The Office of Academic Program Review, Assessment, and Accreditation, in collaboration with Vanderbilt’s campus partners, is responsible for monitoring the status of state and federal guidelines regarding distance education and activities outside of Tennessee. Each state has enacted laws and regulations to oversee activities by educational providers and determines when an institution has crossed a statutory threshold into regulation. Though each state is different, regulations can apply to multiple types of educational activities, including distance education, clinical placements, in-person instruction, promotional activities, or other regulated activities within a particular state.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Education issued a regulation tying an institution’s ability to offer federal financial aid in a state to the institution being authorized in the student’s state. The regulation, 34 CFR 600.9 (c), was subsequently “vacated” by a federal court ruling and is therefore unenforceable. Though the federal enforcement of this particular law is on hold for now, the current state laws for distance education authorization remain intact. The Office for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness is working with the necessary state agencies to ensure compliance with applicable distance education regulations. Questions or concerns regarding distance education regulations should be sent to OAPRAA@vanderbilt.edu.
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Licensure and Certification Disclosures
Institutions are required to make public whether a program will fulfill educational requirements for specific professional licensures or certification required for employment in an occupation if the program is designed to or advertised as meeting such requirements. Please visit program websites for details.
- Law School
- Owen Graduate School of Management Master of Accountancy
- Peabody College
- Psychological Sciences
- School of Medicine Doctor of Audiology Program
- School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine Program
- School of Medicine Master of Genetic Counseling Program
- School of Medicine Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Program
- School of Nursing