Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-34-302. Registration statement for state authorization certificate--Expiration

(a) proof of current accreditation from the postsecondary school's accrediting agency; and

(b) all information required by division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a state authorization certificate expires two years after the division issues the state authorization certificate to an accredited postsecondary school.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the division may extend the period for which a state authorization certificate is effective so that expiration dates are staggered throughout the year.

(a) expires two years after the division issues the state authorization certificate;

(b) establishes the postsecondary school by name as an educational institution in accordance with 34 C.F.R. Sec. 600.9(a)(1)(i);

(c) makes the postsecondary school independent of the state system of higher education; and

(d) authorizes the postsecondary school to operate educational programs in the state that are beyond secondary education, including programs that lead to a degree or certificate.

(a) within a grace period provided by the United States Department of Education for obtaining new accreditation; or

(b) otherwise considered by the United States Department of Education to have recognized accreditation.