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• Maine Department of Education
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• Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a system that awards college credit to potential students for training and skills acquired outside the classroom. Colleges and universities in Maine have different methods of awarding credit based on each school's academic requirements. http://www.mainecareercenter.com/job-seekers/Prior%20Learning%20Assessment.pdf

State Statutes for Education (20-A):

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Ach0sec0.html

• CH 321-Correspondance Schools
• CH 323-Privately owned business, trade, technical schools
• CH 409-Degree-Granting Institutions

 

Statues/Rules for Related Programs:

• CH 413-New England Higher Education Compact
• CH 426-Maine Dental Education and Recruitment
• CH 424-Maine Postgraduate Education in the Field of Medicine
• CH 431-Maine Community College System

 

State Board of Education Rules:

• CH 114
  

Department of Education Rules:

• CH 147-Licensing of privately owned business, trade, and
  technical schools
• CH 149-Confer academic degrees/offer programs
• CH 150-Licensing privately owned correspondence schools
• CH 170-Evaluating requests for degree authorization

www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rcn/apa/05/chaps05.htm

 

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