[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17780-17781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8633]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity, Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of the National
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Notice of
this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public
of its opportunity to attend this public meeting.
DATES AND TIMES: May 24-26, 1995, 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESS: The Dupont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol F. Sperry, Executive Director, National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., room 3905, ROB 3, Washington, DC 20202-7592.
Telephone: (202) 260-3636. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity is established under Section 1205
of the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended by Public Law 102-325 (20
U.S.C. 1145). The Committee advises the Secretary of Education with
respect to the establishment and enforcement of the standards of
accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2 of part H of Title
IV, HEA, the recognition of a specific accrediting agency or
association, the preparation and publication of the list of nationally
recognized accrediting agencies and associations, the eligibility and
certification process for institutions of higher education under Title
IV, HEA, and the functions of the Secretary under subpart 1 part H of
Title IV, HEA, relating to the State Postsecondary Review Program. The
Committee also develops and recommends to the Secretary standards and
criteria for specific categories of vocational training institutions
and institutions of higher education for which there are no recognized
accrediting agencies, associations, or State agencies, in order to
establish eligibility for such institutions on an interim basis for
participation in federally funded programs.
Agenda
The meeting on May 24-26, 1995 is open to the public. The Advisory
Committee will review petitions of accrediting and State approval
bodies relative to initial or continued recognition by the Secretary of
Education. It also will review a petition by a Federal agency for
bachelor's degree-granting authority. In addition, the Committee will
hear presentations by representatives of these petitioning agencies and
any third parties who have requested to be heard.
The following petitions are scheduled for review:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations
Petitions for Initial Recognition
1. American Academy for Liberal Education (requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation 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 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 and
preaccreditation of programs leading to the D.O. degree).
5. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric
Medical Education (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation
and preaccreditation 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 and preaccreditation 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 and
preaccreditation of programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree).
8. National Accrediting 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).
9. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of professional
education units that provide baccalaureate and graduate programs for
the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for
elementary and secondary schools).
10. New York Board of Regents (requested scope of recognition: The
[[Page 17781]] 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).
11. Commission on Occupational Education Institutions of the
Council on Occupational Education [formerly the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, Commission on Occupational Education
Institutions] (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation [``candidate for accreditation''] of postsecondary,
prebaccalaureate [degree-granting and nondegree-granting], vocational
education institutions).
(The above scope incorporates the agency's request to expand its
current geographic scope of recognition from regional to national,
and its request to expand its current scope of recognition to
include degree-granting [prebaccalaureate] institutions.)
12. Transitional Association of Christian Colleges and Schools,
Accrediting Commission (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation [as Candidate] of postsecondary
institutions which offer certificates, diplomas, and associate,
baccalaureate, and graduate degrees).
13. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Schools (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of adult and postsecondary schools that offer non-degree
programs located in California, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
14. 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 Education
2. New York 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 State Board of Nursing
3. New York Board of Regents (Nursing Education)
In accordance with the Federal policy governing the granting of
academic degrees 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 that 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 at this meeting:
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).
A request for comments on all agencies whose petitions, and request
for degree-granting authority are being reviewed during this meeting
was published in the Federal Register on December 22, 1994.
Requests for oral presentation before the Advisory Committee should
be submitted in writing to Ms. Sperry at the address above by May 3,
1995. Requests should include the names of all persons seeking an
appearance, the organization they represent, the purpose for which the
presentation is requested, and a brief summary of the principal points
to be made during the oral presentation. Any written materials
presenters may wish to give to the Advisory Committee must be submitted
to Ms. Sperry by May 3, 1995 (one original and 25 copies). Only
documents submitted by that date will be considered by the Advisory
Committee. Presenters are requested not to distribute written materials
at the meeting.
At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees may, at the discretion
of the Committee chair, be invited to address the Committee briefly on
issues pertaining to the functions of the Committee, as identified in
the section above on Supplementary Information. Participants interested
in making such comments should inform Ms. Sperry before or during the
meeting.
A record will be made of the proceedings of the meeting and will be
available for public inspection at the Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D Street, SW., room
3905, ROB 3, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Authority: 5 U.S.C.A. Appendix 2.
Dated: March 31, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-8633 Filed 4-6-95; 8:45 am]
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