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When an out-of-State institution offers New Jersey residents no other programs except for distance education programs with no physical presence in the State, then licensure/authorization is not required. N.J.A.C. 9A:1-7.5(b). “Physical Presence” is defined in the higher education licensure rules of the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.) to mean “that an entity offers credit-bearing courses from or conducts some portion of the learning experience at a location established in New Jersey by the entity, whether established directly or under the auspices of another entity or an institution . . .” N.J.A.C. 9A:1-1.2.
New Jersey does not consider marketing or recruitment activities for programs offered outside of the State to constitute a physical presence as defined above. Therefore, no licensure is required in order to conduct those activities in the State.
New Jersey does not have a religious exemption.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:1-7.5(c), if a degree program offered by an out-of-State institution requires a supervised component for a certain degree, such a component, if conducted in New Jersey, will not meet the definition of “Physical Presence” so long as the following two criteria are met:
The student-supervisor relationship is conducted on a one-to-one basis (e.g. no group review sessions or other gatherings); and
The supervisor is not a permanent employee of the institution.
If the degree program is intended to lead to professional licensure or certification by a New Jersey licensing body (ex. the Board of Social Work Examiners) or is otherwise under the oversight of such a body, your institution will still need to meet that body’s requirements.
If an out-of-state institution is not fully accredited by a US Department of Education-recognized accrediting body, then a degree from that school is not considered valid in New Jersey. Students from New Jersey should be made aware prior to enrollment if this is the case. In addition, the institution will be included on our licensure website as an institution whose degrees are not valid in New Jersey.
New Jersey has been accepted as part of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) through the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and does not require annual notification from NC-SARA institutions providing academic programming within the state.
As New Jersey is a member of SARA, if a non-SARA, out-of-state institution desires to provide distance education programs, with no physical presence, additional information can be found at our State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) website and the licensure website, where non-NC-SARA institutions can download the required registration form for submission to this office, and find information about the required registration fee which is $10,000 for each degree or certificate program, and $1,000 for each stand-alone course. This REGISTRATION IS NOT AUTHORIZATION/LICENSURE. Fees are one-time fees for each program and/or course proposed.
Registration will be considered incomplete until the submission fee is received. Fees must be received within ten (10) days of the submission. All checks should be made out to the Treasury, State of New Jersey.
Please send fee submission along with the registration form via overnight mail with a tracking number to:
Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) Attn: Licensure Unit / Adrian Wright
1 John Fitch Plaza, 10th Floor
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
If the check is received with incorrect or missing information, it will be returned to the submitting institution.
Once the registration form and corresponding fee have been received and accepted, OSHE will send a confirmation email to the institution via the contact identified in the Licensure Petition Fee Memo.
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