North Dakota Code 15-20.4-04 – Minimum standards – Exceptions
(Effective through August 1, 2025) 1. A postsecondary career school must be accredited by national or regional accrediting agencies recognized by the United States department of education. The board additionally may require further evidence and further investigate as in the board’s judgment may be necessary. A postsecondary career school operating in this state seeking the school’s first authorization to operate may be issued a provisional authorization to operate on an annual basis until the school becomes eligible for accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency. A school issued a provisional authorization to operate must demonstrate a substantial good-faith showing of progress toward accreditation status. Only upon accreditation may a school become eligible for a regular authorization to operate. A school shall give written notification to the board within thirty days of any change to the school’s accreditation status.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15-20.4-04
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. This section does not apply to a postsecondary career school operating in this state that:
a. Does not grant a degree and that offers mainly hands-on training in low census occupations, as determined by the board. “Degree” as used in this subdivision means a document that provides evidence or demonstrates completion of a course of instruction that results in the attainment of a rank or level of associate or higher.
b. Offers a full-stack software engineering course.
Minimum standards – Exceptions. (Effective after August 1, 2025) 1. All postsecondary career schools must be accredited by national or regional accrediting agencies recognized by the United States department of education. The board may additionally require such further evidence and make such further investigation as in its judgment may be necessary. Any postsecondary career school operating in this state seeking its first authorization to operate may be issued a provisional authorization to operate on an annual basis until the school becomes eligible for accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency. Schools issued a provisional authorization to operate must demonstrate a substantial good-faith showing of progress toward such status. Only upon accreditation shall a school become eligible for a regular authorization to operate. A school shall give written notification to the board within thirty days of any change to the school’s accreditation status.
2. This section does not apply to postsecondary career schools operating in this state that do not grant degrees and that offer mainly hands-on training in low census occupations, as determined by the board. “Degree” as used in this subsection means a document that provides evidence or demonstrates completion of a course of instruction that results in the attainment of a rank or level of associate or higher.