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34 CFR 602.11: Geographic area of accrediting activities.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 34—Education
- Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education
- CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- PART 602—THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES
- Subpart B—The Criteria for Recognition
The agency must demonstrate that it conducts accrediting activities within—
(a) A State, if the agency is part of a State government;
(b) A region or group of States chosen by the agency in which an agency provides accreditation to a main campus, a branch campus, or an additional location of an institution. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to also accredit a main campus in that State. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which only a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to accept an application for accreditation from other institutions in such State; or
(c) The United States.
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