Office of Higher Education 
Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Deputy Commissioner

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

• Legislation Relating to Coursework on Children with Autism

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

• Growing Tomorrow's Leaders Today

Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs

• Guidelines for Review of Transcripts for Admission into Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs

• Transitional B

• Intensive (Transitional C) Program

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

• SUBPART 4-1 Voluntary institutional Accreditation for Title IV Purposes
  
  

• Amendments to the Board of Regents Standards and Procedures for Institutional Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation Public Notices

Regents Accreditation of Teacher Education PDF l Word

• Handbook of Accreditation PDF| Word

Statewide Plan for Higher Education

The Bulletin of The Statewide Plan
for Higher Education 2004 -- 2012 (CEO 03-07) PDF l Word

Statewide Plan, July 2005

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

Touro College ALERT:

Touro College Transcripts

(July 19, 2007)

Closure of Taylor Business Institute

The Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education has directed Taylor Business Institute to cease operations at the end of the fall 2006 term in January 2007. A website has been set up to provide Taylor students with information to facilitate their transfer into related undergraduate programs at other institutions in New York City.

Taylor Business Institute Cover Letter

(Word)

Student Records Request Form

(Word)

Cover letter and Student Records Request Form

(PDF)

Taylor Business Institute Press Release: HTML | Word

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