The second regulation that I will describe is the 12-Hour Rule
that was created by Education Department. The aim for the creation of this rule is similar to the objective of 50-percent rule: to stop the proliferation of fraudulent diploma mills and correspondence programs.
This ruling demanded all the non-traditional higher education programs to give at least 12 hours of weekly regular scheduled instruction in order for students to be eligible for federal financial aid.
Another program that pertains to distance education is the Distance Education Demonstration Program or DEDP. This was created as an assessment to verify if the rules regarding financial aid for distance education needs to be modified. The program was likewise created to provide for increased student access to higher education through distance education and to help determine the most effective means of delivering quality education via distance education.