New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education
Part 52 - Registration of Curricula
Section 52.1 - Registration of postsecondary curricula
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Registration is required for:
(b) To be registered, each curriculum shall:
(c) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (b) of this section, to be registered every new curriculum shall be consistent with the Regents Statewide Plan for the Development of Postsecondary Education, 1980 (University of the State of New York, State Education Department, Albany, NY 12230: October 1980, available at Bureau of Postsecondary Planning, Room 5B44, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230).
(d) Registration shall be granted only to individual curricula.
(e) Curricula offered at each branch campus shall be registered separately from curricula at an institution's principal center.
(f) Each course offered for credit by an institution, shall be part of a registered curriculum offered by that institution, as a general education course, a major requirement, or an elective.
(g) Each curriculum for which registration is required shall be registered before the institution may publicize its availability or recruit or enroll students in the curriculum.
(h) New registration shall be required for any existing curriculum in which major changes are made that affect its title, focus, design, requirements for completion, or mode of delivery.
(i) The length of the term of registration of each curriculum shall be determined by the commissioner.
(j) Application for reregistration of each curriculum shall be presumed, and no actual application for reregistration shall be required of an institution.
(k) Each institution shall notify the department in writing of the discontinuance of any registered curriculum.
(l) Registration or reregistration of a curriculum may be denied if the commissioner finds that curriculum, or any part thereof, not to be in compliance with statute or this Title.
(m) In accordance with the provisions of section 224 of the Education Law, the approval of the commissioner may be granted to a person, firm, association, or corporation to advertise in the State a college degree granted by an institution located outside of the State, provided that such institution is recognized as a candidate for accreditation by the appropriate regional association, is accredited by a specialized accrediting association recognized by the United States Commissioner of Education, or, in the judgment of the New York State Commissioner of Education, meets the standards of quality set forth in section 52.2 of this Part.
(n) At the request of an institution, the department may review noncredit curricula to attest their quality for approval for the training of veterans.
The amended version of this section by New York State Register January 26, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 04, eff. 1/26/2022 is not yet available