Utah Division of Consumer Protection

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link   https://dcp.utah.gov/ 
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link  no link provided
• Authorization Information Page web link  https://dcp.utah.gov/businesses/stateauth.html 
• Application Information Page web link  https://dcp.utah.gov/businesses/stateauth.html 
• Renewal Information Page web link  https://dcp.utah.gov/businesses/stateauth.html 

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).

_____ Public, in-state degree granting institutions
__*__  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
__X__ Non-degree, not-for profit institutions
__X__ Non-degree, for-profit institutions
__X__ Religious institutions
__?__ Tribally-controlled institutions
_____ Federal Institutions
_____ Municipal institutions

* The Utah Postsecondary School and State Authorization Act, Utah Code 13-34, does not apply to a public postsecondary school. Notwithstanding, the Division may issue a state authorization certificate to a public postsecondary school in accordance with Section 13-34-302.

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:

In the 2023 legislative session, the Utah legislature passed SB 180 (https://le.utah.gov/%7E2023/bills/static/SB0180.html) which resulted in changes to postsecondary school regulation in Utah.

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

Please review the Utah Postsecondary School and State Authorization Act and the Administrative Rules.

Clarifying comments

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