1. 1. An organization approved by the AQB that provides approval of course design and delivery;
2. 2. An accredited institution of higher education that approves the content of the course and offers and awards academic credit for the distance-education course; or
3. 3. An accredited institution of higher education that approves the content of the course and a distance-education approval organization that approves the course design and delivery, which includes interactivity.

If a course is to be delivered by distance education, the course owner shall obtain approval of the course-delivery mechanism from one of the following sources if required:

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 29, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective October 1, 1998; filed in the Office of the Secretary of State September 10, 1998 (Supp. 98-3). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 10 A.A.R. 1893, effective January 31, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). New Section made by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 1675, effective October 6, 2015 (Supp. 15-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 893 (May 6, 2022), effective June 11, 2022 (Supp. 22-2).