Each institution of higher education providing off-campus education shall:

1. (1) Comply with the standards, criteria, and approval requirements of one of the Board-recognized accrediting organizations as defined in §4.192 of this title (relating to Recognized Accrediting Organizations);
2. (2) Operate an off-campus educational site only as authorized by the legislature or in accordance with the institution's accreditation standards;
3. (3) Ensure each off-campus educational site is of sufficient quality for the programs and courses offered;
4. (4) Provide each student with equivalent academic support services as a student enrolled in an on-campus course or program;
5. (5) Ensure students in off-campus courses and programs satisfy equivalent institutional enrollment requirements as on-campus students; and
6. (6) Select and evaluate faculty teaching at an off-campus educational site by equivalent standards, review, and approval procedures used by the institution to select and evaluate faculty responsible for on-campus courses and programs.

Source Note:The provisions of this §2.383 adopted to be effective February 11, 2026, 51 TexReg 718.