Electronic Campus
The Approval Process
April 24, 2013
Electronic Campus (EC)
 How does an institution participate in
the Electronic Campus?
The institution must be regionally
accredited, not-for-profit and charted in
one of the 16 SREB states. Each
institution appoints an Electronic Campus
Institutional Coordinator, who serves as
the central point of contact for all activities
associated with managing the Electronic
Campus website.
Electronic Campus (EC)
Overview of the Approval Process
Approval Process:
Institutional Coordinator
 Completes course and program nomination
forms
 Verifies institution meets Principles of Good
Practice and Common Standards
 Forwards forms to Institution Certifying
Officer
 Submits list of authorized states to EC Staff
 After notification from EC State Coordinator
of approval enters course and program
information
Approval Process:
Institutional Certifying Officer
 Verifies institution meets Principles of
Good Practice and Common Standards
 Confirms institution’s participation in
Electronic Campus and SECRRA
 Verifies (or provides) list of authorized
states
 Forwards forms to EC State Coordinator
Approval Process:
State Coordinator
 Verifies institution meets Principles of
Good Practice and Common Standards
 Confirms institution’s participation in
Electronic Campus (and SECRRA)
 Verifies institution is authorized to offer
courses and programs listed and in the
distance learning format
 Forwards forms to EC staff and notifies
institutional coordinator of approval or
adjustments needed
Approval Process: EC Staff
 Verifies institution is regionally accredited,
not for profit and chartered in SREB state
 Reviews course and program entry to
ensure —
 fields are complete
 accurate
 and matches information on institution
website
 Verifies course and program have been
approved by State Coordinator
 Verifies institution Transitional Page is
complete
Approval Documents
Course Approval Form
Program Approval Form
Electronic Campus (EC)
What is the Transitional Page?
 Resides on the institution’s server
 Greets students from EC to institution's website.
 Contains some mention of the Electronic
Campus.
 It can be text, link, or logo
 located anywhere on the page.
 Refers to the Electronic Campus, or the Southern
Regional Education Board’s Electronic Campus,
or SREB's Electronic Campus.
 Please remove all references to SREC, Electronic
Campus of the SREB.
Electronic Campus (EC)
What is Reciprocity?
SREB’s Electronic Campus Regional
Reciprocity Agreement (SECRRA)
SECRRA applies only to those programs that
do not trigger physical presence as defined by
the state and in the Electronic Campus.
SECRRA information can be downloaded at
http://ide.sreb.org/FederalRegulations.aspx
SREB’s Electronic Campus
Regional Reciprocity Agreement
 Participating states
 Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (July
1, 2013), Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia.
 Non-participating states
 Alabama and Florida
Electronic Campus & SECRRA
 The state authorization list for the
institution should be sent to
idehelp@sreb.org.
 The program and course authorization
information should be added to the
course and program fields if it is
different from institution (clinical,
internship, physical presence)
Electronic Campus & SECRRA
 Field Name: On-Campus Requirements
 Note any on-campus attendance requirement especially
for Blended/Hybrid programs. It is critical to list any
activity that would trigger the student state's physical
presence authorization such as an internship, student
teaching or clinical requirement.
 Field Name: Other Information
 List any items or issues related to State Authorization that
will affect a student enrolling in this program. Include any
other considerations that would be instructive or helpful
to a student in determining whether to enroll in this
program. If an exam proctor is necessary, list the
requirement. If your institution offers credit by
examination or additional forms of prior learning
assessment, note this information here.
Electronic Campus & SECRRA
Transitional Page Update
Effective January 1, 2013
 Two new transitional page
requirements
 A link to the institution’s Student
Complaint Resolution procedure
information
 A link to the institution page
regarding on State Authorization
SECRRA Documents
State Authorization at the
National Level (SARA)
State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
 Nation-wide reciprocity via reciprocity
between Regional Compacts
 SREB, WICHE, MHEC, NEBHE
 Administered through regionals
 Each has own process
 Comparable and comparative
 3-4 years away
Reciprocity Information
http://ide.sreb.org/FederalRegulations.aspx
How Can SREB Help?
Technical help: idehelp@sreb.org
or
mary.larson@sreb.org
404-875-9211 x219
Include your contact information
and name of institution