International Applicants Undergraduate Admission Policy
Description
This policy specifies the undergraduate admission process to East Tennessee State University for International Applicants. This is an existing policy to which substantive revisions are being made.
Several provisions reference "regionally accredited" institutions. Given recent changes in federal accreditation regulations under the U.S. Department of Education's Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) rule, and guidance from Stephen Pruitt, President of SACSCOC, encouraging institutions to remove references to "regional" accreditation from admission and transfer policies, consider updating this terminology to refer instead to institutions accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. This would help ensure the policy remains consistent with evolving federal accreditation requirements and terminology.
Several provisions reference "regionally accredited" institutions. Given recent changes in federal accreditation regulations under the U.S. Department of Education's Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) rule, and guidance from Stephen Pruitt, President of SACSCOC, encouraging institutions to remove references to "regional" accreditation from admission and transfer policies, consider updating this terminology to refer instead to institutions accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. This would help ensure the policy remains consistent with evolving federal accreditation requirements and terminology.