The 2010 U.S. Department of Education Regulation on Program Integrity has significantly
impacted all nursing programs using online education to reach students outside their
state by adding substantial reporting requirements. Without a national clearinghouse
for state authorization information, these nursing programs had to develop their own
strategies. Administrators must understand the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
and individual state requirements and expend significant resources in staff time and
application fees to comply with regulatory requirements. The purpose of this article
is to describe one university’s experience with the processes and challenges associated
with obtaining state authorization for three online nursing programs accredited by
the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
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