Delaware § 8504 - Application for certificate; contents.

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§ 8504. Application for certificate; contents.

Every person, partnership or corporation desiring to obtain a certificate of approval shall make a verified application to the Department setting forth the following information:

(1) The title or name of a school, together with ownership and controlling officers thereof;

(2) The specific fields and courses of instruction which will be offered;

(3) The place or places where such instruction will be given and a description of the physical and sanitary facilities thereof;

(4) A specific listing of the equipment available for instruction in each field and course;

(5) The educational and teaching qualifications of instructors and supervisors;

(6) The financial resources available to equip and maintain the school;

(7) The entrance requirements for admission to each program offered by the school, and a copy or example of the instrument or instruments used to test for admission to each program.

a. If an institution admits as a regular student a person who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent, the institution shall determine, at the time of admission, whether that person has the ability to benefit from the education or training the institution offers.

b. An institution shall determine whether a person described in paragraph (7)a. of this section has the requisite ability by administering to the person a nationally recognized, standardized or industry developed test approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education and shall include the test and results in the student’s record; or by providing evidence that an assessment of the person’s basic skills and aptitudes has been conducted and that the assessment indicates that the person has the ability to benefit from the education or training the institution offers and shall include the method used and results in the student’s record.

14 Del. C. 1953, §  8504;  58 Del. Laws, c. 544;  65 Del. Laws, c. 63, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  189, 190;  74 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  5; 

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