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Johanna Duncan-Poitier 
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Education - P-16

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OFFICE OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EVALUATION (OCUE)  

The Office of College and University Evaluation (OCUE), oversees all degree-granting colleges and universities in New York State, and assures that the programs they offer for credit meet or exceed minimum quality standards.  Before an institution can offer a new program, OCUE reviews the curriculum, faculty, library and other learning resources, academic advising and records, administrative oversight, physical facilities and financial resources. 

The Office's computerized Inventory of Registered Programs contains information on nearly 25,000 separate college programs.  The Web site for the Office of College and University Evaluation  is organized in the following categories:

 

General Information Relating to Colleges

Education Law, Rules and Regulations

Policy and College CEO Memoranda

 

The Structure of Higher Education in New York State

Policy Statement on Liberal Arts and Sciences

DISCLOSURE BY INSTITUTIONS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD DEGREES OF GIFTS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, PERSONS, OR ENTITIES

 

State Approval of Colleges and College Programs

 

General Registration Procedures and Program Guidelines PDF l Word

Revised 2007

Programs at a Distance (Distance Higher Education Initiative)  

 

Registration of Programs Preparing Classroom Teachers

PDF l Word

 

Interim Guidelines for the Consent by the Board of Regents to the Transfer of Authority to Confer Degrees upon the Change of Ownership of a Proprietary College  PDF | Word

 

Registration of Programs Leading to Certification in Educational Leadership

Application Forms Updated 10/02/2006 in PDF or Word Version

Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs

 

New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) Pass Rate

Opening a College in New York State

 

Off-Campus Instruction (PDF) l (Word)

Accreditation of Colleges and College Programs

Institutional Accreditation

  • Handbook of Institutional Accreditation PDF l Word

Institutional Accreditation Public Notices

Regents Accreditation of Teacher Education PDF l Word

  • Handbook of Accreditation PDF| Word

 

Statewide Plan for Higher Education

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The Board of Regents Progress Report on The Statewide Plan for Higher Education, 2004-2012      WORD     PDF

  

The Bulletin of The Statewide Plan
for Higher Education 2004 -- 2012
    (Word)    (PDF) 

 

General Information for the Public

Directory of Colleges and Universities in New York State
Sector/Name: PDF
Sector/Level/Name: PDF

Location of Student Academic Records from Former, Merged, or Renamed Colleges PDF l Word

New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) Pass Rate Data

Complaints Concerning Educational Programs
or Practices of Degree-Granting Institutions

For information regarding the GED/High School Equivalency Diploma Based on Earned College Credit

OCUE SPOTLIGHT

 H1N1 Flu Virus 

       Impact

 

If the 2009 H1N1 flu results in closure of a college or university, procedures exist to provide regulatory relief.

Regulation and Form (PDF) 

Regulation and Form (Word)

For additional updates on H1N1 (Swine Flu)

 

Autism Training Providers

The application to become an approved provider of training in the needs of children with Autism is now available.

 

Expedited Review of Proposed Certificate Programs

The State Education Department has created an expedited review process for proposed credit-bearing certificate and advanced certificate programs.

 

 

 

 

 

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