22 Pa. Code § 40.51 - Approval of an independent junior college, college, university or foreign corporation
(a) The
applicant will receive approval to operate in this Commonwealth when, in the
opinion of the Secretary, it has met the prescribed conditions. To be approved
the applicant shall conform to generally accepted academic practices and to the
regulations of the Board and applicable statutes. The articles of incorporation
and the bylaws are subject to change if directed by the Secretary in order for
the applicant to receive approval. In this Commonwealth, university approval is
not a prerequisite to granting graduate degrees, either at the master's or
doctoral level. For university approval, exceptions to the minimum three-unit
structure may be granted for exceptional educational reasons-such as, avoidance
of program duplication at the doctoral level or universities established for
limited or special purposes-when the need for the exception is documented by
the institution. Reference should be made to §
31.2 (relating to
definitions).
(b) If the
institution fails to maintain standards prescribed by this chapter and Chapter
31 (relating to general provisions), the court shall, upon the recommendation
of the Department, revoke the degree-granting privilege of the institution as
provided in section 312C of the Nonprofit Corporation Law (15 P. S. §
7312C). The recommendation will be made only after the institution has been
informed in writing of its inadequacies and has been given reasonable time in
which to restore itself to the level of the required minimum
standards.
Notes
The provisions of this § 40.51 amended under sections 1317 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 367 and 369); sections 5 and 9 of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act (24 P. S. §§ 2510-105 and 2510-109); and sections 2002-A and 2421 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§ 20-2002-A and 24-2421).
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