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The Honorable William F. Walsh
House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Walsh:

     Pursuant to your letter of November 7, 1975, we have re-
viewed the attempted enrollment of Mr. James R. Shope, Jr.,
inan external degree program offered by Elba Systems Corpora-
tion under the sponsorship of Northwest Missouri State Univer-
sity and Mr. Shope's claim to veterans' educational benefits
stemming from that attempted enrollment.

THE UNIVERSITY/ELBA PROGRAM

     Until November 1974, the university, under a contractual
arrangement with Elba Systems Corporation, a correspondence
school located in Denver, Colorado, offered a 10-month inde-
pendent study program in life insurance and equity sales lead-
ing to an Associate of Technology Degree. The program had
been approved for veterans' educational benefits by Missouri's
State Approving Agency in accordance with section 1772,
title 38, of the United States Code.

     On November 7, 1974, because it had lost administrative
control over the rapidly expanding program, the university
decided to stop enrolling new students in the Associate of
Technology Degree program and to terminate its relationship
with Elba. The Missouri State Approving Agency, upon being
advised of the university's action and pursuant to its
authority under title 38, amended its approval of the pro-
gram--suspending enrollment of veterans or other persons
eligible for educational benefits on or after November 8,
1974--and so notified the Veterans Administration's (VA's)
regional office in St. Louis. VA in turn suspended certi-
fication of all new enrollments in the program after
November 7, 1974.

MR. SHOPEfS APPLICATION FOR VA
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS

     Mr. Shope formally applied for admission to the program
on October 31, 1974, transmitting his (1) signed application
for provisional acceptance, (2) Veteran's Application for
Program of Education or Training (VA Form 22-1990), and
(3) Student Statement of Understanding Regarding University

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