MoKanSan blog

SECCRA and its Fate

Brandie Elliott

Evan Smith / University of Missouri-Columbia

We learned from the WCET-SAN call of February 23, 2017, that SREB has long had an Electronic Campus (1998) before regulated distance education reciprocity...

The State of SARA

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Brandie Elliott / University of Missouri-Kansas City

49. That’s the number of states and territories, that are now members of NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements)...

The Rule of 10

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Brandie Elliott / University of Missouri-Kansas City

Internships, externships, field experiences, clinicals, rotations, clerkship, practicum, student teaching, and so on. Regardless of the name...

Border Wars

Brandie Elliott

Evan Smith / University of Missouri-Columbia

Missouri and Kansas had been long-time enemies from the pre- or early-Civil War years, depending on your terminology. Yet this writer, a Lawrence, Kansas...

Pennsylvania Joins NC-Sara

Brandie Elliott

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation to affiliate the state of Pennsylvania with NC-SARA, effective January 1, 2017. By joining the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, students...

Report: Enhancing State Authorization

Brandie Elliott

The report by the Education Commission of the States analyzes the current higher education regulatory environment as the scope of higher education changes beyond the role originally intended by...

10 Tips for State Auth Compliance

Brandie Elliott

Provided by Cheryl Dowd, WCET/SAN & Jenny Parks, M-SARA

  1. Designate aPoint Person-Designate one person to be in charge of state authorization compliance for the whole institution.
  2. Acquire Access to...

To Enroll or Not to Enroll?

Brandie Elliott

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE STANDARD

Once upon a time, there was an institution that accepted students from outside of its state into its online degree programs, yet did not...

UMKC Joins NC-SARA

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APPLICATION APPROVED! UMKC IS NOW A PARTICIPATING SARA INSTITUTION

Forty-eight.

That’s the number of states (including Washington, DC) that the University of Missouri-Kansas City will soon be able...