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Title 5 - EducationDivision 7.5 - Private Postsecondary EducationChapter 3 - Institutional Operating Standards
Article 2 - Admissions and Academic Achievement Standards
Section 71775 - Pre-Enrollment Disclosure; Notice to Prospective Degree Program Students

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 71775

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 20, May 17, 2024
Section 71775 - Pre-Enrollment Disclosure; Notice to Prospective Degree Program Students
(a) An unaccredited institution enrolling a student in a degree program that has received provisional approval shall, prior to execution of an enrollment agreement, provide the student with the following notice, which shall be in at least 12-point type in the same font as the enrollment agreement:

"Notice to Prospective Degree Program Students

This institution is provisionally approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to offer degree programs. To continue to offer this degree program, this institution must meet the following requirements:

* Become institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, with the scope of the accreditation covering at least one degree program.

* Achieve accreditation candidacy or pre-accreditation, as defined in regulations, by (date two years from date of provisional approval), and full accreditation by (date five years from date of provisional approval).

If this institution stops pursuing accreditation, it must:

* Stop all enrollment in its degree programs, and

* Provide a teach-out to finish the educational program or provide a refund.

An institution that fails to comply with accreditation requirements by the required dates shall have its approval to offer degree programs automatically suspended.

Institutional Representative Initials:___________________________Student Initials:___________________________
Date: ____________________Date: _"___________________________

(b) The student and an institutional representative shall initial and date the notice prior to executing an enrollment agreement. An initialed copy of the notice shall be given to the student and the original shall be retained in the enrolled student's records.
(c) The notice shall also be posted immediately preceding or following as to clearly pertain to the description of the degree program, including, but not limited to, one or more of the following; admissions requirements, length of program, courses offered or areas of focus. Such notice shall be included, at a minimum, in the following locations:
(1) The institution's catalog where each degree program is described.
(2) The institution's website where each degree program is described.
(3) The institution's degree program brochures.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 71775

1. New section filed 1-30-2015 as an emergency; operative 2-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-31-2015 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior history, see Register 2010, No. 47.
2. New section refiled 7-30-2015 as an emergency; operative 7-31-2015 (Register 2015, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-2015 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior history, see Register 2010, No. 47.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-30-2015 order, including amendment of subsection (c), transmitted to OAL 10-9-2015 and filed 11-23-2015; amendments effective 11-23-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 48).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 94877 and 94885.5, Education Code. Reference: Sections 94885, 94885.5, 94897, 94900, 94900.5, 94909, 94927.5 and 94932, Education Code.

1. New section filed 8-17-92 as an emergency; operative 8-17-92 (Register 92, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 2-13-93 pursuant to Education Code section 94337(a) or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-17-92 order transmitted to OAL on 2-3-93; disapproved by OAL on 3-24-93 (Register 93, No. 14).
3. New section refiled 4-12-93 as an emergency; operative 4-12-93 (Register 93, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 10-9-93 pursuant to Education Code section 94337(a) or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-12-93 order transmitted to OAL on 10-6-93; disapproved by OAL on 11-22-93 (Register 93, No. 49).
5. New section refiled 11-17-93 as an emergency; operative 11-17-93 (Register 93, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-16-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-17-93 order transmitted to OAL 3-11-94 and filed 4-19-94 (Register 94, No. 16).
7. Repealer filed 2-1-2010 as an emergency; operative 2-1-2010 (Register 2010, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-2-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Repealer refiled 7-30-2010 as an emergency; operative 7-30-2010 (Register 2010, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-28-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Editorial correction of Histories 1 and 3 (Register 2010, No. 34).
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-30-2010 order transmitted to OAL 10-7-2010 and filed 11-18-2010 (Register 2010, No. 47).