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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an initial applicant that is seeking SARA membership. They are SACSCOC accredited, but when I reviewed their information on the SACSCOC website, it does not list a Distance Education Approval Date. When looking at the NC-SARA manual,
it does not specifically say that they have to be approved by their accreditor to offer distance education to be eligible to participate. It states, “whose scope of recognition, as specified by the U.S. Department of Education, includes distance education”.
Has anyone had this issue or have thoughts on eligibility if the institution is accredited by an accreditor whose scope includes distance education, but they do not show they been approved to offer distance education? Hopefully you can see the screenshots
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adam Hawk
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">| <b>Program Manager/GA-SARA Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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