Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a degree-granting institution that is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (HLC), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) provides the nation with a state wide process to expand the opportunities for educational achievement of people by aligning standards and practices across states and creating processes to effectively address quality in online and distance education programs while reducing costs to states, institutions and consumers.<\/p>\n
Southern Arkansas University became a member of NC SARA in 2015. Membership in SARA allows Southern Arkansas University to offer distance education courses in other SARA states without having to obtain approval from each state.<\/p>\n
The following states are authorized members of SARA:<\/p>\n
Alabama<\/a>, Alaska<\/a>,\u00a0Arizona<\/a>,\u00a0Arkansas<\/a>,\u00a0Colorado<\/a>,\u00a0Connecticut<\/a>,\u00a0Delaware<\/a>,\u00a0District of Columbia<\/a>,\u00a0Florida<\/a>,\u00a0Georgia<\/a>,\u00a0Hawai’i<\/a>,\u00a0Idaho<\/a>,\u00a0Illinois<\/a>,\u00a0Indiana<\/a>,\u00a0Iowa<\/a>,\u00a0Kansas<\/a>,\u00a0Kentucky<\/a>,\u00a0Louisiana<\/a>, Maine<\/a>,\u00a0Maryland<\/a>,\u00a0Massachusetts<\/a>,\u00a0Michigan<\/a>,\u00a0Minnesota<\/a>,\u00a0Mississippi<\/a>,\u00a0Missouri<\/a>,\u00a0Montana<\/a>,\u00a0Nebraska<\/a>,\u00a0Nevada<\/a>,\u00a0New Hampshire<\/a>,\u00a0New Jersey<\/a>,\u00a0New Mexico<\/a>,\u00a0New York<\/a>,\u00a0North Carolina<\/a>, North Dakota<\/a>,\u00a0Ohio<\/a>,\u00a0Oklahoma<\/a>,\u00a0Oregon<\/a>,\u00a0Pennsylvania<\/a>,\u00a0Rhode Island<\/a>,\u00a0South Carolina<\/a>,\u00a0South Dakota<\/a>,\u00a0Tennessee<\/a>,\u00a0Texas<\/a>,\u00a0Utah<\/a>,\u00a0Vermont<\/a>,\u00a0Virginia<\/a>,\u00a0Washington<\/a>,\u00a0West Virginia<\/a>,\u00a0Wisconsin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n The following U.S. Territories are authorized members of SARA:\u00a0Puerto Rico<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0U.S. Virgin Islands<\/a>.<\/p>\n Information regarding the complaint process can be found at\u00a0NC – SARA and Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n No State or accrediting agency has initiated adverse actions against Southern Arkansas University.<\/p>\n Important information for prospective and currently enrolled students:\u00a0<\/strong>SARA does not include provisions for state professional licensing requirements. It is highly recommended that you contact the licensing board in your state before starting an academic program. Academic programs and graduating students must satisfy standards that are established by the state’s licensing requirements to be eligible for a license.<\/p>\n Southern Arkansas University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to award associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. Contact the Higher Learning Commission at 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411, or call 800.621.7440 for questions about the accreditation of Southern Arkansas University. The Commission is to be contacted only if evidence appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.<\/p>\n To ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrity Rules, Southern Arkansas University must provide out-of-state distance learning students and out-of-state prospective students with the contact information and complaint filing process for each state’s licensing board and any other agency that would be responsible for the complaint.<\/p>\n Out-of-state online students should contact only SAU and ADHE.\u00a0 All complaints by out-of-state online students will be resolved by SAU and\/or ADHE, not by the student\u2019s home state.\u00a0 If a complaint is not resolved by SAU, a student can appeal to ADHE using this form: \u00a0https:\/\/www.adhe.edu\/students-parents\/colleges-universites\/student-grievance-form\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Students classified as “in-state” may not use SARA to complain about distance education courses offered inside the state; only those offered outside the state.<\/p>\n SARA states and Portal Entities<\/a><\/p>\n All U.S. States require post-secondary educational institutions to be legally authorized to provide post-secondary educational instruction in their states. Many of these state laws and regulations also apply to online, distance, and correspondence educational instruction offered in that state. As such, Southern Arkansas University (SAU) and its online\/distance education programs must be authorized in certain states prior to offering those courses or programs to students residing in those states. The purpose of this policy is to create an institutional process to comply with any state authorization requirements applicable to SAU online\/distance education programs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a degree-granting institution that is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (HLC), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 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Professional Licensure<\/h3>\n
Accreditation and State Authorization<\/h3>\n
State Contact Information<\/h3>\n
External Complaint Resolution Procedure<\/h3>\n