[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17780-17781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8633]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity; Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity, Education.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of the National 
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Notice of 
this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public 
of its opportunity to attend this public meeting.

DATES AND TIMES: May 24-26, 1995, 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: The Dupont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol F. Sperry, Executive Director, National Advisory Committee on 
Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue, SW., room 3905, ROB 3, Washington, DC 20202-7592. 
Telephone: (202) 260-3636. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on 
Institutional Quality and Integrity is established under Section 1205 
of the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended by Public Law 102-325 (20 
U.S.C. 1145). The Committee advises the Secretary of Education with 
respect to the establishment and enforcement of the standards of 
accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2 of part H of Title 
IV, HEA, the recognition of a specific accrediting agency or 
association, the preparation and publication of the list of nationally 
recognized accrediting agencies and associations, the eligibility and 
certification process for institutions of higher education under Title 
IV, HEA, and the functions of the Secretary under subpart 1 part H of 
Title IV, HEA, relating to the State Postsecondary Review Program. The 
Committee also develops and recommends to the Secretary standards and 
criteria for specific categories of vocational training institutions 
and institutions of higher education for which there are no recognized 
accrediting agencies, associations, or State agencies, in order to 
establish eligibility for such institutions on an interim basis for 
participation in federally funded programs.

Agenda

    The meeting on May 24-26, 1995 is open to the public. The Advisory 
Committee will review petitions of accrediting and State approval 
bodies relative to initial or continued recognition by the Secretary of 
Education. It also will review a petition by a Federal agency for 
bachelor's degree-granting authority. In addition, the Committee will 
hear presentations by representatives of these petitioning agencies and 
any third parties who have requested to be heard.
    The following petitions are scheduled for review:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations

Petitions for Initial Recognition

    1. American Academy for Liberal Education (requested scope of 
recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation 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 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 and 
preaccreditation of programs leading to the D.O. degree).
    5. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric 
Medical Education (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation 
and preaccreditation 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 and preaccreditation 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 and 
preaccreditation of programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree).
    8. National Accrediting 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).
    9. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 
(requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of professional 
education units that provide baccalaureate and graduate programs for 
the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for 
elementary and secondary schools).
    10. New York Board of Regents (requested scope of recognition: The 
[[Page 17781]] 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).
    11. Commission on Occupational Education Institutions of the 
Council on Occupational Education [formerly the Southern Association of 
Colleges and Schools, Commission on Occupational Education 
Institutions] (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation and 
preaccreditation [``candidate for accreditation''] of postsecondary, 
prebaccalaureate [degree-granting and nondegree-granting], vocational 
education institutions).

(The above scope incorporates the agency's request to expand its 
current geographic scope of recognition from regional to national, 
and its request to expand its current scope of recognition to 
include degree-granting [prebaccalaureate] institutions.)

    12. Transitional Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, 
Accrediting Commission (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation and preaccreditation [as Candidate] of postsecondary 
institutions which offer certificates, diplomas, and associate, 
baccalaureate, and graduate degrees).
    13. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting 
Commission for Schools (requested scope of recognition: The 
accreditation of adult and postsecondary schools that offer non-degree 
programs located in California, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
    14. 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 Education
    2. New York 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 State Board of Nursing
    3. New York Board of Regents (Nursing Education)
    In accordance with the Federal policy governing the granting of 
academic degrees 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 that 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 at this meeting:
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).
    A request for comments on all agencies whose petitions, and request 
for degree-granting authority are being reviewed during this meeting 
was published in the Federal Register on December 22, 1994.
    Requests for oral presentation before the Advisory Committee should 
be submitted in writing to Ms. Sperry at the address above by May 3, 
1995. Requests should include the names of all persons seeking an 
appearance, the organization they represent, the purpose for which the 
presentation is requested, and a brief summary of the principal points 
to be made during the oral presentation. Any written materials 
presenters may wish to give to the Advisory Committee must be submitted 
to Ms. Sperry by May 3, 1995 (one original and 25 copies). Only 
documents submitted by that date will be considered by the Advisory 
Committee. Presenters are requested not to distribute written materials 
at the meeting.
    At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees may, at the discretion 
of the Committee chair, be invited to address the Committee briefly on 
issues pertaining to the functions of the Committee, as identified in 
the section above on Supplementary Information. Participants interested 
in making such comments should inform Ms. Sperry before or during the 
meeting.
    A record will be made of the proceedings of the meeting and will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of Postsecondary 
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D Street, SW., room 
3905, ROB 3, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C.A. Appendix 2.

    Dated: March 31, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-8633 Filed 4-6-95; 8:45 am]
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