For more than 25 years, the Academic Common Market
has enabled students to pursue studies in selected programs in other
SREB states and pay in-state tuition. Through this sharing of
“uncommon” programs, thousands of students have been able to pursue
degrees that are not offered by colleges and universities in their
home states. With the growth and development of distance learning
and the emergence of the Electronic Campus, the Southern
Regional Education Board announced an innovative program that
combines the tuition benefits of the Academic Common Market with the
distance learning capacity of the Electronic Campus. This new
initiative makes selected programs available at in-state tuition and
through distance learning.
Residents of all 16 SREB states (Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia) may participate in the SREB
Academic Common Market/Electronic Campus program. States and
students alike enjoy significant savings through the program. States
do not have to provide costly, specialized programs that are
available to their residents through the Academic Common Market/Electronic
Campus initiative, and students who enroll in other states'
programs do not have to pay the higher tuition rates usually charged
to out-of-state students.
Academic Common Market/Electronic Campus
waivers of out-of-state tuition are available only if certain
conditions are met:
- No public college or university in the student's home state
(state of residence) offers a degree program in his or her
chosen field of study
- The program is available in another SREB state that
participates in the ACM/EC.
- The program is available through distance learning.
- The student meets admissions requirements of the college or
university that offers the program.
- The student is certified as a resident of his or her home
state.
The number of programs constantly changes.
Participating states select eligible programs to offer to students
in other states, and they determine which programs they will make
available for their own residents. All programs have been reviewed
for inclusion in the Electronic Campus. They must meet the
Principles of Good Practice and SREB and state standards for
quality. For additional information about Academic Common Market
certification requirements,
click here
Any student who is interested in enrolling in a
program through the Academic Common Market/Electronic Campus
needs to complete a residency form that is available from the ACM
state coordinator. The student also needs to apply to the college or
university that offers the program. To be eligible for a waiver of
out-of-state tuition rates, every participating student must be
certified by the
ACM state coordinator in his or her home state and admitted to
the university and to the selected academic program.
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