天美传媒官网

天美传媒官网 is authorized on a state level primarily through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and is also an institutional member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), a voluntary and regional method to oversee distance education. Through NC-SARA membership, Vanderbilt can offer distance education programs in states who are also NC-SARA members without further approval from that particular state. See below for more information regarding the university鈥檚 membership and participation in NC-SARA:

The University is allowed to have students enrolled in distance education programs and/or be placed in supervised field experiences in the NC-SARA states (non-bold typeface) listed below. The remaining states are non-SARA states (bold typeface), and they may require authorization/approval depending on the activity or activities being conducted. Please contact the Office of Academic Program Review, Assessment, and Accreditation if you have an interest in distance education programs and/or supervised field experiences in non-SARA states.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
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• Georgia
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• Kentucky
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• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
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• New Hampshire聽
• New Jersey聽
• New Mexico聽
• New York聽
• North Carolina聽
• North Dakota聽
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• Rhode Island聽
• South Carolina聽
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• Washington D.C.
• West Virginia
• Wyoming

(bold typeface = non-SARA states)

Membership in NC-SARA permits institutions to engage in many educational activities within other SARA states. Activities that involve a more substantial physical presence may require additional authorization and are not covered under the reciprocity agreement. Please review the list below and contact聽OAPRAA@vanderbilt.edu聽if you have a potential out-of-state program or activity that would trigger physical presence.

• Offering courses to individuals via distance education in ways that do not require students to gather physically in groups, excepting the special provisions in聽
• Advertising to students whether through print, billboard, direct mail, internet, radio, television, or other media.
• Offering distance education courses on a military base or vessel if enrollment in such courses is limited to active and reserve military personnel, their dependents, and civilian employees of the installation.
• Maintaining a server, router, or similar electronic service device housed in a facility that otherwise would not constitute physical presence (the presence of a server or similar passthrough switching device does not by itself constitute the offering of a course or program in that state).
• Having faculty, adjunct faculty, mentors, tutors, recruiters, or other academic personnel residing in a member state and working from their homes or another private, non-institutional site, provided that such staff is not engaged in activities that would otherwise constitute physical presence as defined by these Policies and Standards.
• Holding proctored exams on behalf of the institution in the host state.
• Having contractual arrangements in the home or host state, e.g. procurement contracts or course offerings through consortium agreements.
• Operating limited supervised field experiences (See聽).
• Using recruiters in a SARA member state; (This provision is not restricted to recruiting for courses or programs offered under SARA, and does include athletic recruiting).
• Engaging in field trips to visit existing sites or facilities for academic purposes not involving the establishment of residential or instructional facilities.

Physical Presence Educational Activities Not Covered Under SARA (may require additional authorization)

• Establishing a physical location for students to receive synchronous or asynchronous instruction.
• Requiring students to physically meet in a location for instructional purposes more than twice per full-term (quarter or semester) course for a total of more than six hours.
• Establishing an administrative office.
• Providing information to students to enroll students, or provide student support services from a physical site operated by or on behalf of the institution in the state.
• Offering a 鈥渟hort course鈥� that requires more than twenty contact hours in one six-month period.
• Providing office space to instructional or non-instructional staff.
• Maintaining a mailing address or phone exchange in the state.
• Carrying out field study or field research located at a field station, research station, or another physical site at which a faculty member or other institutional employee or contractor supervises or otherwise directs two or more students in an activity exceeding the allowable short course length and which either bears academic credit or is a requirement for a course or program.
• Having a supervised field experience* of more than ten students from an individual academic program placed simultaneously at one clinical or practicum site.

*supervised field experience = a student learning experience comprised primarily of the practical application of previously studied theories and skills, under the oversight of a supervisor, mentor, faculty member, or other qualified professional, located in the host state, who has a direct or indirect reporting responsibility to the institution where the student is enrolled, whether or not credit is granted. The supervised field experience is part of a program of study offered by the enrolling SARA institution.

天美传媒官网 Complaint Policies for Certain Distance Education Students Enrolled Through the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements ("SARA")

The below policies apply to students who are:

• non-Tennessee residents in and who are enrolled in a distance education program/course or
• who are attending an out-of-state learning placement in a .

The nature of complaints to be addressed through these policies include violations of SARA policies and dishonest or fraudulent activity. These policies do not apply to complaints concerning student grades or student conduct violations. 聽For more information on complaint subject matter see Sections 4.2 and 4.3.聽

Institution Complaint Policies: 天美传媒官网鈥檚 Student Complaint and Grievance Procedure Policies are detailed in the .

Additional Complaint Policies

• Tennessee Higher Education Commission (鈥淭HEC鈥�)
  • Students (as described above) must complete the institution complaint process before appealing to THEC.
  • Students who are not satisfied with the institution鈥檚 resolution of their complaint may appeal the institution decision to THEC using the . Additional information on the THEC complaint process is available聽at . Students may also contact RCD@tn.gov with questions.
  • The appeal to THEC must be filed within two (2) years of the incident about which the complaint is made.
  • Out-of-state student may also contact their home state higher education authority; although student may be referred to THEC. See for a listing of SARA states and contacts.
  • Students residing in non-SARA states, currently California only, should consult their respective state of residence for further instructions for filing a complaint.

Does your program, course, or activity take place outside the state of Tennessee?

滨蹿听no, no action is needed.

滨蹿听yes, does the program, course, or activity take place in a SARA state?

滨蹿听no, contact聽OAPRAA@vanderbilt.edu.

滨蹿听yes, does the program, course, or activity involve聽any聽of the nine physical presence triggers in the SARA state (see parameters in the previous section)?

滨蹿听no, contact聽OAPRAA@vanderbilt.edu.

滨蹿听yes, the program course or activity may need to be approved by the applicable out-of-state higher-education agency. Contact 聽OAPRAA@vanderbilt.edu.