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Eligibility for Pre-Accredited Institutions

Eligibility for Pre-Accredited Institutions

Posted By:  EDUCAUSE (edupolicy@educause.edu)
Date:  1/29/2007 11:22:50 AM
Suggestion: Modify the .edu eligibility requirements so that pre-accreditation (or "candidate") status would be accepted for .EDU eligibility for institutions that have been deemed eligible by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IV student loans. Operationally, such institutions would be required to submit documentation to EDUCAUSE showing both their pre-accreditation status and Title IV eligibility. Pre-accreditation status must be institutional (not programmatic) and conferred by one of the accreditation agencies on the same list as used for conventional .EDU eligibility.

Replies:

  • Posted By:  Christina L. Dryden (christina.dryden@harrisburgu.net)
    Date:  1/30/2007 1:46:36 PM
    I believe that this policy modification would in no way undermine the current .edu eligibility requirements determined by EDUCAUSE. Institutions that have proven to the U.S. Department of Education and their respective accrediting agency that they are worthy of both Title IV student loans and “candidacy for accreditation” should be eligible to receive their .edu because of the rigors set by both the U.S. Department of Education and their accrediting agency. I applaud the fact that policies can be discussed and changed. We should never limit ourselves to an unchangeable policy situation because we could never plan for or anticipate every possibility that might exist where a policy really should have been modified.

    Thank you for considering this policy change.

    Christina L. Dryden, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Integrative Sciences
    Charter Faculty
    Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

  • Posted By:  Richard Gershon (rgershon@charlestonlaw.org)
    Date:  3/14/2007 12:30:32 PM
    The Charleston School of Law has been granted provisional approval by the American Bar Association, and is listed as one of the 195 ABA approved law schools in the United States. Under DOE guidelines, our students are eligible for Title IV loans, and they can take the bar examination of any state in the country. Provisional approval comes only after a full evaluation of the law school's students, faculty, finances, facilities, and library. Full approval can only be granted after evaluation of the school's bar examination results, but the school is an ABA accredited school, even before it achieves full approval. The only entity treating our law school as pre-approved is Educause, and this simply makes no sense.

    Please adopt the proposed change.

    Richard Gershon
    Dean and Professor of Law
    Charleston School of Law
    http://www.charlestonlaw.org/

  • Posted By:  EDUCAUSE (edupolicy@educause.edu)
    Date:  3/26/2007 8:26:22 AM
    To: edupolicysuggestions@educause.edu
    Subject: Comments on proposed .edu eligibility requirements
    Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:10:24 -0400
    From: jausera@aol.com

    The attached is being submitted on behalf of Rocky Vista University ("RVU") in response to Educause's proposal to amend the .edu eligibility requirements to take into account an institution's pre-accreditation status. We appreciate this opportunity to comment and welcome your cooperation in taking into account our view prior to finalizing your proposal. -- J. Andrew Usera, Esq. for RVU.

  • Posted By:  Peter Yoo Ko (ykko9191@yahoo.com)
    Date:  4/7/2007 2:02:02 AM
    I am a Dean of Administration of Virginia Christian University(VCU).
    Then, the VCU really want to get an edu.domain.
    The VCU is now a Candidate member of ACI(Accrediting Commission International) as a non -governmental accredition organization in US.
    The VCU was built in 2005, and now has 100 international students from the lots of asian countries, and give a degree of Bachelor, Master, Doctor approved by State commission of high education in Virginia.
    Please give us to get edu. domain ASAP.
    I eagerly look forward to hearing you soon.

    My contact : 571-239-8202
    ykko9191@yahoo.com

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