Section 5-A8110. INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM

 

8110.1All courses in terms of content and length of instruction shall be of such nature and quality as to ensure reasonably that the students will adequately develop the job skills and knowledge necessary for obtaining employment in the occupation for which the instruction is offered.

 

8110.2A school shall meet the following requirements for its instructional program:

 

(a)The curricula and programs of study shall provide sequences of subjects leading to competence appropriate to each level of study and the requirements for certificates shall be clearly delineated;

 

(b)Each course offered shall have a written outline with examination expectations;

 

(c)A course or program offered by correspondence, extension, telecommunications, or in summer session shall be consistent with the objectives and purposes of the school, and shall be consistent with and comparable in quality to courses offered to students regularly enrolled on a full-time basis;

 

(d)A diploma or certificate conferred in recognition of satisfactory completion of program requirements, which is earned in whole or in part by correspondence, telecommunications or other extra-mural study, shall comply with the requirements of this chapter; and

 

(e)If an institution provides instruction in a field for which a professional or occupational license is required to practice in the District of Columbia, the instruction shall meet all applicable requirements of the professional or occupational licensure law, as determined by the Commission.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 6619, 6623 (October 19, 1990).