[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR871.207] [Page 263-264] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PART 871_LOAN GUARANTY AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents Subpart 871.2_Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Program Sec. 871.207 Payment of tuition or fees. (a) Contracts, agreements, or arrangements requiring the payment of tuition or fees will provide for the following: (1) Payment for tuition or fees will be made in arrears and will be prorated in installments over the school year or the length of the course except that institutions may be paid in accordance with the provision of paragraph (a)(2) of this section, provided such institutions operate on a regular term, quarter, or semester basis and normally accept students only at the beginning of the term, quarter, or semester and provided for further such institutions are either: (i) Institutions of higher learning that use a standard unit of credit recognized by accrediting associations (such institutions will include those which are members of recognized national or regional educational accrediting associations, and those which, although not members of such accrediting associations, grant standard units of credit acceptable at full value without examination by collegiate institutions which are members of national or regional accrediting associations). (ii) Public tax supported institutions. (iii) Institutions operated and controlled by State, county, or local boards of education. (2) Institutions coming within the exceptions of paragraph (a)(1) of this section which have a refund policy providing for a graduated scale of charges for purposes of determining refunds may be paid part or all such tuitions or fees for a term, quarter, or other period of enrollment immediately following the date on which the refund expires. (3) Proration of charges will not apply to a fee which is for noncontinuing service such as registration fee, etc. (b) The period for which payment of charges may be made will be the period of actual enrollment and subject to the following: (1) The effective date will be the date of the trainee's entrance into training status except that payment may be made for an entire- semester, quarter, or term in institutions operating on that basis if the trainee enters no later than the final date set by the institution for enrolling for full credit. (2) In those cases where the institution has not set a final date for enrolling for full credit or will not set a date acceptable to the Department of Veterans Affairs, payment may be prorated on the basis of attendance regardless of the refund policy. (3) If an institution customarily charges for the amount of credit or number of hours of attendance for which a trainee enrolls, payment may be made on that basis when a trainee enrolls after the final date permitted for carrying full credit for the semester or term. (c) The terminal date to which payment will be made is the day following: (1) The end of the semester, term or quarter during which the training is furnished. (2) The date of interruption or discontinuance of training. [[Page 264]] (3) The date of completion of the course. [49 FR 12641, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 798, Jan. 7, 1985; 61 FR 20494, May 7, 1996]