34 C.F.R. § 602.18 Ensuring consistency in decision-making.
Title 34 - Education
The agency must consistently apply and enforce its standards to ensure that the education or training offered by an institution or program, including any offered through distance education, is of sufficient quality to achieve its stated objective for the duration of any accreditation or preaccreditation period granted by the agency. The agency meets this requirement if the agency— (a) Has effective controls against the inconsistent application of the agency's standards; (b) Bases decisions regarding accreditation and preaccreditation on the agency's published standards; and (c) Has a reasonable basis for determining that the information the agency relies on for making accrediting decisions is accurate. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b)
Title 34: Education
PART 602—THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES
Subpart B—The Criteria for Recognition
Required Standards and Their Application
§ 602.18 Ensuring consistency in decision-making.
