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PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972

Definitions.

79 Stat. 1269; 82 Stat. 1049. 20 USC 1141.

84 Stat. 192. " S c h o o l or d e partment of divinity."

20 USC 1001 note. 20 20 20 82 20

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as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to insure that the availability of assistance to students at the school under this title has not resulted, and will not result, in an increase in the tuition, fees, or other charges to such students. •'(2) For the purposes of this subsection: " (A) The term 'school of nursing' means a public or other nonprofit collegiate or associate degree school of nursing. " (B) The term 'collegiate school of nursing' means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a college oiuniversity which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing, or to an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing. " (C) The term 'associate degree school of nursing' means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited two-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree. " (D) The term 'accredited' when applied to any program of nurse education means a program accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Commissioner. " (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'proprietary institution of higher education' means a school (A) which provides not less than a six-month program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, (B) which meets the requirements of clauses (1) and (2) of section 1201(a), (C) which does not meet the requirement of section clause (4) of section 1201(a), (D) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Commissioner for this purpose, and (E) which has been in existence for at least two years. For purposes of this paragraph, the Commissioner shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. "(c) For the purposes of this title— " (1) the term 'academic year' shall be defined by the Commissioner by regulations; and " (2) the term 'in attendance', when applied to a student, means a student who attends an institution of higher education at least on a half-time basis, as defined by the (Xmmissioner by regulation.", (d)(1) Section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(1) The term 'school or department of divinity' means an institution or a department or a branch of an institution the program of instruction of which is designed for the education of students (A) to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation (or to provide continuing training for any such vocation), or (B) to prepare them to teach theological subjects.". (2) The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out the following provisions: (A) The second sentence of section 113; (B) The second sentence of section 207; (C) The second sentence of section 526; (D) The second sentence of section 609; and (E) The second sentence of section 923.

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