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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8. Education
Agency 40. State Council of Higher Education For Virginia
Chapter 31. Regulations Governing Certification of Certain Institutions to Confer Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates
10/31/2025

FORMS (8VAC40-31).

Acknowledgment of Prior Postsecondary Involvement (rev. 3/2014)

Administrative Personnel Qualification Form (rev. 8/2014)

Application for Agent Permit (rev. 1/2023)

Change of Location or Address Application (rev. 11/2023)

Change of Ownership Application (rev. 3/2007)

Instructor Qualification Form (rev. 4/2018)

Notification of Program Modification (rev. 2/2012)

Proprietary School Financial Composite Score Calculation Worksheet (undated)

Closing of a Campus Form (rev. 7/2014)

Name Acknowledgment Form (rev. 12/2022)

School Catalog Checklist - Non-Degree (rev. 4/2018)

Surety Bond (rev. 5/2017)

Surety Instrument Calculation Worksheet (eff. 2/2011)

Accreditation Status Form (eff. 3/2014)

Application for Certification Exemption (eff. 1/2023)

Application for New Program Approval (eff. 9/2022)

Background Check Profile Form (eff. 1/2023)

Board Member Qualification Form (eff. 5/2018)

Certification Application-IHE (eff. 1/2023)

Certification Application - Non-Degree (eff. 4/2022)

Certification Checklist - IHE (eff. 5/2018)

Certification Checklist - Non-Degree (eff. 5/2018)

Distance Education Attestation Form (eff. 9/2024)

Financial Statement (eff. 3/2007)

Institutional Catalog Checklist - IHE (eff. 4/2018)

Instructional Location Closure Form (eff. 10/2018)

Owner or Administrator Qualification Form (eff. 5/2018)

Primary Contact Form (eff. 6/2025)

Projected Accounting Budget (eff. 8/2022)

Religious Exemption - Name Acknowledgment (eff. 12/2022)

Religious Exemption - Information Update Form (eff. 12/2022)

Religious Exemption - Initial Application (eff. 12/2022)

Religious Exemption - Renewal Application (eff. 12/2022)

Request for Change in Degree Level Authorization (eff. 1/2023)

Senior Administrator Qualification Form (eff. 3/2014)

Site Listing Form (eff. 10/2018)

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