Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link   https://www.okhighered.org/ 
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link  OSRHE Academic Policy  

  Oklahoma Education Statutes

  OSRHE State Authorization Policy

• Authorization Information Page web link https://okhighered.org/state-system/state-authorization/
• Application Information Page web link no link provided
• Renewal Information Page web link no link provided

What types of institutions are subject to this agency’s authority? Indicate the types of institutions that your agency authorizes.

• Note: Some agencies may refer to out-of-state public institutions as “private colleges” in their law.  If this is the case for your agency, please select “public, out-of-state degree granting institutions” for purposes of this Guide so that the out-of-state public institution will find appropriate information.
• Note: If your agency is a coordinating board, your agency may have one division with some authority such as program approval over in-state public institutions that are established per statute, which is structured differently than another division of your agency with state authorization authority over non-public institutions that they “license” pursuant to different statute(s).

__X__ Public, in-state degree granting institutions
__X__ Public, out-of-state degree granting institutions
__X__ Private, in-state, not-for-profit degree granting institutions
__X__ Private, out-of-state, not-for-profit degree granting institutions
__X__ Private, in-state, for-profit degree granting institutions
__X__ Private, out-of-state, for-profit degree granting institutions
_____ Public, in-state, non-degree granting institutions
_____ Public, out-of-state, non-degree granting institutions
_____ Non-degree, not-for profit institutions
_____ Non-degree, for-profit institutions
__X__ Religious institutions – degree-granting, unless they are exempt as per Clarifying Comments under Topic 3.
_____ Tribally-controlled institutions
_____ Federal Institutions
_____ Municipal institutions

Does your agency authorize specific academic programs offered by institutions, only institutions themselves, or both?

• For example, an agency may require an institution apply for licensure for institutional approval and also require the institution to apply for specific program(s) approval.

__X__ Institution

_____ Program

_____ Both

Clarifying comments:

The OSRHE is the coordinating board for public degree-granting institutions, the SARA State Portal Entity, and the federally recognized state approval agency for degree-granting institutions in Oklahoma. Non-degree granting institutions are licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools.

Does your agency require exclusively online offerings offered by out-of-state institutions to be authorized?

• Meaning as example, the state regulates an out-of-state institution for merely enrolling a student into a distance education program
• Meaning as example, a solely online program that does not have any internships and practicums

Yes. See “Out of State Institutions Offering Distance Education in Oklahoma” here: https://okhighered.org/state-system/state-authorization/

Clarifying comments

Certain activities conducted in Oklahoma by out-of-state institutions do not require authorization. See “Military Installations,” “Supervised Field Experiences,” and “Activities that do not Require Authorization” here: https://okhighered.org/state-system/state-authorization/.