-3,
Washington, DC 20202-5171, telephone: (202) 708-7417. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUBMISSION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS: The Secretary of Education
recognizes, as reliable authorities as to the quality of education
offered by institutions or programs within their scope, accrediting
agencies and State approval agencies for public postsecondary
vocational education and nurse education that meet certain criteria for
recognition. The purpose of this notice is to invite interested third
parties to present written comments on the agencies listed in this
notice that have applied for initial or continued recognition.
The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (the ``Advisory Committee'') advises the Secretary of
Education on the recognition of accrediting agencies and State approval
agencies. The Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet May 24-26, 1995
in Washington, DC. All written comments received regarding the agencies
listed in this Notice will be considered by both the Advisory Committee
and the Secretary.
The following agencies will be reviewed during the May 1995 meeting
of the Advisory Committee:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations
Petitions for Initial Recognition
1. American Academy for Liberal Education (requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation of institutions and programs in the
liberal arts)
2. Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
(requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of institutions and
programs for Montessori teacher education)
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. American Academy of Microbiology, Committee on Postdoctoral
Educational Programs (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation
of postdoctoral programs in medical and public health laboratory
microbiology)
2. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission
on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (requested
scope of recognition: The accreditation of graduate degree programs and
clinical training programs in marriage and family therapy education)
3. Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services
Administration (requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of
graduate programs in health services administration)
4. American Osteopathic Association, Bureau of Professional
Education (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of
programs leading to the D.O. degree)
5. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric
Medical Education (requested scope of recognition: For the
accreditation of colleges of podiatric medicine, including first
professional and graduate degree programs)
6. Association of Theological Schools in the United States and
Canada, Commission on Accrediting (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of freestanding schools, as well as schools affiliated
with larger institutions offering graduate professional education for
ministry and graduate study of theology)
7. Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, Commission on
Accreditation (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of
programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree)
8. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
(formerly recognized in cooperation with the Committee on Allied Health
Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association but now
requesting recognition on its own) (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of programs for the radiographer and the radiation
therapy technologist)
9. National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of first professional master's degree and professional
master's level certificate and diploma programs in acupuncture and
oriental medicine)
10. National Accrediting Commission on Cosmetology Arts and
Sciences (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of
postsecondary schools and departments of cosmetology arts and sciences)
11. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of baccalaureate and
graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other
professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools)
12. National League for Nursing, Inc. (requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation of programs in practical nursing, and
diploma, associate, baccalaureate and higher degree nurse education
programs)
13. New York State Board of Regents (requested scope of
recognition: The registration (accreditation) of collegiate degree-
granting programs or curricula offered by institutions of higher
education and of credit-bearing certificate and diploma programs
offered by degree-granting institutions of higher education)
14. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Occupational Education Institutions (requested scope of recognition:
The accreditation of occupational education institutions located in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
15. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools,
Accrediting Commission (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of Christian postsecondary institutions whose missions
are characterized by a belief in Biblical inerrancy, Bible authority,
and in historicity of the first eleven chapters of Genesis and that
offer certificates, diplomas, and associate, baccalaureate, and
graduate degrees)
16. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Schools (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of secondary and other institutions offering
postsecondary education located in California, Hawaii, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
17. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation of senior colleges and universities
located in California, Hawaii, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands)
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Missouri State Board of Vocational/Technical Education
2. New York State Board of Regents
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Nurse Education
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Missouri State Board of Nursing
2. New Hampshire Nurse Registration Board
3. New York State Board of Regents (Nursing Education)
In accordance with the Federal policy governing the granting of
academic degree by Federal agencies (approved by a letter from the
Director, Bureau of the Budget, to the Secretary, Health, Education,
and Welfare, dated December 23, 1954), the Secretary is required to
establish a review committee to advise the Secretary concerning any
legislation that may be proposed which would authorize the granting of
degrees by a Federal agency. The review committee forwards its
recommendation concerning a Federal agency's proposed degree-granting
authority to the Secretary, who then forwards the committee's
recommendation and the Secretary's recommendation to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and transmittal to the Congress. The
Secretary uses the Advisory Committee as the review committee required
for this purpose. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee will review the
following institution:
Proposed Bachelor's Degree-Granting Authority
1. Joint Military Intelligence College (formerly the Defense
Intelligence College), Washington, DC (request to award a bachelor's
degree in Intelligence Studies)
Public Inspection of Petitions and Third-Party Comments
All petitions and interim reports, and those third-party comments
received in advance of the meeting, will be available for public
inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, ROB-3, Room 3036, 7th
and D Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5171, telephone (202) 708-7417
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 94-31458 Filed 12-21-94; 8:45 am]
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