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  2. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
  3. PART 1. Signatures Attesting to Compliance
  4. PART 2. List of Substantive Changes Approved Since the Last Reaffirmation
  5. PART 3. Institutional Assessment of Compliance
    1. Section 2: Core Requirements
      1. 2.1 Degree-granting Authority
      2. 2.2 Governing Board
      3. 2.3 Chief Executive Officer
      4. 2.4 Institutional Mission
      5. 2.5 Institutional Effectiveness
        1. 2.5 Institutional Effectiveness (Continued)
      6. 2.6 Continuous Operation
      7. 2.7.1 Program Length
        1. 2.7.1 Program Length (Continued)
      8. 2.7.2 Program Content
      9. 2.7.3 General Education
      10. 2.7.4 Course work for Degrees
      11. 2.8 Faculty
      12. 2.9 Learning Resources and Services
      13. 2.10 Student Support Services
        1. 2.10 Student Support Services (Continued)
      14. 2.11.1 Financial Resources
      15. 2.11.2 Physical Resources
    2. Section 3: Comprehensive Standards
      1. 3.1.1 Mission
      2. 3.2.1 CEO evaluation/selection
      3. 3.2.2 Governing board control
      4. 3.2.3 Board conflict of interest
      5. 3.2.4 External Influence
      6. 3.2.5 Board dismissal
      7. 3.2.6 Board/administration distinction
      8. 3.2.7 Organizational structure
      9. 3.2.8 Qualified administrative/academic officers
      10. 3.2.9 Personnel appointment
      11. 3.2.10 Administrative staff evaluations
      12. 3.2.11 Control of intercollegiate athletics
      13. 3.2.12 Fund-raising activities
      14. 3.2.13 Institution-related entities
      15. 3.2.14 Intellectual property rights
      16. 3.3.1 Institutional Effectiveness
        1. 3.3.1.1
          1. 3.3.1.1 (Continued)
        2. 3.3.1.2
        3. 3.3.1.3
          1. 3.3.1.3 (Continued)
        4. 3.3.1.4
          1. 3.3.1.4 (Continued)
        5. 3.3.1.5
          1. 3.3.1.5 (Continued)
      17. 3.4.1 Academic program approval
      18. 3.4.2 Continuing education/service programs
      19. 3.4.3 Admissions policies
      20. 3.4.4 Acceptance of academic credit
      21. 3.4.5 Academic policies
      22. 3.4.6 Practices for awarding credit
      23. 3.4.7 Consortial relationships/contractual agreements
      24. 3.4.8 Noncredit to credit
      25. 3.4.9 Academic support services
        1. 3.4.9 (Continued)
        2. 3.4.9 (Continued - 2)
      26. 3.4.10 Responsibility for curriculum
      27. 3.4.11 Academic program coordination
      28. 3.4.12 Technology use
      29. 3.5.1 General education competencies
      30. 3.5.2 Institutional credits for a degree
      31. 3.5.3 Undergraduate program requirements
      32. 3.5.4 Terminal degrees of faculty
      33. 3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate program rigor
        1. 3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate program rigor (Continued)
      34. 3.6.2 Graduate curriculum
      35. 3.6.3 Institutional credits for a graduate degree
      36. 3.6.4 Post-baccalaureate program requirements
      37. 3.7.1 Faculty competence
      38. 3.7.2 Faculty evaluation
      39. 3.7.3 Faculty development
      40. 3.7.4 Academic freedom
      41. 3.7.5 Faculty role in governance
      42. 3.8.1 Learning/information resources
      43. 3.8.2 Instruction of library use
      44. 3.8.3 Qualified staff
      45. 3.9.1 Student rights
      46. 3.9.2 Student records
      47. 3.9.3 Qualified staff
      48. 3.10.1 Financial Stability
      49. 3.10.2 Financial aid audits
      50. 3.10.3 Control of finances
      51. 3.10.4 Control of sponsored research/external funds
      52. 3.11.1 Control of physical resources
      53. 3.11.2 Institutional environment
      54. 3.11.3 Physical facilities
      55. 3.12.1 Substantive change
      56. 3.13 Policy compliance
        1. 3.13.1 "Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies"
        2. 3.13.2. "Collaborative Academic Arrangements: Policy and Procedures"
        3. 3.13.3. "Complaint Procedures Against the Commission or Its Accredited Institutions"
        4. 3.13.4. "Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports"
          1. 3.13.4.a.
          2. 3.13.4.b.
      57. 3.14.1 Publication of accreditation status
      58. 3.13.5. "Separate Accreditation for Units of a Member Institution"
        1. 3.13.5.a.
        2. 3.13.5.b.
    3. Section 4: Federal Requirements
      1. 4.1 Student Achievement
      2. 4.2 Program curriculum
        1. 4.2 Program curriculum (Continued)
      3. 4.3 Publication of policies
      4. 4.4 Program length
        1. 4.4 Program length (Continued)
      5. 4.5 Student complaints
      6. 4.6 Recruitment materials
      7. 4.7 Title IV program responsibilities
      8. 4.8 Distance and correspondence education
        1. 4.8.1
        2. 4.8.2
        3. 4.8.3
      9. 4.9 Definition of credit hours
  6. PART 4. Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Reviews
  7. FOCUSED REPORT
  8. QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN (QEP)

4.8.1

An institution that offers distance or correspondence education documents each of the following: demonstrates that the student who registers in a distance or correspondence education course or program is the same student who participates in and completes the course or program and receives the credit by verifying the identity of a student who participates in class or coursework by using, at the option of the institution, methods such as (a) a secure login and pass code, (b) proctored examinations, or (c) new or other technologies and practices that are effective in verifying student identification.

Compliance Status

Louisiana State University and A&M College is in compliance with this principle.

Narrative

Louisiana State University and A&M College (LSU) uses secure, unique login and pass codes for students participating in distance and correspondence education courses.  Examinations for distance and correspondence courses use proctored examination locations that have been reviewed and approved by the institution. As part of an ongoing process for verifying the identity of a student participating in a distance program, LSU is exploring new technologies that include monitored online testing systems, biometric verification systems, and other emerging technologies.

In addition to verifying student identity at the point of enrollment and at the time of course assessments, a distance student interacts intermittently with faculty and with administrative offices throughout the course term. LSU faculty members teaching distance courses have many opportunities to recognize variations in level and style of work that may suggest questions about student identity. LSU staff members similarly may become aware of conflicting statements, changes in contact information, or other behaviors that could call a student’s identity into question. If a student is submitting work that is not his or her own, or if someone participating in a course is not the person who was enrolled, the enrolled student is engaged in academic misconduct. LSU has clear policies in the Code of Student Conduct for investigating allegations of academic misconduct that involve participating in a course under false pretenses.

The following information documents compliance with this principle:

LSU Online Identity Verification

Identity verification and exam proctoring services for LSU Online programs are offered through ProctorU. Upon admission to an LSU Online program, each student is required to set up an account with ProctorU and walk through an initial “identification verification” procedure. Students must meet ProctorU’s technical requirements, including a computer with high-speed Internet, Web cam, and microphone [1]. 

LSU Online Distance Learning Exam Proctors

All exams for Online Distance Learning (ODL) courses must be proctored by ProctorU, a proctoring service that allows students to take exams from anywhere using a computer with Web cam, microphone, and a high-speed Internet connection. Students must be able to meet ProctorU’s technical requirements [2].

LSU Independent & Distance Learning (IDL) Exam Proctors

LSU IDL courses have two or three proctored exams. If students are unable to take their exams at LSU IDL offices, they must identify a proctor to administer their exams, and submit information about the proctor to LSU IDL for approval [3].

MyLSU

          In addition to the above accounts, each student is also issued a MyLSU account with a unique user identification and a password that he or she creates [4].  Using this log-in, the student is able to access the academic platform, Moodle [5], other class information, degree audits, and grades.  Students are cautioned not to share passwords with others.

File Attachments:
  1. [1] Online Identity Verification [1] Online Identity Verification
  2. [2] Online Distance Learning Exam Proctors [2] Online Distance Learning Exam Proctors
  3. [3] Independent & Distance Learning Exam Proctors [3] Independent & Distance Learning Exam Proctors
  4. [4] MyLSU [4] MyLSU
  5. [5] Moodle [5] Moodle
Author: Stephenie Franks
Last modified: 7/1/2015 8:33 AM (EDT)