2026 JMU Annual Report of Out-of-State Placements (for Calendar Year 2025)
JMU participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). This allows us (in most circumstances) to place students in field placements, internships, etc. in states or U.S. territories outside of Virginia without seeking permission from those states. Per our agreement, we must report the total number of for-credit out-of-state learning placements that occurred in the previous calendar year by CIP code and state/territory in which the placement occurred. 

What is an Out-of-State Placement?
An Out-of-State Placement is one in which the student is physically located outside of Virginia. Note that virtual placements are not considered out-of-state placements, regardless of where the student is located.

What is reported?
Placements are reported by 2-digit CIP code (e.g., 51 is the 2-digit CIP code for "health professions and related clinical sciences") and the state/territory in which the placement occurred. The assumption is that all of your placements were under the same 2-digit CIP code so you will report that only once. 

If you used more than one CIP code for placements in 2025 and/or you have more than 20 groups of placements to report, you will be directed to a spreadsheet that you can download and use to report the data.

Click here to see sample questions.

No Placements in 2025?
If your program or department had no out-of-state placements in 2025, please complete the questions below and submit the survey. 

What Time Period is Reported?
You must report placements made in the spring, summer, and fall semesters of 2025 (full calendar year). If a student was placed more than once, each placement should be reported.

What is the Due Date?
Please submit your report no later than Friday, May 1, 2026.

Need More Information?
For questions or more information, contact Sarah Cheverton at [email protected] or 540.568.5321. 

To Get Started
Gather the documentation that enables you to calculate the number of for-credit out-of-state placements by CIP code and state/territory for the entire calendar year of 2025. Click here to see sample questions.

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