# COMAR Title 13B — Maryland Higher Education Commission

## Subtitle 01 — Nonpublic Schools

### Chapter 01 — Minimum Requirements for Private Career Schools

#### Regulation .25 Interactive Distance Education by Private Career Schools—Evaluation and Assessment.

*COMAR 13B.01.01.25*

A. A school shall provide for frequent assessment and documentation of student achievement in each course and at the completion of the program, which comply with the following:

  (1) Examinations and other evaluative techniques shall adequately measure mastery of stated learning objectives;

  (2) Adequate provisions and safeguards to ensure the security and integrity of student testing and evaluation shall be used;

  (3) Adequate provisions to authenticate the identity of students taking tests or being evaluated shall be used;

  (4) Requirements for successful completion of distance education courses and programs shall be similar to those of resident programs; and

  (5) Documentation shall be maintained in each student's file to demonstrate compliance with the school's approved policies of attendance and academic progress.

B. A school shall demonstrate the educational effectiveness of distance education including assessments of student learning outcomes and student retention.