West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link  http://www.wvhepc.edu/
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link  http://www.wvhepc.edu/resources/rules-and-policies/
• Authorization Information Page web link  http://www.wvhepc.edu/resources/rules-and-policies/
• Application Information Page web link  http://www.wvhepc.edu/resources/rules-and-policies/
• Renewal Information Page web link  http://www.wvhepc.edu/resources/rules-and-policies/ 

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
____ 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:

When authorizing an accredited out-of-state to temporarily offer degree or courses in the state, approval may be at the programmatic level.

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

No.

Clarifying comments

No response provided