1378 Application of the University of Turabo, Puerto Rico, for approval of its request to offer graduate academic credits and a graduate degree in Pennsylvania; opportunity for hearing and invitation to protest
Application of the University of Turabo, Puerto Rico, for Approval of its Request to Offer Graduate Academic Credits and a Graduate Degree in Pennsylvania; Opportunity for Hearing and Invitation to Protest [26 Pa.B. 4102] Under 24 Pa.C.S. § 6503(e) (relating to certification of institutions), the Department of Education (Department) will consider the application of the University of Turabo, Puerto Rico for a Certificate of Authority approving the institution's request to offer graduate academic credits and a Master of Education degree with a Specialty in Teaching English as a Second Language on the Penn State Allentown Branch Campus.
In accordance with 24 Pa.C.S. § 6503(e), the Department will act upon the application without hearing, unless within 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a written request for public hearing is filed with the Department, along with a notice of intervention, a petition to intervene or protest in accordance with 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.23 and 35.24 (relating to protest) or 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.27--35.32 (relating to intervention).
Petitions to intervene, protest and request for hearing shall be filed with Dr. Warren D. Evans, Chartering/Governance/Accreditation Specialist, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, (717) 787-6576 on or before 4 p.m. on the due date prescribed by this notice. Persons wishing to review the application should phone or write to the aforementioned office to schedule a time for an in-office review. Duplicate copies of the application are not available.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing, if held, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate, should contact Suzanne B. Markowicz at (717) 787-6576 to discuss how the Department of Education may best accommodate their needs.
EUGENE W. HICKOK,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1378. Filed for public inspection August 23, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
