                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROVAL PROCEDURES (§ 23.1-220)

A. Prior to Council approval for a postsecondary school to use the term
&#8220;college&#8221; or &#8220;university&#8221; or abbreviations or words of
similar meaning in its name or in any manner in connection with its academic
affairs or business, offer courses or programs for degree credit, enroll
students in any courses or programs, or confer or award degrees, each
postsecondary school shall be evaluated by the Council in accordance with the
regulations adopted pursuant to &#xA7; 23.1-215.

B. Upon finding that the applicant has fully complied with the regulations
adopted pursuant to &#xA7; 23.1-215, the Council shall approve the application.

C. The Council may defer a decision on an application upon determining that
additional information is needed.

D. The Council shall not take into account duplication of effort by public
institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education or
other questions of need when considering an application.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 23-269; 1980, c. 658; 1996, cc. 691, 832; 2002, c. 178,
§ 23-276.5; 2003, c. 461; 2004, c. 991; 2005, c. 447; 2016, c. 588.