Code of Massachusetts Regulations
610 CMR - BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Title 610 CMR 12.00 - Operation of Massachusetts Degree-Granting Institutions under the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Section 12.03 - Institutional Eligibility Requirements for SARA
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) To be eligible for approval to operate under SARA, a Massachusetts institution shall:
(2) In addition to other additional requirements established by federal or state laws outside of the Commonwealth, for any course or program designed to lead to, advertised as leading to, or potentially leading to professional licensure or certification, an institution, regardless of whether such institution participates in federal Title IV financial aid, must satisfy all federal requirements for disclosures regarding such professional licensure programs under 34 CFR § 668.43. Institutions that are unable, after all reasonable efforts, to determine whether a course or program will meet professional licensure requirements in other SARA states shall provide the student or applicant with current contact information for any applicable licensing boards and advise the student or applicant that they should determine whether the program meets requirements for licensure in the state where the student or applicant is located.
(3) An institution seeking initial approval or renewal of its approval to operate under SARA must notify the Department of any adverse actions by its accreditor or of any negative changes to its accreditation status within 30 days of the institution's knowledge of said adverse action or negative change.
(4) An institution seeking initial approval or renewal of its approval to operate under SARA must notify the Department, within 30 days of the institution's knowledge of said investigation or adverse action, of any of the circumstances that could lead to provisional status set forth in 610 CMR 12.05(5)(c).
(5) An institution seeking initial approval or renewal of its approval to operate under SARA must notify the Department of any changes in its federal financial responsibility score, in the federal financial responsibility score of its corporate parent, or, for an institution that does not participate in Title IV financial aid, in its financial status that would result in its federal financial responsibility score being less than 1.5 within 30 days of the institution's knowledge of said changes.
(6) Institutions approved to operate under SARA pursuant to 610 CMR 12.04 must maintain eligibility requirements throughout the participation period. Any institution that fails to maintain eligibility under these requirements may lose its eligibility to operate under SARA and be removed by the Board pursuant to 610 CMR 12.06.