Regulations Governing Accreditation of Teacher Qualifications at Junior Colleges and Institutions of Higher Education Article 28

An interim degree document that has been officially checked and issued by the institution where the degree course was undertaken is submitted for an accreditation review may be submitted for an accreditation review when the time that the actual degree will be awarded that is recorded on the interim degree document has been verified by the institution at which the interim degree document is being submitted for an accreditation review. Within one month of receiving their formal degree, the applicant shall submit the formal degree to the institution for checking and to file a photocopy. If the graduation date recorded on the degree differs from that on the interim degree document, the date recorded on the formal degree is taken as authoritative.If a degree is not submitted in accordance with the provisions of the previous paragraph and the application is still under review by the institution, the application shall be rejected. If the teacher’s qualifications have been approved and the teacher has been issued a Teacher’s Accreditation Level Certificate, the institution shall report the matter to the Ministry to nullify the teacher's accreditation. The teacher will be required to return the Teacher’s Accreditation Level Certificate for that teaching level and that accreditation will be cancelled.