N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:1-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 9A:1-3.5 - Eligibility for university status and use of "university" as part of an institution's name

(a) Educational institutions that are incorporated and located in New Jersey; licensed by the Secretary; and listed as "research universities," "doctoral universities," or "master's universities and colleges" in the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and that believe they meet all of the requirements stipulated in this subchapter are, with the concurrence of their governing boards, eligible to apply to the Secretary for university status. Educational institutions dedicated primarily to the education or training of ministers, priests, rabbis, or other professional persons in the field of religion are not eligible to apply for university status.

(b) When an institution's governing body decides to seek university status, it shall file with the Secretary a petition-of-intent seeking authority to do so. The petitioning institution shall develop a fully documented proposal and, with the concurrence of the Secretary, select two consultants to review the proposal. The two consultants shall be totally independent of all higher education institutions in New Jersey and shall be recognized authorities on graduate education. The consultants shall prepare a written report of their findings, which the college shall submit to the Secretary. The Secretary shall consider both the report and the proposal in deciding on the college's application for university status.

(c) The proposal required under (b) above shall demonstrate the institution's eligibility for designation as a university and shall include a history of having met the criteria defined in this subchapter for a period of at least five years. Alternatively, the petitioning institution may indicate, through a combination of retrospective and prospective data, intent to meet the criteria for a total period of five years. The Secretary shall consider such institutions to be in a period of candidacy for university designation. In no case shall formal university designation be granted until an institution has met the minimum criteria for at least five years.

(d) University status and the initial use of the term "university" in the institution's title require approval by the Secretary.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:1-3.5

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 3112(a), effective 12/21/2015