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title: "CONSORTIA/CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS"
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| As governing organizations/nursing programs seek ways to provide a quality education to students, the governing organization/nursing program may find that it is practical or efficient to engage an external source to develop and/or deliver a component(s) of the ACEN-accredited nursing program. The component(s) of the ACEN-accredited nursing program developed and/or delivered from an external source include(s) traditional instructional delivery methods, hybrid instructional delivery methods, and distance education instructional delivery methods.
A **contractual agreement** is typically one in which the ACEN-accredited nursing program enters an agreement for receipt of courses or portions of courses delivered by another college/university or service provider to educate the program's students.
A **consortia relationship** is typically one in which two or more governing organizations/nursing education units share the responsibility of developing and delivering nursing courses or a nursing program, in whole or part. This does not include clinical agreements for student learning experiences required by a nursing program. See ACEN Policy *#3 Eligibility for Accreditation* and Policy #30 *Agreement for Education-Related Component from an External Source* for additional information and the procedures that must be followed. |
| **Form for Reporting: ** [https://acenursing.atlassian.net/helpcenter/sub-change/portal/6/group/10/create/74](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/helpcenter/sub-change/portal/6/group/10/create/74) |
## **Relationship with Non-Title IV Organization (ACEN Title IV Programs Only)**
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| Entering into a relationship under 34 CFR 668.5 which an entity not certified to participate in Title IV, HEA offers 25% or more of the clock hours or credit hours required for completion of a nursing program. |
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## **Acquiring a Program**
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| Acquisitions are defined as assets transferred from one governing organization to another. If a governing organization with an ACEN-accredited nursing program acquires a nursing program from another institution, the substantive change policy must be followed.
Changes involving the acquisition of an accredited or non-accredited nursing program from another governing organization follow Procedure 1 for review and require Board of Commissioner approval. | **Form for Reporting:**
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For more information please review [Policy #14 Reporting Substantive Changes](https://www.acenursing.org/accreditation/accred-manual/policy14)