The certificate of accreditation will be granted only for the courses and grades which have been the object of study and favorable consideration. Any subsequent amplification of the educational program of a previously accredited institution which involves new courses or grades will subject the institution once again to an accreditation procedure with respect to these added courses or grades and will result in appropriate amendments to the original certificate of accreditation. Section 4 The certificate of accreditation issued by the Secretary to a particular school is subject to revocation in the event that in his judgment the school is not complying with the dispositions of these regulations. ARTICLE IV-STANDARDS FOR MAINTAINING ACCREDITATION In order to maintain the accreditation once it has been granted by the Secretary of Education, the accredited school must: a) Meet all the standards set for the original accreditation. b) Submit to the Department through the office of the Superintendent of Schools of the district in which the school is located within the first fifteen days from the beginning of the new school year the following documents duly executed: 1. Plans of organization of the school program. 2. The calendar for the school year showing the dates for its beginning and ending and the holidays which will be observed by the institution. 3. A list of the administrative and teaching personnel showing the academic preparation and professional experience of each one of the members of this group. These documents, once they have been approved by the Secretary of Education, will constitute evidence that the accreditation granted originally continues to be in effect. c) Other documents which must be submitted to the Department of Education are the following: 1. Notice of any change or alteration in the program of studies and the schedule as soon as it occurs. 2. Notice of any change in the administration and teaching personnel as soon as it occurs. 3. Any other report which the Department may require from the school. It should be understood that all official correspondence between the Department of Education and the school must be carried on through the office of the Superintendent of Schools of the district in which the school is located. ARTICLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1 Summer courses- Accredited private schools that wish to organize accredited summer courses will be guided by such regulations for these courses as the Secretary of Education may establish. Section 2 Local supervision-The Superintendent of Schools or his representative will periodically visit the accredited private schools located in his district and will see to it that the standards for accreditation set by these regulations are maintained. ARTICLE VI The Secretary will approve sparate and different standards for the special private schools, with the understanding that the provisions of these regulations which are not in conflict with such standards will likewise be applicable to this special type of school. When in effect ARTICLE VII These regulations, upon being approved and adopted by the Secretary, will take effect as soon as the provisions of Law No. 112, passed on June 30, 1957, and known as the Law concerning Regulations for 1958, have been complied with. О ADVISORY GROUP ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR 78662 JANUARY 1962 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1962 PURCHASED THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL ACTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP ON HIGHER EDUCATION, Hon. ADAM C. POWELL, Washington D.C., January 22, 1962. Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Advisory Group on Higher Education of the Committee on Education and Labor is pleased to submit this report of its findings and recommendations for congressional action on higher education. The undersigned Members of Congress are unanimously agreed on the recommendations contained in this report. In response to your instructions, we have given special attention. in our work over the past 4 months to the problem of identifying the unmet needs of higher education in the fields which contribute most directly to our national security and economic growth-especially in engineering, medicine, and the sciences. Four of the five members of the Advisory Group also visited the Soviet Union during the fall of 1961 for the purpose of observing Soviet higher education in action, particularly scientific and technical education. We feel we profited greatly from a series of informal discussions with leading members of the American scientific and university community. As a result of our study, we are in agreement that action is required to meet the following major national needs in higher education and specialized manpower. I. The training of greatly increased numbers of engineering and other semiprofessional technicians to fulfill our national commitment to the conquest of space, to staff our vital research and development projects, to make the best use of our limited supply of engineers and scientists and to fill the rising demand for highly skilled technical workers in industry and government. II. The immediate start of construction of classrooms, laboratories and libraries to help provide for the doubled enrollments anticipated in our colleges and universities in this decade. III. The production of many more, better trained new teachers and the improvement in the effectiveness of present teachers in order both to meet rising enrollments and raise the quality of instruction in higher education. IV. The provision of new forms of financial assistance for promising but exceptionally needy students and for incentives for outstanding academic achievement. V. The effective stimulation of high-quality basic research on the learning process itself, an important field in which research results have been disappointing. The Advisory Group therefore presents the following findings and unanimous recommendations for congressional action: |