Title 38Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§3678 Notice of approval of courses

Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATE APPROVING AGENCIES › § 3678

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The State approving agency must send a letter to a school when it finds the school met all required rules. The agency also must give an official copy of that letter and any changes to the Secretary. The letter must be sent with a copy of the school’s approved catalog or bulletin. The letter must say the date and when approval starts, the school’s correct name and address, the reason and any conditions for approval (referring to the approved catalog), the names of the approved courses, any enrollment limits or student‑teacher ratios if needed, the agency official’s signature, and any other fair, needed terms.

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Title 38, §3678

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The State approving agency, upon determining that an educational institution has complied with all the requirements of this chapter, will issue a letter to such institution setting forth the courses which have been approved for the purposes of this chapter, and will furnish an official copy of such letter and any subsequent amendments to the Secretary. The letter of approval shall be accompanied by a copy of the catalog or bulletin of the institution, as approved by the State approving agency, and shall contain the following information:
(1)date of letter and effective date of approval of courses;
(2)proper address and name of each educational institution;
(3)authority for approval and conditions of approval, referring specifically to the approved catalog or bulletin published by the educational institution;
(4)name of each course approved;
(5)where applicable, enrollment limitations such as maximum numbers authorized and student-teacher ratio;
(6)signature of responsible official of State approving agency; and
(7)such other fair and reasonable provisions as are considered necessary by the appropriate State approving agency.

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Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1778 of this title as this section. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

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38 U.S.C. § 3678

Title 38Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73