8009.1 Sixty (60) days before the expiration of a provisional license, or at such other time as the Commission may require, a licensee wishing to convert the license to a permanent license shall submit to the Commission an application for conversion of the license, in such form as the Commission may require. The institution's provisional license shall continue in effect until the Commission takes action on the conversion application.

8009.2 To be eligible for a permanent license, a postsecondary degree granting educational institution shall be:

(a) Compliant with applicable District of Columbia laws and regulations;

(b) Licensed and in good standing in the District of Columbia for at least five (5) years;

(c) Accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council on Higher Education Accreditation, or the Commission; and

(d) Demonstrate that it is appropriately capitalized as a financially sound educational institution.

8009.3 An application for conversion to a permanent license shall include the information about accreditation specified in subsection 8007.3(k) of this chapter and the information required for an application for renewal of a license by subsection 8008.2 of this chapter.

Source: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 6595, 6606 (October 19, 1990); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 2424, 2438 (March 18, 2011).