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>> Ethics-related Policies and Procedures main page Ethics-related Policies and Procedures - Policy 2.6 ACCREDITATION HANDBOOK 1999 Edition COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 8060 165th Avenue NE, Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052-3935 Phone: 425/376-0596 www.nwccu.org Standard Two - Educational Program And Its Effectiveness 2.6 Policy on Distance Delivery of Courses, Certificate, and Degree Programs Introduction. This policy is intended to apply to the broadest possible definition of distance delivery of instruction, including telecommunications technologies -- audio, video, and computer-based technologies -- used for instruction in either live or stored modes. The degree program and credit courses may or may not be delivered exclusively via telecommunications; for example, the course may include a print component and a degree program may include an on-campus requirement. The existence of these requirements for instruction via telecommunications does not relieve an accredited institution of the obligation to meet the eligibility requirements, standards, and policies of the Commission on Colleges and Universities. The institution's programs with specialized accreditation meet the same requirements when offered through distance delivery. Applicable institutional accreditation standards and the Commission's substantive change policy apply regardless of when, where, or how instruction takes place, or by whom taught. Application of Requirements. These requirements are to be addressed in the periodic review -- self-study and peer evaluation -- conducted for reaffirmation of accreditation by every accredited institution that engages in distance delivery through telecommunications. For the institution that proposes to initiate distance learning through telecommunications, these requirements will form the framework for a substantive change review by the Commission on Colleges and Universities.Definition. Distance education is defined, for the purposes of accreditation review, as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. Distance education may employ correspondence study, or audio, video or electronically mediated technologies. Institutions offering courses, certificate and degree programs at a distance for academic credit are expected to address in their self-studies and/or proposals for institutional change (Policy A-2 Substantive Change, pages 100-105), the following requirements which will be reviewed as appropriate by the Commission on Colleges and Universities. |
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