5 CCR s 71810

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 71810

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 5. EDUCATION
DIVISION 7.5. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
CHAPTER 2. DEGREE-GRANTING PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ARTICLE 13. CONTRACT, REFUND, AND CATALOG REQUIREMENTS
This database is current through 02/02/07, Register 2007, No. 5
s 71810. Catalog.

(a) Every institution shall publish a catalog which shall be updated
annually. Annual updates may be made by the use of supplements or inserts
accompanying the catalog. If changes in educational programs, educational
services, procedures, or policies required to be included in the catalog
by statute or regulation are implemented before the issuance of the
annually updated catalog, those changes shall be reflected at the time
they are made in supplements or inserts accompanying the catalog.

(b) The catalog shall contain the information prescribed by Section
94312(h) of the Code and all of the following:

(1) The specific beginning and ending dates defining the time
period covered by the catalog.

(2) A statement of the institution's missions and purposes and the
objectives underlying each of its educational programs.

(3) The institution's admissions policies.

(4) If the institution admits students from other countries, all of
the following disclosures:

(A) Whether English language services, including instruction, are
provided and, if so, the nature of the service and its cost.

(B) Whether visa services are provided or whether the institution
will vouch for student status, and any associated charges.

(5) The level of English language proficiency required of students
and the kind of documentation of proficiency, such as the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), that will be accepted.

(6) Whether any instruction will occur in a language other than
English and, if so, the level of proficiency required and the kind
of documentation of proficiency, such as the United States Foreign
Service Language Rating System, that will be accepted.

(7) If the student signs an agreement for the entire program, the
tuition and all other fees for the total cost of the program must be
detailed. If the student enrolls by the semester or quarter, the
catalog shall include: the tuition per unit of credit, the units
required per semester or quarter, the number of units required for
the degree, a listing of all fees required to be paid and a
description of how and when fees are to be paid.

(8) The institution's policies and practices regarding any form of
financial aid, including all consumer information which the
institution is required to disclose to the student under any state
or federal financial aid program.

(9) The institution's policies and procedures for the award of
credit for prior experiential learning, including assessment
policies and procedures, provisions for appeal, and all charges that
a student may be required to pay.

(10) The institution's policies regarding the acceptance of units
of credit earned by the student at other institutions or through
challenge examinations and standardized tests.

(11) The curriculum appropriate to the educational program offered.

(12) A list of the courses offered in each educational program and
a brief description of each course.

(13) The institution's standards for student achievement.

(14) A description of the facilities and of the types of equipment
and materials that will be used for instruction.

(15) A description of library and other learning resources and the
procedures for student access to those resources.

(16) A description of the institution's practices that are designed
to foster student interaction for learning purposes, including
practices for convening study groups.

(17) If the institution offers instruction by correspondence, the
approximate number of days that will elapse between the
institution's receipt of student lessons, projects, or dissertations
and the institution's mailing of its response or evaluation.

(18) A description of all student services.

(19) If an institution represents that it provides employment
placement services, including contacts with potential employers, a
statement detailing the nature and extent of the placement services
and indicating when these services would be available to the
student.

(20) Housing information including all of the following:

(A) Whether the institution has dormitory facilities under its
control.

(B) The availability of housing located reasonably near the
institution's facilities and an estimation of the approximate cost
or range of cost of the housing.

(C) If the institution has no responsibility to find or assist a
student in finding housing, a clear and conspicuous statement so
indicating. A statement that the program is "non- residential" does
not satisfy this subparagraph.

(21) Policies on student rights, including the procedure for
addressing student grievances.

(22) Policies on the retention of student records.

(23) A description of the student's rights under the Student
Tuition Recovery Fund established pursuant to Section 94342 of the
Code.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 94305 and 94337, Education Code.
Reference: Sections 94301, 94310 and 94312, Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 8-17-92 as an emergency; operative 8-17-92 (Register
92,
No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 12-15-92
or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-17-92 order transmitted to OAL on
2-3-93;
disapproved by OAL on 3-24-93 (Register 93, No. 14).

3. New section refiled 4-12-93 as an emergency; operative 4-12-93
(Register
93, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
8-10-93
or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following
day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-12-93 order transmitted to OAL on
10-6-93;
disapproved by OAL on 11-22-93 (Register 93, No. 49).

5. New section refiled 11-17-93 as an emergency; operative 11-17-93
(Register
93, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
5-16-
94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following
day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-17-93 order transmitted to OAL with
amendments 3-11-94 and filed 4-19-94 (Register 94, No. 16).

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