(a) An institution shall not affiliate with another institution for the purpose of offering educational services or granting diplomas or degrees unless both institutions are approved or authorized under one or another of Education Code Sections 94310 or 94311, and the fact of affiliation is reported to the superintendent.

(b) An institution shall not grant diplomas or degrees solely on the basis of education taken at, or credit transferred from, another institution or institutions, or solely on noninstructional learning experiences. Diplomas and degrees may be granted on the basis of a combination of instruction and noninstructional learning experiences for which the institution details explicit rationale for the awarding of credit and systematic and vigorous method for evaluating it.