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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Request for Comments on Review of
Accrediting Agencies
Accreditation Group, Office of
Postsecondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice provides
information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for
accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for purposes of
recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education. This solicitation of thirdparty comments concerning the
performance of accrediting agencies
under review by the Secretary is
required by the Higher Education Act
(HEA) of 1965, as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 6C115, Washington, DC 20202,
telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email:
herman.bounds@ed.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agencies under Review and
Evaluation: Below is a list of agencies
currently undergoing review and
evaluation by the Accreditation Group,
including their current and requested
scopes of recognition:
Applications for Renewal of
Recognition
1. American Occupational Therapy
Association, Accreditation Council for
Occupational Therapy Education, Scope
of Recognition: The accreditation of
occupational therapy educational
programs offering the professional
master’s degree, combined
baccalaureate/master’s degree, and
occupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
degree; the accreditation of occupational
therapy assistant programs offering the
associate degree or a certificate; and the
accreditation of these programs offered
via distance education.
2. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education, Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation,
within the United States, of professional
degree programs in pharmacy leading to
the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy,
including those programs offered via
distance education.
3. Association for Clinical Pastoral
Education, Inc., Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of both clinical
pastoral education (CPE) centers and
Supervisory CPE programs located
within the United States and territories.
4. Association for Biblical Higher
Education, Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’), at the
undergraduate level, of institutions of
biblical higher education in the United
States offering both campus-based and
distance education instructional
programs.
5. American Dental Association,
Commission on Dental Accreditation,
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation
of predoctoral dental education
programs (leading to the D.D.S. or
D.M.D. degree), advanced dental
education programs, and allied dental
education programs that are fully
operational or have attained ‘‘Initial
Accreditation’’ status, including
programs offered via distance education.
6. Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education, Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation of nursing education
programs in the United States, at the
baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral
degree levels, including programs
offering distance education.
7. Distance Education Accrediting
Commission, Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation of postsecondary
institutions in the United States that
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offer degree and/or non-degree programs
primarily by the distance or
correspondence education method up to
and including the professional doctoral
degree, including those institutions that
are specifically certified by the agency
as accredited for Title IV purposes.
8. Middle States Commission on
Secondary Schools, Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation of
institutions with postsecondary, nondegree granting career and technology
programs in Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, to include the accreditation of
postsecondary, non-degree granting
institutions that offer all or part of their
educational programs via distance
education modalities.
9. Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools Commission on Colleges
(SACSCOC), Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’) of
degree-granting institutions of higher
education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, and Virginia, including the
accreditation of programs offered via
distance and correspondence education
within these institutions. This
recognition extends to the SACSCOC
Board of Trustees and the Appeals
Committee of the College Delegate
Assembly on cases of initial candidacy
or initial accreditation and for
continued accreditation or candidacy.
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Application for an Expansion of Scope
Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education, Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation of nursing education
programs in the United States, at the
baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral
degree levels, including programs
offering distance education. Requested
Scope: The accreditation of nursing
education programs in the United
States, at the baccalaureate, master’s,
doctoral, and certificate levels,
including programs offering distance
education.
Application for Granting of Academic
(Master’s and Doctoral) Degrees by
Federal Agencies and Institutions
1. Air University (Air Command and
Staff College): Air University seeks to
expand its educational offerings by
offering a Master’s degree in Airpower
Strategy and Technology Integration.
2. Army’s Command and General Staff
College: Notification of name change for
two degree programs currently approved
and offered by the College. The proposal
would change the MMAS (Theater
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Operations) to Master of Arts in Military
Operations and the MMAS (Strategic
Operations) to Master of Arts in
Strategic Studies.
Submission of Written Comments
Regarding a Specific Accrediting
Agency or State Approval Agency
Under Review
Written comments about the
recognition of a specific accrediting or
State agency must be received by March
12, 2017, in the ThirdPartyComments@
ed.gov mailbox and include the subject
line ‘‘Written Comments: (agency
name).’’ The email must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
mailing address, email address, and
telephone number of the person(s)
making the comment. Comments should
be submitted as a Microsoft Word
document or in a medium compatible
with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file)
that is attached to an electronic mail
message (email) or provided in the body
of an email message. Comments about
an agency’s recognition after review of
a compliance report must relate to
issues identified in the compliance
report and the criteria for recognition
cited in the senior Department official’s
letter that requested the report, or in the
Secretary’s appeal decision, if any.
Comments about the renewal of an
agency’s recognition based on a review
of the agency’s petition must relate to its
compliance with the Criteria for the
Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, or
the Criteria and Procedures for
Recognition of State Agencies for
Approval of Nurse Education as
appropriate, which are available at
https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/
accred/.
Only material submitted by the
deadline to the email address listed in
this notice, and in accordance with
these instructions, become part of the
official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered
by the Department and NACIQI in their
deliberations.
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Gail McLarnon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Planning, Policy, and Innovation.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Request for Comments on Review of Accrediting Agencies
AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education. This solicitation of third-party comments concerning the
performance of accrediting agencies under review by the Secretary is
required by the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 6C115, Washington, DC 20202, telephone:
(202) 453-7615, or email: herman.bounds@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agencies under Review and Evaluation: Below is a list of agencies
currently undergoing review and evaluation by the Accreditation Group,
including their current and requested scopes of recognition:
Applications for Renewal of Recognition
1. American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council
for Occupational Therapy Education, Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation of occupational therapy educational programs offering the
professional master's degree, combined baccalaureate/master's degree,
and occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) degree; the accreditation of
occupational therapy assistant programs offering the associate degree
or a certificate; and the accreditation of these programs offered via
distance education.
2. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation, within the United
States, of professional degree programs in pharmacy leading to the
degree of Doctor of Pharmacy, including those programs offered via
distance education.
3. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation of both clinical pastoral education
(CPE) centers and Supervisory CPE programs located within the United
States and territories.
4. Association for Biblical Higher Education, Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for
Accreditation''), at the undergraduate level, of institutions of
biblical higher education in the United States offering both campus-
based and distance education instructional programs.
5. American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation,
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation of predoctoral dental education
programs (leading to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree), advanced dental
education programs, and allied dental education programs that are fully
operational or have attained ``Initial Accreditation'' status,
including programs offered via distance education.
6. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation of nursing education programs in the
United States, at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degree
levels, including programs offering distance education.
7. Distance Education Accrediting Commission, Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of postsecondary institutions in the United States
that
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offer degree and/or non-degree programs primarily by the distance or
correspondence education method up to and including the professional
doctoral degree, including those institutions that are specifically
certified by the agency as accredited for Title IV purposes.
8. Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation of institutions with postsecondary, non-
degree granting career and technology programs in Delaware, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to include the
accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree granting institutions that
offer all or part of their educational programs via distance education
modalities.
9. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges (SACSCOC), Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of degree-granting
institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, including the accreditation of programs
offered via distance and correspondence education within these
institutions. This recognition extends to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees
and the Appeals Committee of the College Delegate Assembly on cases of
initial candidacy or initial accreditation and for continued
accreditation or candidacy.
Application for an Expansion of Scope
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of nursing education programs in the United States,
at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degree levels, including
programs offering distance education. Requested Scope: The
accreditation of nursing education programs in the United States, at
the baccalaureate, master's, doctoral, and certificate levels,
including programs offering distance education.
Application for Granting of Academic (Master's and Doctoral) Degrees by
Federal Agencies and Institutions
1. Air University (Air Command and Staff College): Air University
seeks to expand its educational offerings by offering a Master's degree
in Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration.
2. Army's Command and General Staff College: Notification of name
change for two degree programs currently approved and offered by the
College. The proposal would change the MMAS (Theater Operations) to
Master of Arts in Military Operations and the MMAS (Strategic
Operations) to Master of Arts in Strategic Studies.
Submission of Written Comments Regarding a Specific Accrediting Agency
or State Approval Agency Under Review
Written comments about the recognition of a specific accrediting or
State agency must be received by March 12, 2017, in the
ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox and include the subject line
``Written Comments: (agency name).'' The email must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number of the person(s) making the comment.
Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a
medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached
to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body of an
email message. Comments about an agency's recognition after review of a
compliance report must relate to issues identified in the compliance
report and the criteria for recognition cited in the senior Department
official's letter that requested the report, or in the Secretary's
appeal decision, if any. Comments about the renewal of an agency's
recognition based on a review of the agency's petition must relate to
its compliance with the Criteria for the Recognition of Accrediting
Agencies, or the Criteria and Procedures for Recognition of State
Agencies for Approval of Nurse Education as appropriate, which are
available at https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/.
Only material submitted by the deadline to the email address listed
in this notice, and in accordance with these instructions, become part
of the official record concerning agencies scheduled for review and are
considered by the Department and NACIQI in their deliberations.
Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
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Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
Gail McLarnon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Policy, and Innovation.
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