State authorization allows Texas A&M University to offer educational opportunities to students among other states and nationwide.
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)
![The seal of NC-SARA designating Texas A&M Distance Education as an approved institution](../_files/_images/NC_SARA_Seal_2020.png)
Texas was approved as a SARA state in 2015, and is administered by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB.) "The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement is a voluntary agreement among its member states and U.S. territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance-education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state." -NC-SARA