ERIC Number: ED153526
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Publication Date: 1978
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State Regulation of Off-Campus Programs and Out-of-State Institutions. Issues in Higher Education, Number 12.
Mingle, James R.
State regulation of various nontraditional education programs offered by public and private institutions in off-campus locations and outside the state of home-base operation are described. Common elements of licensure laws (to license degree-granting institutions) are described and include: (1) exempted institutions such as regionally accredited institutions and special purpose institutions; (2) consumer protection provisions; and (3) minimum standards. The application or non-application of state regulations on out-of-state institutions is analyzed. The quality of off-campus instruction in the public sector and the allocation of off-campus instruction among a state's institutions are evaluated. (SPG)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Consumer Protection, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Higher Education, Laws, Special Degree Programs, Standards, State Action, State Universities
Southern Regional Education Board, 130 Sixth Street N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30313
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Authoring Institution: Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA.
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