Frederick Taylor University

Frederick Taylor University is an unaccredited private institution of higher learning located in Moraga, California, in Contra Costa County. It was established in 1994 to cater to mature adult learners, 20 years or older. [http://www.ftu.edu/FTU%20Catalog%201-1-2007.pdf Frederick Taylor University catalog (PDF)] ]

The University offers undergraduate and graduate distance education programs in business, leading to either a bachelors or master's degree. [ [http://www.ftu.edu/degrees.htm Degree Programs] , FTU website] Students can enroll at any time throughout the year. [ [http://www.ftu.edu/admissio.htm Admissions and Enrollment] , FTU website]

Mansour Saki is the institution's president.

Frederick Taylor International University, which was incorporated in Hawaii but operated in California (with an address in Moraga [ [http://ftiu.org/FTIUCurrent%20Catalog%20Dec%202001.pdf Frederick Taylor International University catalog] , dated January 2002] ) and which was also headed by Mansour Saki, was closed by court order in Hawaii in 2001. [See Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, [http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/NoTX.cfm Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas] and Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, [http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/ocp/udgi/lawsuits/FTIU/ Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Frederick Taylor International University] ] .

FTU is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by US education authorities.http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf] The use of unaccredited degree titles is legally restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions. [U.S. Department of Education, [http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/diplomamills/accreditation.html Diploma Mills and Accreditation] ] Jurisdictions that have restricted or made illegal the use of credentials from unaccredited schools include Oregon Oregon Office of Degree Authorization: http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx] , Michigan, Maine [ [http://www.maine.gov/education/highered/Non-Accredited/non-accredited.htm Maine Higher Education - Non-Accredited Schools ] ] , North Dakota [http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/01/30/build/wyoming/40-online-learning.inc State mulls online learning] by the Associated Press, "Billings Gazette", January 30, 2005] New Jersey, Washington [ [http://www.hecb.wa.gov/autheval/daa/ConsumerInformation.asp Higher Education Coordinating Board ] ] , Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, and Texas. [ [http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/NoTX.cfm Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas] ] . Many other states are also considering restrictions on unaccredited degree use in order to help prevent fraud. [ [http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/faq.html Is Oregon the only state that disallows use of unaccredited degrees?] Oregon Office of Degree Authorization]

In 1994, FTU was authorized by California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) to award degrees [Frederick Taylor University website, [http://www.ftu.edu/approvallarge.htm Approval and Authority to Grant Degrees] and [http://www.ftu.edu/qa.htm#approved FAQ] [http://www.cpec.ca.gov/CollegeGuide/AdvCollegeSearch.asp?InstType=StateAppr Guide to California Colleges & Universities] (accessed July 26, 2007)] [ [http://www.cpec.ca.gov/collegeguide/Institution.asp?id=E0732A&bhcp=1 CPEC Listing for FTU ] ] . The BPPVE no longer exists due to a sunset clause in the law that created it. BPPVE authorization should not be confused with accreditation. Frederick Taylor University has signed a voluntary agreement with the Department of Consumer Affairs that applies to its operation until new legislation addressing postsecondary education is in place. [Voluntary Agreements ( [http://www.bppve.ca.gov/forms_pubs/voluntaryagreelist.pdf] )]

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* [http://www.ftu.edu/ Frederick Taylor University website]