Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Safety and Professional Services
SPS 400 - Educational Approval
Chapter SPS 404 - Approval Of Schools
Section SPS 404.04 - Criteria for approval of schools and programs of instruction
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง SPS 404.04
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) CONTENT AND INSTRUCTION.
(a) The program, curriculum and
instruction must be of such quality, content and length as may reasonably and
adequately achieve the stated objective for which offered and comparable to
similar programs in approved schools.
(b) The administrators and instructors of the
school shall have suitable educational qualifications and experience, and be of
good reputation and character.
(c)
The school shall have a sufficient number of instructors to provide adequate
student-teacher ratios.
(cm) The
school shall demonstrate that its instructors have the occupational, academic
and teaching qualifications needed for the programs they teach.
(d) The approval of programs, which are
innovative and not comparable to currently approved private or public programs,
shall be based on demonstrable quality and documented labor market needs, a
description of the program development process and evidence of third-party
review.
(2) FACILITIES. The school shall have adequate space, suitable and sufficient equipment, and sufficient and appropriate instructional materials to carry out its program.
(3) ADVERTISING. All advertising and promotional materials shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in ch. SPS 405.
(4) REFUND POLICY. The school shall have a policy for refund of unused portions of tuition, fees and other charges at least equal to the established minimum standards as set forth in ch. SPS 408.
(5) ACCESS.
(a) A school may not deny enrollment to any
student, or make any distinction or classification of students, solely on
account of sex, race or creed.
(b)
A school must make reasonable accommodations for students and employees with
disabilities.
(6) The school must be shown to be in sound financial condition.
(7) OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION.
(a) A school shall have procedures to
evaluate its educational programs, improve instruction and review overall
operations.
(b) Evaluations shall
include student, alumni and employer feedback on the effectiveness of the
curriculum.
(c) The school shall
provide annual enrollment information, using its definitions, delineating
number of dropouts, completers, graduates and employed.
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