A degree-granting institution shall not operate, conduct business, grant or offer to grant any academic courses or degree programs unless the institution has obtained authorization from the council, been granted a waiver of the requirements of authorization, or been determined by the council to be exempt.

The act applies to:

1. (1) Institutions granting or offering to grant degree programs and/or academic credit courses either at or from a location within the state; and
2. (2) Institutions maintaining or advertising a Washington location, mailing address, or telecommunications number for any purpose other than contact with the institution's former students; and

3. (3) Institutions specifically targeting Washington citizens with promotion of their degree programs and/or academic credit courses.

   The act does not apply to degree programs and academic credit courses offered exclusively from outside the state through individual and private interstate communication except as specified in WAC 250-61-145.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.85.020. WSR 20-07-008, § 250-61-020, filed 3/5/20, effective 4/5/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.76.120 and 28B.85.020. WSR 19-03-020, § 250-61-020, filed 1/4/19, effective 2/4/19; WSR 15-02-021, § 250-61-020, filed 12/30/14, effective 1/30/15; WSR 09-20-033, § 250-61-020, filed 9/30/09, effective 10/31/09; WSR 09-02-008, § 250-61-020, filed 12/29/08, effective 1/29/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.80.370. WSR 95-01-003, § 250-61-020, filed 12/8/94, effective 1/8/95; WSR 86-24-003 (Order 7/86, Resolution No. 87-34), § 250-61-020, filed 11/20/86.]