New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter F - Private Schools
Part 126 - Licensed Private Career Schools Or Licensed Private Schools
Section 126.9 - Catalogs
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 126.9
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Each licensed private career school shall publish a catalog or bulletin, which shall be furnished to each prospective or enrolled student, which shall include the following:
(1) identifying data, such as
volume number and date of publication;
(2) names of the school and its governing
body, officials and faculty, and other instructional personnel and their
qualifications;
(3) a calendar of
the school showing legal holidays, beginning and ending dates of each quarter,
term, or semester, and other important dates;
(4) school policy and regulations on
enrollment with respect to enrollment dates and specific entrance requirements
for each course;
(5) school policy
and regulations relative to leaves of absence, class cuts, makeup work,
tardiness and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;
(6) school policy and regulations relative to
standards of progress required of the student by the school. Such policy shall
define the grading system of the school, the marking periods used at the
school, the minimum grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption
for unsatisfactory grades or progress; and shall describe the probationary
period, if any, allowed by the school, conditions for reentrance for those
students dismissed for unsatisfactory progress, and the student progress
records kept by the school and furnished to the student. Such standards of
progress shall conform with the requirement set forth in section
126.4
of this Part;
(7) school policy and
regulations relating to student conduct and conditions for dismissal for
unsatisfactory conduct;
(8) a
detailed schedule of fees or charges for registration, tuition, books,
supplies, tools, student activities, laboratory use, rentals, deposits,
uniforms, equipment, taxes and all other charges associated with the
program;
(9) school policy and
regulations relative to the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees and
other charges in the event the student does not enter the course, or withdraws
or is discontinued. Catalogs shall contain the following statement "the failure
of a student to immediately notify the school director in writing of the
student's intent to withdraw may delay a refund of tuition to the student
pursuant to section
5002(3) of the Education
Law";
(10) a description of the
available space, facilities and equipment including any special facilities and
services available to students with disabilities or handicapping
conditions;
(11) a description of
each course or curriculum including program objectives, the length of the total
program and, if applicable, the length and description of the individual
courses within the curriculum;
(12)
school policy and regulations relative to granting credit for previous
educational training;
(13)
financial assistance information to be disseminated to enrolled and prospective
students, including:
(i) a description of all
State, Federal and school financial aid programs including scholarship or grant
programs offered by the school. Such description shall also include the
procedures for the preparation of forms to apply for such aid, student
eligibility requirements, and criteria for selecting recipients and determining
the amount of a student's award. Standard current descriptions of State and
Federal financial assistance programs will be provided by the Education
Department in cooperation with the Higher Education Services Corporation to the
schools subject to the provisions of this Part. Such descriptions, or other
equivalent descriptions providing the required information, along with current
procedures and definitions related to emancipated student status, shall be
provided by the schools to enrolled and prospective students. Where summary
information is provided, a school office where detailed information can be
obtained shall be identified;
(ii)
a statement of the rights and responsibilities of students receiving financial
aid under the programs listed above. This information shall include:
(a) criteria for continued eligibility for
each program, including the financial conditions which must be met;
(b) criteria for determining that a student
is in good standing and maintaining satisfactory progress in his course of
study, and the criteria by which a student who has failed to maintain
satisfactory progress or good standing may reestablish his or her eligibility
for aid;
(c) the means by which
payment of awards will be made to students, and the frequency of such
payment;
(d) the terms, and
expected schedules, of repayment of any loan received by a student as a part of
the student's financial aid; and
(e) the general conditions and terms of any
employment provided to a student as part of the student's financial
aid;
(iii) the
designated employee or group of employees, by title, who are available to
assist students in obtaining the information specified above.
(14) data regarding student
completion and job placement as set forth in subdivision (f) of section
126.10
of this Part for the two most recent reporting periods. Such reporting periods
shall be defined by the commissioner;
(15) the pass rate of the school's graduates
for any license or certificate examination required by the State for employment
in a specific vocational, trade or career field for which the school provides
training programs. Such information shall be for a reporting period defined by
the commissioner;
(16) the names of
associations, agencies or governmental bodies which accredit, approve or
license the school;
(17) a
description of the complaint procedures pursuant to section
5003 of the Education Law;
(18) a description of the process for
obtaining a tuition refund from the tuition reimbursement fund pursuant to
section
5007 of the Education Law;
(19) a weekly tuition liability chart for
each program that indicates the amount of refund due the student in the event
of withdrawal; and
(20) such other
information as the commissioner may require.
(b) Each school catalog or bulletin shall be approved by the commissioner prior to its use, except as provided in section 5002(5)(f) of the Education Law.
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