State Authorization of Distance Education (NC-SARA)

State Authorization of Distance Education

Johns Hopkins University participates in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). This voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education provides the university with approval to offer its distance education programs in other NC-SARA states.

Additional information can be found here.

Disclosures and Policies

NC-SARA

Students who reside in a SARA state while taking Johns Hopkins University online courses and programs have recourse to file complaints with the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). The Commission requires students to first exhaust all internal university complaint procedures. More information about the JHU Academic Grievance Policy: Students and Postdoctoral Fellows can be found on the Provost's Office website. The full policy can be found in the online JHU Policies and Document Library. The School of Medicine grievance policy can be accessed here: School of Medicine. If a student believes that the university has not appropriately handled the complaint, then a complaint to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) should be filed within two years of the incident by following the procedures of the Commission.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) policy on filing complaints about an institution of higher education can be found on its complaints webpage.