Approval and Authority
to Grant Degrees
Frederick Taylor University has been awarded institutional approval to operate as a degree granting
institution by the California Bureau for Private
Postsecondary Education. Institutional approval is the highest status awarded by
the State of California.
Link to:
Department of Education Directory
Link to: Bureau for
Private Postsecondary Education
Link to:
California Postsecondary Education Commission
Link to:
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Update January 2010
On October 11, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger
signed Assembly Bill (AB) 48 (Portantino,
Chapter 310, Statutes of 2009). AB 48 is
known as the Private Postsecondary Education
Act of 2009 ("Act") and establishes the
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The Act became operative on January 1, 2010.
Beginning
January 1, 2010, private
postsecondary schools operating in
California will be under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau and subject to the requirements
of the Act, unless they are exempt pursuant
to sections 94874, 94874.1, or 94927.5 of
the Act.
As the result, effective January 1, 2010
FTU's Institutional Approval Status has been
extended by the new Bureau for
Private Postsecondary Education.
Update July 2007
The Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational
Education, under the Department of Consumer Affairs for
the State of California, became inoperative on July 1,
2007.
On July 12, 2007, the Governor signed into law (Assembly Bill
1525) that would extend the previous provision of the
education laws that will ensure continued student
protection. This legislation will remain in effect until
the new successor takes over.
Although there will no longer be staff or resources to
continue the regular operations of the BPPVE, the
Department of Consumer Affairs will provide assistance
to students after July 1, 2007.
All state approved educational institutions have been
invited to voluntarily conform and subscribe to all of
the standards in place prior to the closing of the
Bureau.
The purpose of the voluntary agreement is to provide a
legal method by which we may comply with applicable
federal statues, rules and regulations from July 1, 2007
to January 31, 2008.
We are pleased to announce that FTU has already filed
its voluntary agreement with the Director of the
Department of Consumer Affairs. A list of schools that
have entered into voluntary agreements with the Director
is posted on the Bureau’s Web site and is accessible at
http://www.bppve.ca.gov/forms_pubs/voluntaryagreelist.pdf
All interested parties may view the enacted legislation on the
Legislative Counsel’s Web site at
www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html
