Sec. 481. Definitions of academic year and eligible program
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Section 481 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2)(A)— by striking For the and inserting the following: Except as provided in paragraph (3), for the ; and in clause (i), by striking require a minimum of 30 weeks and inserting the following: require— a minimum of 30 weeks ; in clause (ii), by striking require ; by redesignating clause
(ii)as subclause (II); and by redesignating clause
(iii)as clause (ii); and by adding at the end the following: For the purpose of a competency-based education program the term academic year shall be the published measured period established by the institution of higher education that is necessary for a student with a normal full-time workload for the course of study the student is pursuing (as measured using the value of competencies or sets of competencies required by such institution and approved by such institution’s accrediting agency or association) to earn— one-quarter of a bachelor’s degree; one-half of an associate’s degree; or with respect to a non-degree or graduate program, the equivalent of a period described in clause
(i)or (ii). A competency-based education program that is not a term-based program may be treated as a term-based program for purposes of establishing payment periods for disbursement of loans and grants under this title if— the institution of higher education that offers such program charges a flat subscription fee for access to instruction during a period determined by the institution; and the institution is able to determine the competencies a student is expected to demonstrate for such subscription period. Clause
(i)shall apply even in a case in which instruction or other work with respect to a competency that is expected to be attributable to a subscription period begins prior to such subscription period. In a case in which a competency-based education program offered by an institution of higher education is treated as a term-based program under clause (i), the institution shall review the academic progress of each student enrolled in such program in accordance with section 484(c), except that such review shall occur at the end of each payment period. ; by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: For purposes of this title, the term eligible program means— a program of at least 300 clock hours of instruction, 8 semester hours, or 12 quarter hours, offered during a minimum of 10 weeks; or a competency-based program that— has been evaluated and approved by an accrediting agency or association that— is recognized by the Secretary under subpart 2 of part H; and has evaluation of competency-based education programs within the scope of its recognition in accordance with section 496(a)(4)(C); or as of the day before the date of enactment of the PROSPER Act, met the requirements of a direct assessment program under section 481(b)(4) (as such section was in effect on the day before such date of enactment). An eligible program described in paragraph
(1)may be offered in whole or in part through telecommunications. For purposes of this title, the term eligible program does not include a program that loses its eligibility under section 481B(a). If an eligible institution enters into a written arrangement with an institution or organization that is not an eligible institution under which such ineligible institution or organization provides the educational program (in whole or in part) of students enrolled in the eligible institution, the educational program provided by such ineligible institution shall be considered to be an eligible program if— the ineligible institution or organization has not— had its eligibility to participate in the programs under this title terminated by the Secretary; voluntarily withdrawn from participation in the programs under this title under a proceeding initiated by the Secretary, accrediting agency or association, guarantor, or the licensing agency for the State in which the institution is located, including a termination, show-cause, or suspension; had its certification under subpart 3 of part H to participate in the programs under this title revoked by the Secretary; had its application for recertification under subpart 3 of part H to participate in the programs under this title denied by the Secretary; or had its application for certification under subpart 3 of part H to participate in the programs under this title denied by the Secretary; the educational program offered by the institution that grants the degree or certificate otherwise satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1); and the ineligible institution or organization provides 25 percent or less of the educational program; or the ineligible institution or organization provides more than 25 percent of the educational program; and the eligible institution’s accrediting agency or association has determined that the eligible institution’s arrangement meets the agency’s standards for the contracting out of educational services in accordance with section 496(c)(5)(B)(iv). For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term eligible institution means an institution described in section 487(a). ; and in subsection (c)(2), by striking part B of .
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Definitions of academic year and eligible program
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