34 CFR § 609.4 - What definitions apply?

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title: "34 CFR § 609.4 - What definitions apply?"
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title_name: "Education"
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section_name: "What definitions apply?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "609"
part_name: "STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1060 through 1063c, and 1068 through 1068h, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 38717, July 20, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 609.4 What definitions apply?

(a) *General definitions.* The following terms used in this part are defined in 2 CFR part 200, subpart A, or 34 CFR 77.1:

(b) The following definition applies to a term used in this part:

*Qualified graduate program* means a graduate or professional program that—

(i) Provides a program of instruction in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;

(ii) Has been accredited or approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. (The Secretary publishes a list in the *Federal Register* of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations.); and

(iii) Has students enrolled in that program when the institution offering the program applies for a grant under this part.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1063b and 1069c)

[59 FR 38717, July 20, 1993, as amended at 79 FR 76101, Dec. 19, 2014]