MoKanSan blog

Brandie Elliott / University of Missouri-Kansas City

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

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...

The field of state authorization is an ever-changing landscape, leaving us with a number of questions and uncertainties. We can sum up the field in two words: It Depends. At times, there are a number...

Evan Smith / University of Missouri-Columbia

“RSI” may need to be revisited. Not only are there governmental concerns, but should we be defining types of instruction according to financial aid...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Download 2016 MoKanSAN Summit Agenda (PDF)

On August 17, UMKC Online hosted the four top names in the field of state authorization and distance education for a one-day State Authorization Summit...