---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 668.407"
title: "34"
number: "668.407"
heading: "Student acknowledgments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/668.407"
---

# §668.407. Student acknowledgments.

- (a) Beginning on July 1, 2026, if an eligible program, other than an undergraduate degree program, has failing D/E rates, the Secretary notifies the institution under [§ 668.406(b)(4)](/cfr/34/668.406.md?p=b-4) that student acknowledgments are required for such program in the manner specified in this section.
- (b)
  - (1) If student acknowledgements are required, prospective students must acknowledge that they have viewed the information provided through the program information website established and maintained by the Secretary described in [§ 668.43(d)](/cfr/34/668.43.md?p=d).
  - (2) The Department will administer and collect the acknowledgment from students through the program information website.
  - (3) Prospective students must provide such acknowledgments until:
    - (i) The Secretary notifies the institution pursuant to [§ 668.406](/cfr/34/668.406.md) that the program has passing D/E rates; or
    - (ii) Three years after the institution was last notified that the program had failing D/E rates, whichever is earlier.
- (c)
  - (1) A prospective student must provide the acknowledgment before the institution enters into an agreement to enroll the student.
  - (2) The Secretary monitors the institution's compliance with the requirements in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section through audits, program reviews, or other investigations.
- (d) The acknowledgment required in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section does not mitigate the institution's responsibility to provide accurate information to students concerning program status, nor will it be considered as dispositive evidence against a student's claim if applying for a loan discharge.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 88 FR 70188, Oct. 10, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001-1003, 1070g, 1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1099c, 1099c-1, 1221e-3, and 1231a, unless otherwise noted.