Out-of-State Learning Placements

Out-of-state learning placements refer to educational activities where students from one state participate in learning experiences, such as internships, clinical rotations, or field placements, in another state.

Benefits of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements

Participating in State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) offers numerous benefits for educational institutions. SARA includes a provision that covers out-of-state learning placements associated with distance education programs. This means that as a SARA participating institution, under specified conditions, Concord may place a limited number of students in learning placements in other SARA states without securing prior authorization for those placements.

Notification and Reporting Requirements

SARA requires Concord to report specific information related to out-of-state learning placements on an annual basis. The data must include the numbers of their students engaged in certain experiential learning placements (rotations, internships, student teaching, etc.), disaggregated by state, and the two-digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes as assigned by the U.S. Department of Education.