2024 FACT BOOK 35 n NSU University School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the Educational Records Bureau, The College Board, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, the National Association of Laboratory Schools, the Independent School Experiential Educational Network, the National Coalition of Campus Children’s Centers, and the American Camping Association. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION u The university meets regulations that govern the delivery of distance education in Florida and all locations where it enrolls students. Although states differ in regulations, the process through which the university obtains state licensure and certification for instructional locations typically involves review at three levels. At the state government level, Nova Southeastern University must qualify as a foreign corporation in order to do business in a specific state. At the higher-education authority level, NSU must complete an extensive application process and a rigorous review by each state. At the accrediting-body level, the university must comply with specific requirements concerning distance education programs and general areas, such as fiscal stability and student support services for each off-campus program offering. The purposes of this process are the safeguarding of consumer interests and the assurance of quality control. NSU currently has active instructional sites in three countries, in Puerto Rico, in Colorado, and in Florida. They are all operating in full accordance with the regulations of each of those jurisdictions. NSU offers a wide range of online undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs. These programs must also comply with state and accrediting body requirements for quality and value. To support the enrollment of out-of-state students, the university is an institutional participant in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. It is an agreement among member states, districts, and territories in the United States that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education activities.
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