Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IX - Regents.
Chapter 3 - Criteria and Requirements for Licensure
Section IX-302 - Institutional Accreditation

A. Institutions must hold accreditation through an association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Institutions domiciled outside the state of Louisiana must be fully accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education prior to making an application for licensure with the Board of Regents. Existing institutions domiciled in the state of Louisiana must hold recognized accreditation. New institutions must make formal application and obtain accreditation from a U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting association by date certain as a requirement for licensure.

B. Institutions seeking accreditation that have been found to meet other requirements set forth by the Board of Regents will be granted a conditional license until such time that they are accredited, or at a minimum, receive candidacy status from a recognized accrediting association. An institution that does not receive accreditation within a specified time frame will have its conditional license revoked.

C. The Board of Regents will consider a waiver of the accreditation requirement in the case of single purpose institutions. This consideration will be given only in extraordinary circumstances where the board determines that it would be educationally impractical for an institution to reorganize its programs and operations in order to become eligible for consideration by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting association.