Best Practices Checklist Sources

The following established quality measures, policies, and rules are sources for the Best Practices Checklist for Online and Hybrid Courses. Download the complete Best Practices Checklist for Online and Hybrid Courses and Sources Alignment documentation for more information.

• Code of Federal Regulations
   
• Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education
   
• Online Learning Consortium Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Programs
   
• Quality Matters Rubric
   
• SACSCOC Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs
   
• SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation
   
• SACSCOC Compliance Standards for 5th Year Report
   
• SACSCOC Distance and Correspondence Education Policy Statement
   
• SACSCOC Credit Hours Policy Statement
   
• SACSCOC Substantive Change Policy Statement
   
• Texas Administrative Code
   
• THECB Approval of Distance Education, Including Off-Campus Courses and Programs
   
• THECB Principles of Good Practice
   
• Texas State Online Teaching Award Course Award Rubric
   
• Texas State University, Academic Affairs Policy and Procedure Statements (PPS)
   
• Teas State University Policy and Procedure Statements (UPPS)