Approved Institutions
Post-secondary institutions that are based outside of New York State and wish to offer credit-bearing online courses to students who are in New York State must first obtain authorization to do so. Authorization may be obtained either through participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) or via direct application to the New York State Education Department. Distance education approval must be renewed annually.
The institutions listed below have received distance education authorization directly from the New York State Education Department. For the directory of institutions approved to offer distance education via SARA, please visit the NC-SARA website.
Term Expiration | Institution | Control | Website |
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2020-10-30 | Academy of Art University | Proprietary | www.academyart.edu |
2021-05-31 | Alliant International University | Proprietary | www.alliant.edu |
2020-12-01 | Brandman University | Independent | www.brandman.edu |
2021-06-20 | California Southern University | Proprietary | www.calsouthern.edu |
2020-12-28 | California State University (Northridge) | Public | www.csun.edu |
2021-06-20 | Claremont Graduate University | Independent | www.cgu.edu |
2020-08-11 | Claremont Lincoln University | Independent | www.claremontlincoln.edu |
2021-02-25 | Coastline Community College | Public | www.coastline.edu |
2021-05-31 | Fuller Theological Seminary | Independent | www.fuller.edu |
2021-09-07 | Golden Gate University | Independent | www.ggu.edu |
2020-10-30 | International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) | Proprietary | www.issaonline.edu/ces |
2021-07-26 | National University | Independent | www.nu.edu |
2021-04-17 | Northcentral University | Independent | www.ncu.edu |
2020-12-06 | Pepperdine University | Independent | www.pepperdine.edu |
2021-05-24 | Saint Marys College of California | Independent | www.stmarys-ca.edu |
2021-03-30 | San Jose State University | Independent | www.sjsu.edu |
2021-01-07 | Santa Clara University | Independent | www.scu.edu |
2020-10-07 | Saybrook University | Independent | www.saybrook.edu |
2021-05-31 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology | Independent | |
2020-12-06 | The Los Angeles Film School | Proprietary | www.lafilm.edu |
2021-06-19 | United States University | Proprietary | www.usuniversity.edu |
2021-06-20 | University of California, Berkeley | Public | www.berkeley.edu |
2020-12-20 | University of California, Davis | Public | www.ucdavis.edu |
2020-09-21 | University of San Francisco | Independent | www.usfca.edu |
2020-10-01 | University of Southern California | Independent | www.usc.edu |
Please direct any questions related to distance education in New York State to IHEauthorize@nysed.gov.