Institutional Federal Compliance Report
1. Student Identity Verification in Distance and Correspondence Education
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Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. Policies and/or procedures used to ensure student identity verification in distance or correspondence education courses |
Student and Faculty Authentication Procedure Students Identity Policy and Procedure: Weblink for Authentication Process: https://aguadilla.inter.edu/online/apoyo-al-estudiante-2-3/ Weblink for Academic Integrity and Proctor Test information: Authorization to Carry Out Personal and Academic Procedures |
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2. Policies and/or procedure(s) regarding the protection of privacy (i.e. FERPA) for students enrolled in distance and correspondence courses or programs, including password verification |
Student and Faculty Authentication Procedures Protection of Privacy for Online Students Weblink to University Policy Regarding Student and Alumni Directory (FERPA) |
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3. Procedure(s) for notifying students about any projected additional charges associated with student identity verification. Evidence should include URLs, catalogs, student handbooks, and other locations of any alternative institutional website documenting required disclosures |
2022-2023 Tuition and Fees Bulletin Weblink for Tuition and Fees: General Information on Financial Aid Aguadilla Weblink for Tuition and Fees: |
2. Transfer of Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements
3. Title IV Program Responsibilities
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Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. The most recent three-year Official Cohort Default Rate. If applicable, submit reports on compliance from the USDE in regard to the cohort default rate, including any default reduction plans |
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2. Financial Responsibility Composite Scores for the three most recent fiscal years. For clarity, this information may be presented as a table. (private and for-profit institutions only) |
Financial Responsibility Composite Scores Table Financial Responsibility Composit Scores 2018-2019 |
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3. Letter or notification confirming the institution’s status as a public institution from an appropriate official from a state or other governmental agency with the legal authority to make such a designation (public institutions only) |
Not Applicable |
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4. Final Program Review Determination Letter or Expedited Determination Letter and any major correspondence from the most recent program review since the institution’s last Verification of Compliance Review. If a program review is in process or an audit is underway, provide major documentation that is available such as Notification for the Program Review or Preliminary Findings. The institution should provide status reports or documentation if it has requested an extension or filed an appeal |
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5. Single Audit (OMB-Circular A-128; OMB Circular A-133, 2 CFR 200 Subpart F; Uniform Guidance) on federal programs for the most recent three fiscal years available (non-Profit institutions only) |
Inter American University Single Audits for years 2019, 2020 and 2021: |
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6. Relevant correspondence from the USDE, since the institution’s last Verification of Compliance Review, such as any actions to limit, suspend, or terminate the institution’s eligibility to participate in title IV programs, including institutional response, if applicable
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Not Applicable |
4. Institutional Records of Student Complaints
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Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. Policy and/or procedures for student complaints. Include the URL and any other public location where these documents are made available to students and the public |
General Students Regulation – Article 2 Section A-17 (pages 1-9) How to file a complaint or claim Weblink to file a complaint or claim |
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2. Public location of contact information that the institution provides enrolled and prospective students for filing complaints with the institution’s accreditor and with its state approval or licensing entity and any other relevant state official or agency that would appropriately handle a student’s complaint. Include the URL and any other public location, if any |
Weblink to file a complaint or claim Student Complaint Management
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5. Required Information for Students and the Public
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Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. URLs, catalogs and student handbooks, and other public locations of any alternative institutional website documenting required disclosures of graduation, completion, licensure pass rate and other data required by Student Right to Know*, as well as policies on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), refund, withdrawal, leave of absence, and attendance |
InterAmerican University Catalogs Student Right to Know Webpage General Student Regulations Weblink for General Student Regulations handbook in Student Right to Know Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy and Bulletins: Satisfactory Academic Progress Norms for Technical Studies
Satisfactory Academic Progress Norms for Undergraduate Programs Satisfactory Academic Progress Norms for Graduate Programs Withdrawal Policies Leave of Absence Normative Document Attendance Policies Consumer Handbook |
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2. URLs, catalogs and student handbooks, and other public locations of any alternative institutional website documenting disclosure of program completion eligibility to meet State licensure requirements including States for which the curriculum meets and does not meet State eligibility requirements, and for which eligibility has not been determined |
Weblink for State Licensure Requirements
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3. Documents and URLs for clear and accurate information wherever accreditation is referenced available to current and prospective students that show the accreditation phase and accreditation status with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education as well as the contact information for the Commission |
Weblink for IAUPR Aguadilla Campus Portal to MSCHE Accreditation Phase and Status
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4. Provide an explanation for how the institution verifies that the posted student outcomes data are accurate |
Verification of Student Outcomes data by External Sources The accuracy of posted student outcome data as it relates to licensure pass rates are verified through an official letter of notification from the Board of Examiners for the respective health profession programs (i.e. nursing, pharmacy, radiology, psychology, speech and language therapy, etc…) following an initial written request by the Department of Health Sciences Director for examination results. The accuracy of posted student outcome data for the Teacher Education Program (TEP) are verified by official test results from the College Board which are received after administration of the exam. This examination result data is then reported in the TEP Program’s Title II Report Card in compliance with the Federal Department of Education, Title II Office. Accredited programs must inform student outcomes data to comply with mandates of the accrediting body and as such the accuracy of data is verified through compliance with accreditation requirements.
Verification of Student Outcomes Data by Internal Sources The Banner system is the repository of IAUPR students’ demographic and academic information. In the academic units, different levels of access, restricted and supervised, are assigned to the collaborators who provide services to our students and who enter this information into the system. Each collaborator has a unique access code or password to the information systems in the databases, which is changed from time to time for greater security. The information system contains technological programming tools, with the proper technological and information security features, which allow us to generate databases with different parameters, which are used to create the different statistical reports. The creation of these statistical reports is achieved after a series of tests are carried out to verify that the students included in the report comply with the parameters that the report is intended to collect, to ensure that the published data are correct and updated. After student outcome data is verified as described, the Development and Alumni Office is charged with the accurate disclosure of such data. The Office of Distance Education and Internationalization ensures the accurate posting of data. |
*Many institutions create a single portal page on the institution’s web site that provides hyperlinks to disclosure information (Consumer Information Page, Student Right to Know, HEOA, Fast Facts, At A Glance, etc.). This is the recommended approach as it facilitates the review by the Commission since it consolidates the information in one place and meets multiple accountability requirements at one time.
6. Standing with State and Other Accrediting Agencies
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List of Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. Names of other accreditors, program(s) it accredits, and year of next review |
All of the academic programs are accredited by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Council of Education (CEPR). In addition, the Campus maintains the following accreditations. 1. Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP), 10 BA in Education programs, 2022-2023 2. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 1 AAS Nursing, 1 BSN Nursing programs, 2028 3. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), 1 BA in Social Work Program, Self-Study submitted in August 2022. 4. Puerto Rico Council of Education (CEPR), INTERTec license The following documents detail the accreditor, programs it accredits, and year of next review. Professional Accreditation Plan.pdf Professional Accreditation Plan Summary 2020-21 to 2024-25.pdf Professional Accreditation Plan Summary 2014-15 to 2019-20.pdf The name of accreditors, program(s) it accredits, and year of next review are publicly available here: |
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5. Documents and URLs available to current and prospective students that show the most recent updated degree granting authority, charter, or license with an appropriate jurisdiction and the current accreditation status with other USDE recognized accrediting agencies |
Institutional URL available to current and prospective students: Relevant Aguadilla Campus Accrediting Agencies Campus website ACEN CEPR |
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6. Report from State or other accreditor if institution has been found noncompliant (including institutional response) within the last five years |
Not Applicable |
- Written Arrangements
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Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. List of current written agreements, including the name of third-party and educational program(s) involved, and date of Commission approval |
Not Applicable |
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2. Documents and/or URLs available to current and prospective students that describe written arrangements including: the name of the educational program(s) involved; the portion of the educational program not provided by the institution; the name and location of the other unaccredited or ineligible third party providers; and the method of delivery and estimated additional costs of that portion of the program |
Not Applicable |
8. Assignment of Credit Hour
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Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance: |
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1. Policy and procedures for assignment of credit hour for all types of courses, disciplines, programs, credential levels, formats, regardless of modality). Include the URL and any other location where the documents are disclosed to students and the public |
Guidelines for Curriculum Development at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico- Page 2 Technical Certificate Programs Catalog 2021-2022 General Catalog 2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 2021-2022 |
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2. Course or program review procedures and sample approval documentation, as they relate to credit hour |
Office of Curriculum Affairs |
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3. Process the institution utilizes to verify length of academic period and compliance with credit hour requirements |
Academic Years, Academic Calendars, Payment Periods and Disbursements-US Department of Education Weblink for Campus Academic Calendars Credit Hour Requirements Technical Certificate Programs Catalog 2021-2022 General Catalog 2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 2021-2022 Guidelines for the Review and Evaluation of Single and Shared Academic Programs Banner System Federal Student Aid Handbook |