Is Ryokan College suing the California Bureau for Secondary Education?

I have heard, but not confirmed, that Ryokan College is suing the California Bureau for Secondary Education for the right to pursue DEAC accreditation in lieu of accreditation by WASC.

At this time, all California unaccredited colleges/universities are required to be accredited by WASC by 2019.

Any confirmation of this hearsay?

 

"In Los Angeles, the U.S capital for schools that graduate therapists and psychologists..."

Hmmm...

"...all graduates for licensing be from regionally accredited schools beginning 12/31/2019."

For licensing.

http://www.findglocal.com/US/Los-Angeles/241605405852462/Ryokan-College

 

I don't believe that's true. As far as I know, California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) accepts accreditation by all the US Dept. of Education recognized accreditors, including DEAC.

http://codes.findlaw.com/ca/education-code/edc-sect-94885.html

What might be causing confusion are the requirements for obtaining a clinical psychology license. I believe that the California Psych Board's education requirements do specify RA psychology degrees starting in 2020 or so. The Psych Board didn't create that requirement (and the BPPE has nothing to do with it), it is specified in the Business and Professions Code.

http://www.psychology.ca.gov/applicants/schools.shtml

Ryokan's problem is that it has long been operating as an otherwise unaccredited license-qualifying California-approved psych school.

While it could seek DEAC accreditation and thereby satisfy the new Education Code requirements for legal operation as a private post-secondary degree-granting institution, whatever degrees it granted still wouldn't qualify its graduates for California clinical psychology licenses. (That's the Business and Professions Code.) In order for its degrees to be license-qualifying, Ryokan would have to become RA.

 

Thanks for the link and clarification.

 

Thanks for the clarification of this matter. It will be interesting to observe the outcome.