32 CFR § 67.3 - Definitions.

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title: "32 CFR § 67.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "67.3"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "67"
part_name: "EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS TO A GRADE ABOVE FIRST LIEUTENANT OR LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE)"
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authority: "10 U.S.C. 12205."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 55517, Oct. 27, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 67.3 Definitions.

*Accredited educational institution.* An educational institution accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.

*Qualifying educational institution.* An educational institution that is accredited, or an unaccredited educational institution that the Secretary of Defense designates pursuant to § 67.6(a) and § 67.6(b).

*Unaccredited educational institution.* An educational institution not accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.