1. (a) A person or entity making application for approval by the commissioner of an equivalent course of study within the meaning of Sections 10153.2, 10153.4 or 10153.5 of the Code shall make application on a form prescribed by the Department and shall include therein such relevant information as the commissioner may require. The application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as provided in subdivision (c) hereof and include at least the following:

   1. (1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.

   2. (2) Summary of the course including:

      1. (A) Type of course (resident lecture or correspondence/independent study).
      2. (B) Course title.
      3. (C) Complete course outline or syllabus with time schedule indicating total number of hours for course.
      4. (D) Textbook(s) and student materials prescribed.
      5. (E) Evidence of Private Vocational School approval or registration by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education of the California Department of Consumer Affairs if the sponsor is not otherwise exempt from the requirement for such approval or registration or by the appropriate approval authority of the state in which the school is located shall be included with the course application.

2. (b) Any material change to an approved equivalent course of study shall be submitted by the person or entity that intends to offer the materially changed course to the Department for approval prior to use.

   A material change for purposes of this section is a deviation from an equivalent course of study approved by the Department, including a change in curriculum, course length, workbooks, texts or syllabi, or changes reflecting the revised education requirements of Business and Professions Code 10153.2, but not including any other changes designed exclusively to reflect recent changes in statutes, regulations or decisional law.

3. (c) The fees for applications for approval of equivalent courses of study under Sections 10153.2, 10153.3 and 10153.4 of the Code and for material changes to previously approved courses shall be the fees prescribed in Section 10209 of the Code.

Note: Authority cited: Section 10080, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 10151, 10153.2, 10153.3, 10153.4, 10153.5 and 10209, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-10-71; designated effective 3-6-72 (Register 71, No. 50).

2. Repealer and new section filed 7-1-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 30).

3. Amendment filed 11-16-87; operative 12-16-87 (Register 87, No. 47).

4. Amendment including new subsections (a)(1)-(6) and (b) and subsection relettering filed 5-26-92; operative 6-25-92 (Register 92, No. 22).

5. Amendment filed 11-27-96; operative 12-27-96 (Register 96, No. 48).

6. Amendment of subsection (a)(2)(E) filed 10-26-99; operative 11-25-99 (Register 99, No. 44).

7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (a)(2)(E) and (b) filed 6-30-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 27).

8. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and amendment of Note filed 11-29-2023; operative 1-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 48).