CHAPTER II REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER PART 50 GENERAL Definitions As used in this Subchapter: (a) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Education. (b) Department means the Education Department of the State of New York. (c) Adequate, approved, equivalent, satisfactory, sufficient, mean adequate, approved, equivalent, satisfactory, sufficient, respectively in the judgment of the commissioner. (d) Higher education means postsecondary education, and includes the work of colleges, junior colleges, community colleges, two-year colleges, universities, professional and technical schools, and other degree-granting institutions. (e) Qualifying certificate means a certificate indicating that the holder has the education required by law and by Part 52 of this Subchapter for admission to the study of a profession. (f) Approved secondary school course means a course that meets the minimum requirements set forth under Part 100 of this Title, or the equivalent as determined by the commissioner. (g) Course means an organized series of instructional and learning activities dealing with a subject. (h) Registration means approval of a curriculum in an institution of higher education for general purposes, for admission to professional practice, or for acceptance toward a credential issued by the department or by the institution. | |
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