As used in this chapter, a distance education course is one in which instruction takes place in other than a traditional classroom setting, the instructor and student are in physically separate locations, and instructional methods include interactive video-based instruction, computer conferencing, interactive audio, interactive computer software, and internet-based instruction.

Source: 25 SDR 90, effective December 28, 1998; 28 SDR 28, effective September 2, 2001.

General Authority: SDCL 36-21A-63 , 36-21A-89(9).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21A-62.