State Authorization
State Authorization
UT Tyler Online
State authorization makes it possible for students outside of Texas to participate in UT Tyler’s online courses. In compliance with the U.S. Department of Education State Authorization Regulations in Section 600.9 of the Oct. 29, 2010, final program integrity rule, The University of Texas System on behalf of The University of Texas at Tyler has made a "good faith effort" in pursuing state authorization from all 50 states, the district of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For UT Tyler to offer online courses in a state other than Texas, UT Tyler must comply with that state's requirements. These requirements differ from state to state. The following is the current list of states where we are authorized to offer online courses.
States Authorized for Distance Education by The University of Texas at Tyler
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
UT Tyler has been approved by the State of Texas to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance
education. Institutions that join NC-SARA are held to the national standard in each
member state rather than the individual state’s regulations, thus making authorization
of distance education more streamlined.