(c) If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education to students in a State in which it is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to State jurisdiction as determined by the State, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering postsecondary distance or correspondence education in that State.

good for lay of the land. Last Updated: September 7, 2012 (details at bottom of page). State Authorization--An Introduction On October 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) released new "program integrity" regulations. One of the regulations focused on the need for institutions offering distance or correspondence education to acquire authorization from any state in which it "operates."

related to the GE aspect of the Program Integrity rules. Publication Date: April 20, 2011 Subject: Implementation of Regulatory Requirements Related to Gainful Employment Programs Summary: This letter provides guidance on new requirements for institutions that offer educational programs that prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Dear Colleague: Final regulations published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010, [75 FR 66665 and FR 66832], by the U.S.

an element of the Program Integrity rules; this bookmarks right to the relevant section

good for getting lay of the land (such as how State Auth and other elements are under the broader Program Integrity)

Home page for Fed Reg docs. This directory contains documents published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Education.

(c) If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education to students in a State in which it is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to State jurisdiction as determined by the State, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering postsecondary distance or correspondence education in that State.

Program Integrity Rules found here. This document is the index of the Final Regulations, Priorities, and Other Rules for October 2005 to Present.

Announcing the Formation of the Commission on Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education Former U. S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and 20 other leaders have been invited to explore the regulation of postsecondary distance education on a new national commission organized by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO).

Alabama Alabama Commission on Higher Education Gregory G. Fitch, Executive Director 100 North Union Street P.O. Box 302000 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2000 Telephone: (334) 242-2123 Fax: (334) 242-0268 gregory.fitch@ache.alabama.gov www.ache.state.al.us Return to top Alaska Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education Diane Barrans, Executive Director 707 A Street, Suite 206 P.O.

Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 09/27/2012 Information provided on the Statement of Affiliation Status reflects the most recent actions of the Commission. The Commission has a multi-level decision process. Any institutional changes that are currently under review are not made public until final action has been taken.

Compare Agency vs Distance Educators Regulated, All Without Regard to Physical Presence vs Distance Educators Regulated, Only Those with a Physical Presence vs Type of Institution Regulated by the Agency: Public Degree Granting Inst. vs Type of I...

Several months have passed since I last scoured the state regulatory agency websites for information about which institutions must seek approval to operate to be in compliance with state and federal regulations. We undertook the research with our partners, The Southern Regional Education Board, University of Wyoming, and American Distance Education Consortium in December to...

The State Authorization Network - Ohio (SAN-O) is created by the Ohio Board of Regents and Ohio Learning Network, working in conjunction with WCET and their national group State Authorization Network, for the purpose of providing a clearinghouse of information about Federal Regulation on State Authorization of Distance Education that is specific to the needs of Ohio's higher education institutions.

These are the individual state agency responses to the survey currently in progress. For more information please contact Sharmila Mann at 303-541-1602 ( sbmann@sheeo.org)