Notice2024-14217
Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment: List of Approved Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes for Qualifying Graduate Programs
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June 28, 2024
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The Secretary announces the list of applicable CIP codes for qualifying graduate programs that have an extended earnings measurement period under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14217]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment: List of
Approved Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes for
Qualifying Graduate Programs
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the list of applicable CIP codes for
qualifying graduate programs that have an extended earnings measurement
period under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment
regulations.
DATES: The list of CIP codes published in this notice apply to the
first three award years that the Secretary calculates debt-to-earnings
(D/E) rates and the earnings premium (EP) measure under subpart Q of 34
CFR part 668. This period is established under the regulatory
definition of Qualifying graduate program at Sec. 668.2(b) as the
``initial period,'' and includes the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-
2026 award years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Massman, U.S. Department of
Education. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#167c7973387b7765657b777856737238717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e882878dc685899b9b858986a88d8cc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) published final regulations on Financial Value
Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE), which become effective
July 1, 2024 (88 FR 70004). These regulations, in part, (1) Establish a
transparency framework to provide information about financial costs and
benefits to students at nearly all academic programs at postsecondary
institutions that are eligible to participate in the student assistance
programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (HEA); and (2) Establish an eligibility framework for
postsecondary educational programs designed to prepare students for
gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Both the transparency
and accountability frameworks rely upon D/E rates and an EP measure, as
established under Sec. Sec. 668.403 and 668.404 respectively, to
assess debt and earnings outcomes for postsecondary program graduates.
The calculation of these metrics is based, in part, on the earnings
of a cohort of graduates measured several years after program
completion. The cohort period, as defined under Sec. 668.2(b), is the
set of award years used to identify a group of students who completed a
program and whose debt and earnings outcomes are used to calculate the
D/E rates and EP measure. The specific years included in the cohort
period used in calculating D/E and EP metrics for a given program
depend, in part, upon whether the program is a qualifying graduate
program, as separately defined under Sec. 668.2(b) Qualifying graduate
program.
In developing the regulations, the Department recognized that
certain graduate programs, mostly concentrated in medical and clinical
fields, are associated with an initial period of depressed graduate
earnings while graduates complete a required period of postgraduate
clinical or residency work necessary to obtain a professional
licensure, after which graduates realize significant earnings growth.
For purposes of calculating the D/E rates and EP measure, the
Department therefore extends the earnings measurement period for such
qualifying graduate programs, when compared to other postsecondary
programs. As an example, a two-year cohort period for most programs
would be the third and fourth award years prior to the year of the most
recent earnings data used in the calculation. In contrast, the two-year
cohort period for a qualifying graduate program would be the sixth and
seventh award years prior to the year of the earnings data, meaning
that income is measured three years farther out after graduation for
completers of such programs. These cohorts are used to measure earnings
for both the standard and transitional reporting options under the FVT/
GE regulations.
To be treated as a qualifying graduate program, a program must meet
three specific and rigorous criteria. First, the program must be
identified under the CIP code list below as being potentially eligible
to be considered a qualified graduate program. Second, the program must
be one whose students must complete a ''required postgraduation
training program'' to obtain licensure, which is a supervised training
program that (1) requires the student to hold a degree in one of the
qualifying fields and (2) must be completed before the student may be
licensed by a State and board certified for professional practice or
service. Third, the institution must attest that at least half of the
program's graduates obtain licensure in a State where the
postgraduation training requirements apply, and that, if necessary for
licensure, the graduate program is accredited by an accrediting agency
that meets State requirements. For the first criterion, paragraph
(1)(i)(A) of the regulatory definition of a qualifying graduate program
at Sec. 668.2(b) provides a generalized list of occupations for
qualifying graduate programs, which will apply to the first three award
years the Department calculates the D/E rates and EP measure. The
qualifying fields for this initial period include medicine, osteopathy,
dentistry, clinical psychology, marriage and family counseling,
clinical social work, and clinical counseling.
The National Center for Education Statistics provides a taxonomy of
instructional program classifications and descriptions, most recently
updated in 2020, known as CIP codes. For purposes of the FVT and GE
regulations, specific programs offered by institutions are classified
using a six-digit CIP code.
Consistent with this regulatory definition, the Secretary
identifies the following graduate programs under their respective CIP
codes as being potentially eligible to be considered a qualified
graduate program, conditional on meeting all other required criteria:
Medicine, Osteopathy, Dentistry
<bullet> 14.0501: Biomedical/Medical Engineering
<bullet> 26.0101: Biology/Biological Services, General
<bullet> 26.0102: Biomedical Sciences, General
<bullet> 26.0202: Biochemistry
<bullet> 26.0204: Molecular Biology
<bullet> 26.0205: Molecular Biochemistry
<bullet> 26.0207: Structural Biology
<bullet> 26.0208: Photobiology
<bullet> 26.0209: Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
<bullet> 26.0210: Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
<bullet> 26.0299: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
<bullet> 26.0401: Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
<bullet> 26.0403: Anatomy
<bullet> 26.0404: Developmental Biology and Embryology
<bullet> 26.0406: Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
<bullet> 26.0407: Cell Biology and Anatomy
<bullet> 26.0499: Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
<bullet> 26.0502: Microbiology, General
<bullet> 26.0503: Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
<bullet> 26.0504: Virology
<bullet> 26.0505: Parasitology
<bullet> 26.0506: Mycology
<bullet> 26.0507: Immunology
<bullet> 26.0508: Microbiology and Immunology
<bullet> 26.0599: Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
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<bullet> 26.0801: Genetics, General
<bullet> 26.0802: Molecular Genetics
<bullet> 26.0806: Human/Medical Genetics
<bullet> 26.0807: Genome Sciences/Genomics
<bullet> 26.0899: Genetics, Other
<bullet> 26.0901: Physiology, General
<bullet> 26.0902: Molecular Physiology
<bullet> 26.0903: Cell Physiology
<bullet> 26.0904: Endocrinology
<bullet> 26.0905: Reproductive Biology
<bullet> 26.0907: Cardiovascular Science
<bullet> 26.0908: Exercise Physiology
<bullet> 26.0909: Vision Science/Physiological Optics
<bullet> 26.0910: Pathology/Experimental Pathology
<bullet> 26.0911: Oncology and Cancer Biology
<bullet> 26.0912: Aerospace Physiology and Medicine
<bullet> 26.0999: Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
<bullet> 26.1001: Pharmacology
<bullet> 26.1002: Molecular Pharmacology
<bullet> 26.1003: Neuropharmacology
<bullet> 26.1004: Toxicology
<bullet> 26.1005: Molecular Toxicology
<bullet> 26.1006: Environmental Toxicology
<bullet> 26.1007: Pharmacology and Toxicology
<bullet> 26.1099: Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
<bullet> 26.1101: Biometry/Biometrics
<bullet> 26.1102: Biostatistics
<bullet> 26.1103: Bioinformatics
<bullet> 26.1199: Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other
<bullet> 26.1201: Biotechnology
<bullet> 26.1306: Population Biology
<bullet> 26.1309: Epidemiology
<bullet> 26.1399: Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population
Biology, Other
<bullet> 26.1401: Molecular Medicine
<bullet> 26.1501: Neuroscience
<bullet> 26.1502: Neuroanatomy
<bullet> 26.1503: Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
<bullet> 26.1504: Neurobiology and Behavior
<bullet> 26.1599: Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
<bullet> 26.9999: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
<bullet> 30.1001: Biopsychology
<bullet> 30.1101: Gerontology
<bullet> 30.1901: Nutrition Sciences
<bullet> 51.0000: Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences,
General
<bullet> 51.0001: Health and Wellness, General
<bullet> 51.0101: Chiropractic (DC)
<bullet> 51.0201: Communication Disorders, General
<bullet> 51.0202: Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Services
<bullet> 51.0203: Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
<bullet> 51.0204: Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/
Pathologist
<bullet> 51.0299: Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other
<bullet> 51.0401: Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
<bullet> 51.0501: Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0502: Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0503: Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0504: Dental Public Health and Education (Cert., MS/MPH,
Ph.D./DPH)
<bullet> 51.0505: Dental Materials (MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0506: Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0507: Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0508: Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0509: Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0510: Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0511: Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.0599: Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
<bullet> 51.0912: Physician Assistant
<bullet> 51.1201: Medicine (MD)
<bullet> 51.1401: Medical Scientist (MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.1701: Optometry (OD)
<bullet> 51.1901: Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
<bullet> 51.2001: Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
<bullet> 51.2002: Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and
Regulatory Affairs (MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.2004: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.2008: Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS,
Ph.D.)
<bullet> 51.2010: Pharmaceutical Sciences
<bullet> 51.2099: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
Administration, Other
<bullet> 51.2101: Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM)
<bullet> 51.2314: Rehabilitation Science
<bullet> 51.2399: Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
<bullet> 51.3101: Dietetics/Dietician (RD)
<bullet> 51.3199: Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
<bullet> 51.9999: Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences,
Other
Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Clinical Social
Work, Clinical Counseling
<bullet> 13.1101: Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance
Services
<bullet> 19.0701: Human Development and Family Studies, General
<bullet> 19.0704: Family Systems
<bullet> 19.0707: Family and Community Services
<bullet> 19.0710: Developmental Services Worker
<bullet> 19.0799: Human Development, Family Studies, and Related
Services, Other
<bullet> 30.1001: Biopsychology
<bullet> 30.1701: Behavioral Sciences
<bullet> 30.2501: Cognitive Science
<bullet> 42.0101: Psychology, General
<bullet> 42.2701: Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
<bullet> 42.2702: Comparative Psychology
<bullet> 42.2703: Developmental and Child Psychology
<bullet> 42.2704: Experimental Psychology
<bullet> 42.2705: Personality Psychology
<bullet> 42.2706: Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
<bullet> 42.2707: Social Psychology
<bullet> 42.2708: Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
<bullet> 42.2709: Psychopharmacology
<bullet> 42.2799: Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
<bullet> 42.2801: Clinical Psychology
<bullet> 42.2802: Community Psychology
<bullet> 42.2803: Counseling Psychology
<bullet> 42.2804: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
<bullet> 42.2805: School Psychology
<bullet> 42.2806: Educational Psychology
<bullet> 42.2807: Clinical Child Psychology
<bullet> 42.2808: Environmental Psychology
<bullet> 42.2809: Geropsychology
<bullet> 42.2810: Health/Medical Psychology
<bullet> 42.2811: Family Psychology
<bullet> 42.2812: Forensic Psychology
<bullet> 42.2813: Applied Psychology
<bullet> 42.2814: Applied Behavior Analysis
<bullet> 42.2899: Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other
<bullet> 42.9999: Psychology, Other
<bullet> 44.0701: Social Work
<bullet> 44.0702: Youth Services/Administration
<bullet> 44.0799: Social Work, Other
<bullet> 51.1501: Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
<bullet> 51.1503: Clinical/Medical Social Work
<bullet> 51.1504: Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
<bullet> 51.1505: Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
<bullet> 51.1506: Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
<bullet> 51.1507: Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
<bullet> 51.1508: Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
<bullet> 51.1509: Genetic Counseling/Counselor
<bullet> 51.1599: Mental and Social Health Sciences and Allied
Professions, Other
As further described in the regulatory definition of a qualifying
graduate program, the above list of eligible professions applies only
to the initial three award years the Department
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calculates the D/E and EP metrics. Following this initial period, and
every three award years thereafter, the Secretary will publish an
updated list of CIP codes that contains qualifying graduate programs,
identifying fields that lead to a graduate degree for which graduates
must complete postgraduate training programs averaging at least three
years to complete and for which the Secretary determines that a
majority of programs demonstrate outlier earnings growth.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087 et seq.
Nasser Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2024-14217 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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