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[FR Doc No: 94-31458]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, State Agencies for Approval 
of Public Postsecondary Vocational Education, and State Agencies for 
Approval of Nurse Education

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Request for Comments on Agencies applying to the Secretary for 
Initial Recognition or Renewal of Recognition.

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DATES: Commentors should submit their written comments by February 6, 
1995 to the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carl S. Person, Chief, Accrediting Agency Evaluation Branch, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3036 ROB-3, 
Washington, DC 20202-5171, telephone: (202) 708-7417. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., 
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUBMISSION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS: The Secretary of Education 
recognizes, as reliable authorities as to the quality of education 
offered by institutions or programs within their scope, accrediting 
agencies and State approval agencies for public postsecondary 
vocational education and nurse education that meet certain criteria for 
recognition. The purpose of this notice is to invite interested third 
parties to present written comments on the agencies listed in this 
notice that have applied for initial or continued recognition.
    The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity (the ``Advisory Committee'') advises the Secretary of 
Education on the recognition of accrediting agencies and State approval 
agencies. The Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet May 24-26, 1995 
in Washington, DC. All written comments received regarding the agencies 
listed in this Notice will be considered by both the Advisory Committee 
and the Secretary.
    The following agencies will be reviewed during the May 1995 meeting 
of the Advisory Committee:

Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations

Petitions for Initial Recognition

    1. American Academy for Liberal Education (requested scope of 
recognition: The accreditation of institutions and programs in the 
liberal arts)
    2. Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education 
(requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of institutions and 
programs for Montessori teacher education)

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

    1. American Academy of Microbiology, Committee on Postdoctoral 
Educational Programs (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation 
of postdoctoral programs in medical and public health laboratory 
microbiology)
    2. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission 
on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (requested 
scope of recognition: The accreditation of graduate degree programs and 
clinical training programs in marriage and family therapy education)
    3. Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services 
Administration (requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of 
graduate programs in health services administration)
    4. American Osteopathic Association, Bureau of Professional 
Education (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of 
programs leading to the D.O. degree)
    5. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric 
Medical Education (requested scope of recognition: For the 
accreditation of colleges of podiatric medicine, including first 
professional and graduate degree programs)
    6. Association of Theological Schools in the United States and 
Canada, Commission on Accrediting (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation of freestanding schools, as well as schools affiliated 
with larger institutions offering graduate professional education for 
ministry and graduate study of theology)
    7. Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, Commission on 
Accreditation (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of 
programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree)
    8. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology 
(formerly recognized in cooperation with the Committee on Allied Health 
Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association but now 
requesting recognition on its own) (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation of programs for the radiographer and the radiation 
therapy technologist)
    9. National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of 
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation of first professional master's degree and professional 
master's level certificate and diploma programs in acupuncture and 
oriental medicine)
    10. National Accrediting Commission on Cosmetology Arts and 
Sciences (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of 
postsecondary schools and departments of cosmetology arts and sciences)
    11. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 
(requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of baccalaureate and 
graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other 
professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools)
    12. National League for Nursing, Inc. (requested scope of 
recognition: The accreditation of programs in practical nursing, and 
diploma, associate, baccalaureate and higher degree nurse education 
programs)
    13. New York State Board of Regents (requested scope of 
recognition: The registration (accreditation) of collegiate degree-
granting programs or curricula offered by institutions of higher 
education and of credit-bearing certificate and diploma programs 
offered by degree-granting institutions of higher education)
    14. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on 
Occupational Education Institutions (requested scope of recognition: 
The accreditation of occupational education institutions located in 
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
    15. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, 
Accrediting Commission (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation of Christian postsecondary institutions whose missions 
are characterized by a belief in Biblical inerrancy, Bible authority, 
and in historicity of the first eleven chapters of Genesis and that 
offer certificates, diplomas, and associate, baccalaureate, and 
graduate degrees)
    16. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting 
Commission for Schools (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation of secondary and other institutions offering 
postsecondary education located in California, Hawaii, American Samoa, 
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
    17. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting 
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (requested scope of 
recognition: The accreditation of senior colleges and universities 
located in California, Hawaii, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands)

State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary 
Vocational Education

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

    1. Missouri State Board of Vocational/Technical Education
    2. New York State Board of Regents

State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Nurse Education

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

    1. Missouri State Board of Nursing
    2. New Hampshire Nurse Registration Board
    3. New York State Board of Regents (Nursing Education)
    In accordance with the Federal policy governing the granting of 
academic degree by Federal agencies (approved by a letter from the 
Director, Bureau of the Budget, to the Secretary, Health, Education, 
and Welfare, dated December 23, 1954), the Secretary is required to 
establish a review committee to advise the Secretary concerning any 
legislation that may be proposed which would authorize the granting of 
degrees by a Federal agency. The review committee forwards its 
recommendation concerning a Federal agency's proposed degree-granting 
authority to the Secretary, who then forwards the committee's 
recommendation and the Secretary's recommendation to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and transmittal to the Congress. The 
Secretary uses the Advisory Committee as the review committee required 
for this purpose. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee will review the 
following institution:

Proposed Bachelor's Degree-Granting Authority

    1. Joint Military Intelligence College (formerly the Defense 
Intelligence College), Washington, DC (request to award a bachelor's 
degree in Intelligence Studies)

Public Inspection of Petitions and Third-Party Comments

    All petitions and interim reports, and those third-party comments 
received in advance of the meeting, will be available for public 
inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, ROB-3, Room 3036, 7th 
and D Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5171, telephone (202) 708-7417 
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 94-31458 Filed 12-21-94; 8:45 am]
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