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The institution completes a self-study, and its conformity to regional accreditation standards is validated through a visit by an evaluation team to the administering organization's office or headquarters. In addition to meeting the accrediting body's standards (as appropriate to cyberspace), the program has to demonstrate that its offerings are comparable to those offered on a traditional campus, that the academic qualifications of those who design the courses are appropriate to their field, and that students have guaranteed access to information resources beyond those generally available to the public through the Internet. Programs of virtual universities must be reviewed and updated as often as campus-based programs are.
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