Part 602 — The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies
Subpart A — General
Subpart B — The Criteria for Recognition
- § 602.10— Link to Federal programs.
- § 602.11— Geographic area of accrediting activities.
- § 602.12— Accrediting experience.
- § 602.14— Purpose and organization.
- § 602.15— Administrative and fiscal responsibilities.
- § 602.16— Accreditation and preaccreditation standards.
- § 602.17— Application of standards in reaching accreditation decisions.
- § 602.18— Ensuring consistency in decision-making.
- § 602.19— Monitoring and reevaluation of accredited institutions and programs.
- § 602.20— Enforcement of standards.
- § 602.21— Review of standards.
- § 602.22— Substantive changes and other reporting requirements.
- § 602.23— Operating procedures all agencies must have.
- § 602.24— Additional procedures certain institutional agencies must have.
- § 602.25— Due process.
- § 602.26— Notification of accrediting decisions.
- § 602.27— Other information an agency must provide the Department.
- § 602.28— Regard for decisions of States and other accrediting agencies.
- § 602.29— Severability.
Subpart C — The Recognition Process
- § 602.31— Agency applications and reports to be submitted to the Department.
- § 602.32— Procedures for submitting an application for recognition, renewal of recognition, expansion of scope, compliance reports, and increases in enrollment.
- § 602.33— Procedures for review of agencies during the period of recognition, including the review of monitoring reports.
- § 602.34— Advisory Committee meetings.
- § 602.35— Responding to the Advisory Committee's recommendation.
- § 602.36— Senior Department official's decision.
- § 602.37— Appealing the senior Department official's decision to the Secretary.
- § 602.38— Contesting the Secretary's final decision to deny, limit, suspend, or terminate an agency's recognition.
- § 602.39— Severability.