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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Courses must be approved.
(1) A course of education offered by an educational institution must be approved by—
(i) The State approving agency for the State in which the educational institution is located; or
(ii) The State approving agency which has appropriate approval authority; or
(iii) VA, where appropriate.
(2) In determining when approval authority rests with the State approving agency or VA, the provisions of § 21.4250(b)(3), (c)(2)(i), (c)(2)(ii), (c)(2)(iii), and (c)(2)(iv) apply.
(3) A course approved under 38 U.S.C. chapter 36 is approved for purposes of 10 U.S.C. chapter 1606 (or 10 U.S.C. chapter 106 as in effect before December 1, 1994).
(Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2131(c), 2136(b); 16131(c)(1), 16136(b); 38 U.S.C. 3672; sec. 705(a)(1), Pub.L. 98–525, 98 Stat. 2565, 2567; sec. 642, Pub.L. 101–189, 103 Stat. 1456–1458)
(b) Course approval criteria. In administering benefits payable under 10 U.S.C. chapter 1606 (or 10 U.S.C. chapter 106 as in effect before December 1, 1994), VA and, where appropriate, the State approving agencies, shall apply the following sections:
(1)§ 21.4250 (except paragraph (c)(1))—Approval of courses;
(2)§ 21.4251—Period of operation of course;
(3)§ 21.4253 (except those portions of paragraphs (b) and (f) that permit approval of a course leading to a high school diploma)—Accredited courses;
(4)§ 21.4254—Nonaccredited courses;
(5)§ 21.4255—Refund policy; nonaccredited courses;
(6)§ 21.4258—Notice of approval;
(7)§ 21.4259—Suspension or disapproval;
(8)§ 21.4260—Courses in foreign countries;
(9)§ 21.4261—Apprentice courses;
(10)§ 21.4262—Other training on-the-job courses;
(11)§ 21.4265—Practical training approved as institutional training or on-job training;
(12)§ 21.4266—Courses offered at subsidiary branches or extensions; and
(13)§ 21.4267—Approval of independent study.
(Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16131(c)(1), 16136(b); 38 U.S.C. 3670 through 3676)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 38. Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief § 38.21.7720 Course approval - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-38-pensions-bonuses-and-veterans-relief/cfr-sect-38-21-7720/
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