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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Dear OACRAO members:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Re: Policy Revisions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">At their May 29, 2015 meeting, the State Regents approved revisions to the
<i>In-State/Out-of-State Status of Enrolled Students </i>and the<i> Electronically Delivered and Traditional Off-Campus Courses and Programs
</i>policies. These revisions are effective July 1, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">The revisions to the
<i>In-State/Out-of-State Status of Enrolled Students </i>policy align with the provisions of H.R. 3230 section 702
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">of the legislation that directs the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove, for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
programs, courses of education provided by a public educational institution of higher education that charges veterans living in the state higher tuition and fees than it charges in-state residents, regardless of the veteran's state of residence. Additionally,
the changes to the </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">In-State/Out-of-State Status of Enrolled Students
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">policy
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">align with
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Senate Bill 138 relating to higher education, which relates to in-state status for dependents of military personnel; provides criteria for in-state status for military personnel and their
dependent children and spouses; modifies eligibility criteria for in-state status; provides criteria for in-state status for students who file a letter of intent; and establishes criteria for maintaining certain eligibility.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">The revisions to the
<i>Electronically Delivered and Traditional Off-Campus Courses and Programs</i> policy include a name change, provides increased guidance to state system institutions and adds a process for participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA).
We will submit the SARA state application to the Southern Regional Education Board in early to mid-June and anticipate being approved late-June or early July, if not sooner. We will provide additional information regarding SARA institutional participation
at a later date this summer.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">An important component of the policy implementation includes the development of procedures for the
<i>Academic Affairs Procedures Handbook</i> and the COI committee met in early May to review and approve the changes to the handbook to align with recent policy changes. These changes include the addition of FAQs to the following sections in the procedures
handbook:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Contractual Arrangements Between Higher Education Institutions and Other Entities;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Grading;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Credit for Prior Learning;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Distance Education and Traditional Off-Campus Courses and Programs;
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">and<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">In-State/Out-of-State Status of Enrolled Students.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">The changes to the procedures handbook will be on the June 2015 COI agenda for approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">For your reference, the updated policies are attached.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"">José<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#804000">José Dela Cruz, M.Ed.
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#804000">Senior Coordinator -- Academic Affairs Projects</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#804000">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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