Section R. 338.2529 - Accreditation; standards; adoption by referenceRule 29.
(1) The standards for recognition of accrediting organizations developed and adopted by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington, D.C. 20036, in the publication titled "CHEA Standards and Procedures for Recognition," effective October 4, 2021, which are available at no cost on the council's website at https://www.chea.org, are approved and adopted by reference. If a higher education institution is accredited by the accrediting body of the region where the institution is located and the accrediting body satisfies the recognition standards of CHEA, the institution is approved.(2) The criteria for recognition and the recognition process for the secretary's recognition of accrediting agencies of the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202, in 34 CFR 602.10 to 602.39, effective July 1, 2020, which are available at no cost on the department's website at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html, are approved and adopted by reference. If a higher education institution is accredited by the accrediting body of the region where the institution is located and the accrediting body satisfies the recognition criteria and process of the United States Department of Education, the institution is approved.(3) A provincially or territorially chartered Canadian university that is acceptable to the Canadian Psychological Association for the purpose of accrediting a doctoral educational program is substantially equivalent to an accredited educational institution that satisfies the standards adopted under subrule (1) or (2) of this rule. Any provincially or territorially chartered Canadian university that satisfies these requirements satisfies the qualifications for an approved educational program.(4) Copies of the standards and criteria adopted by reference in subrules (1) and (2) of this rule are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Board of Psychology, Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611 West Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.2529
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