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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 13B.02.03.13" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="03" heading="Physical Facilities and Instructional Equipment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>For new programs offered at an institution’s principal location, the institution shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Physical facilities, infrastructure, and instructional equipment are consistent with COMAR 13B.02.02.20, and adequate to initiate the new program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Spaces are provided for classrooms and for staff and faculty offices; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Laboratories for studies in the technologies and sciences are designed to provide maximum utilization of facilities, materials, and equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An institution offering courses off-campus that require laboratory facilities, specialized equipment such as computer terminals and audiovisual aids, or other special resources shall ensure that appropriate facilities and instructional equipment requirements are met.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An institution offering distance education shall ensure that students and faculty have adequate access to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An institutional electronic mailing system; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A learning management system that provides the necessary technological support for distance education.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>