N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-5.24

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 5:23-5.24 - Procedure for approving educational programs

(a) Any licensed institution of higher education may submit any credit or noncredit course for approval as a component of the educational programs required by 5:23-5.20 herein. The application should be in letter form, be submitted at least 60 days prior to the first class session of the course, and contain all the information specified herein.

(b) Each application should be submitted in the name of the institution by a person authorized to do so. It should contain the following minimum information:

1. The name of the course or program;

2. A description of the length of each session, the frequency of the sessions and the total number of sessions;

3. An outline showing the course or program content broken down by session. Any laboratory or practical work should be identified as such;

4. A description of any texts or materials to be used. The description should identify whether the text or materials will be mandatory or suggested;

5. A description of the institution's standard for faculty members who will be employed to instruct the course or program;

6. An estimate of the program's duration (that is, the number of times it will be offered);

7. A statement that the institution will notify the department if the program is withdrawn or changed at anytime;

8. A statement that the institution will conduct the course or program in accordance with 5:23-5.20 herein and will maintain such records as are therein required;

9. A statement of such charges as the institution has established for the course or program.

(c) The Department reserves the right to undertake such reviews as may be necessary to verify the accuracy of an application or conformity with these regulations. The institution, by submitting an application, expressly agrees to cooperate in such reviews.

(d) An institution may conduct a program which satisfies only a portion of the requirements established in 5:23-5.20 or may establish a series of courses designed to fulfill all the requirements for the educational program of that article.

(e) Upon verification that the program or course will satisfy some or all of the educational program requirements, the department will:

1. Issue a letter of approval to the institution which letter shall contain any terms or conditions of such approval;

2. Place the name of the institution and the course on the Department's list of approved courses. That list will be made available to the public.

i. Any approval shall be limited in that it is effective only as long as the course conforms to the application submitted and approved.

(f) Whenever a course or program has been approved by the department, the institution offering the course may include the statement "This course is approved for credit toward a license issued by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act" in any catalog, bulletin or informational circulars. Whenever such a statement is included, however, the catalog, bulletin or circular shall also contain a statement describing precisely the nature and extent of the approval.

(g) The Department may revoke its approval, after notice and the opportunity to be heard, whenever it ascertains that a course has lapsed or is no longer in conformity with the requirements of these regulations, and/or the terms of the department's approval. Whenever approval has been revoked or a course has been withdrawn by an institution, a new application and approval shall be required before the course may again be offered as providing credit toward a license.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-5.24

Amended by R.1985 d.612, effective 1/6/1986.
See: 17 New Jersey Register 1821(a), 18 New Jersey Register 80(a).
Was 5:23-5.10.
Amended by R.1987 d.509, effective 12/7/1987.
See: 19 New Jersey Register 1264(a), 19 New Jersey Register 2270(a).
Recodified from section 25.
Administrative Correction to (a), (b)8 and (d).
See: 22 New Jersey Register 2503(b).