Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 283 - College Student Aid Commission › Chapter 21 - Approval of Postsecondary Schools › Rule 283-21.3 - Registration Approval Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The college student aid commission will approve an applicant
				school that completes a registration application provided by the commission and
				meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The applicant school is accredited by an
			 agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or its successor
			 agency. The applicant school shall certify to the commission the school's
			 status with the accrediting agency at the time of the application and provide
			 information about any pending or final action that may affect the school's
			 status with its accrediting agency.
As applicable, the applicant school shall provide the
				commission the name of any programmatic accrediting agency recognized by the
				United States Department of Education that accredits the specific programs the
				applicant school proposes to offer under its registration.
(2) The applicant school certifies to the
			 commission that the applicant school's approval to operate in a state has not
			 been revoked by the state, the school has not been sanctioned by a state within
			 a year prior to the date of its application, and the school is not under
			 investigation or bound by the terms of a judgment issued by a state's attorney
			 general or other enforcement authority.
(3) The applicant school certifies that it is
			 not subject to a limitation, suspension or termination order issued by the
			 United States Department of Education or its successor agency. The applicant
			 school shall provide the commission with a copy of the school's current program
			 participation agreement with the United States Department of
			 Education.
(4) The applicant school
			 complies with Iowa Code section
			 261B.7,
			 which prohibits a school from advertising that the school is approved or
			 accredited by the commission or the state of Iowa. However, an applicant school
			 must demonstrate the method by which it will disclose that the school is
			 registered with the commission and provide the commission's contact information
			 for students who wish to inquire about the school or file a
			 complaint.
(5) The applicant school
			 provides the commission with institutional policies adopted by the school that
			 comply with the requirements of Iowa Code section
			 261.9(1)
"e "
to
"h. "
a. For a program in which a student's
			 academic progress is measured only in clock hours, the school shall provide a
			 full refund of tuition and mandatory fees to a student who withdraws and who
			 requests that benefit under Iowa Code section
			 261.9(1)
"g"
for the payment period in which the student withdrew. The
			 payment period is determined under rules promulgated by the United States
			 Department of Education for the disbursement of federal Stafford loan
			 funds.
b. The employee policy for
			 reporting suspected incidents of child physical or sexual abuse required by
			 Iowa Code section
			 261.9(1)
			 '%" shall apply to individuals the school compensates to conduct activities on
			 the school's behalf at an Iowa location.