Any change in status, such as from college to university, requires approval and a separate certificate of authority. Filing of corporate fictitious names using these words also requires such approval. Parties interested in obtaining a certificate of authority must apply to the Department of Education in compliance with the statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the regulations of the State Board of Education. These statutes and regulations are available upon request as a separate packet of information. What follows does not constitute the application form itself.
Authorization is program specific, degree specific and site specific.
Such approval is also both program specific and degree specific. For foreign corporations, additional approvals are also site specific. Built upon these two foundational requirements are the regulations of the State Board of Education. Please be advised that these regulations are under review at the present time, but a projected revision completion date has not been set. Thus, no institution that offers education solely on a non-resident basis or by telecommunications instruction alone may operate in Pennsylvania.