S.C. Code Regs. 62-16 - Catalog/Bulletin/Brochure Requirements

Each institution shall provide students, prospective students, and other interested persons a catalog, bulletin or brochure containing, as a minimum, the following:

A. Name, address and telephone number of the institution.

B. Date of publication and volume number.

C. Table of contents, if justified by the length of the publication.

D. Names of owners and officers, including any governing boards, and full-time faculty and degrees held.

E. The institution's statement of purpose.

F. A brief description of the institution's physical facilities, equipment to be used in class, and the maximum or usual class size.

G. A realistic description of student living quarters if owned, maintained or approved by the institution, and full disclosure of conditions and fees.

H. A statement in the catalog, bulletin or brochure to read, "Licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education," the Commission's mailing address and telephone number, and a statement similar to the following: "Licensure indicates that minimum standards have been met; it is not equal to or synonymous with regional or specialized accreditation."

I. If the institution is accredited or if any of its programs are accredited and the institution makes reference to accreditation in its publications, the accrediting agency's name, address and telephone number.

J. The admission requirements for each program and student application procedures.

K. The educational, academic or occupational objectives of each program; the requirements and procedures for obtaining any licensure, registration, or certification required or advantageous for the occupational field or information concerning access to the same.

L. The number of hours of instruction in each subject and the total program. For nondegree programs, the length of time in weeks or months normally required for completion.

M. A statement of the certificate, diploma or degree awarded upon graduation.

N. A calendar showing the class start and end dates, drop-add dates, holidays and vacations.

O. Policies relating to tardiness, absences, makeup work, conduct (including causes for dismissal and conditions for re-admission), termination, reentry, and other rules and regulations of the institution.

P. Standards of progress, including the grading system used, minimum scores required, academic probation policies (including re admission requirements), maintenance of progress records, and how progress is reported to students. Grades shall be reported to students no less often than after each term.

Q. A statement of tuition and other student charges related to the enrollment, such as deposits, fees, books and supplies, tools and equipment, and any other charges for which a student may be responsible.

R. The cancellation and refund policy of the institution, which must comply with Regulation 62-18.

S. A detailed and explicit description of job placement assistance available to students and/or graduates. If no placement assistance is offered, the institution shall so state.

T. The institution's procedures for handling student complaints, which must comply with Regulation 62-27.

U. A statement that enrollment in the institution or completion of the program does not guarantee employment.

V. A statement that the institution makes no claim or guarantee that credit earned will transfer to another institution.

W. Such other material facts concerning the institution and the program of instruction as are likely to affect the decision of the student enrolling therein.

X. Out-of-state truck driving institutions shall disclose that graduates should have attained the age of twenty-one before completion of the program of instruction. Those institutions admitting students between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one shall require all applicants to sign a statement of understanding that employment with truck driving companies operating interstate is not possible until the applicant attains the age of twenty-one.

Y. Supplemental page(s) may be used as a part of the catalog, bulletin or brochure provided they are used in such a way to become an effective part of the catalog, bulletin or brochure. Supplemental page(s) shall show an effective date and shall be presented to each prospective student before execution of any enrollment contract.

Z. The Commission may amend, modify, substitute, or alter these publication requirements as necessary and advisable because of the specialized nature and objective(s) of the institution.

Notes

S.C. Code Regs. 62-16

Former Regulation 62-16 added by State Register Volume 2, effective April 10, 1978. Amended by State Register Volume 12, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 1988; State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 7, eff July 23, 1993; State Register Volume 26, Issue No. 5, Part 1, eff May 24, 2002; State Register Volume 27, Issue No. 3, eff March 28, 2003.