{"id":2760029,"date":"2020-03-12T12:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.stfrancis.edu\/?page_id=2760029"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:19:20","slug":"higher-education-opportunity-act-distance-education-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/higher-education-opportunity-act-distance-education-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Education Opportunity Act Distance Education Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2760029\" class=\"elementor elementor-2760029\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07a936e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07a936e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa4310\" data-id=\"6aa4310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58636f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58636f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f8ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42f8ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Higher Education Opportunity Act: Distance Education Information<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e004def elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e004def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c54fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c54fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The HEOA requires that institutions offering distance education courses or programs have processes in place to ensure that the student registering for a course is the same student who participates in the course or receives course credit.<\/p><p>The Act requires that institutions use one of the following three methods:<\/p><ul><li>A secure login and passcode<\/li><li>Proctored examinations, and<\/li><li>New or other technologies and practices that are effective in verifying student identification<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Secure Login and Password<\/strong><\/p><p>The University of St. Francis meets these requirements by assigning a secure login and password to each student. All registered students are assigned unique identification numbers, which correspond with a specific username for each student. These accounts use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to authenticate the user. Students, then establish their own password and are required to change their password every 365 days on a rolling basis. In addition, three security questions need to be answered by students before a password can be voluntarily changed. Passwords are also required to meet contemporary length and character complexity requirements.<\/p><p><strong>Proctoring and Examinations<\/strong><\/p><p>To further ensure compliance, online instructors use biometric (facial recognition) proctoring software, randomized test questions and timed exams.<\/p><p>For more information about the Higher Education Opportunity Act, please visit the U.S. Dept of Education site found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/laws-and-policy\/higher-education-laws-and-policy\/higher-education-opportunity-act-of-2008\">https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/laws-and-policy\/higher-education-laws-and-policy\/higher-education-opportunity-act-of-2008.<\/a><\/p><p>Adopted June 2010<br \/>Updated July 2025<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/your-right-to-know\/\">&gt;Return to Your Right to Know<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Higher Education Opportunity Act: Distance Education Information The HEOA requires that institutions offering distance education courses or programs have processes in place to ensure that the student registering for a course is the same student who participates in the course or receives course credit. 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