; (ii) has no written arrangements with an institution or organization located in the United States under which students enrolling at the foreign institution would take courses from an institution located in the United States; and (iii) does not allow students to enroll in any course offered by the foreign institution in the United States, including research, work, internship, externship, or special studies within the United States, except that independent research done by an individual student in the United States for not more than one academic year is permitted, if the research is conducted during the dissertation phase of a doctoral program under the guidance of faculty and the research is performed at a facility in the United States; (D) awards degrees, certificates, or other recognized educational credentials in accordance with section 600.54(e) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect pursuant to subsection (b)) that are officially recognized by the country in which the institution is located; and (E) meets the applicable requirements of subsection (b). (3) Institutions with locations In and outside the United States In a case of an institution of higher education consisting of two or more locations offering all or part of an educational program that are directly or indirectly under common ownership and that enrolls students both within a State and outside the United States, and the number of students who would be eligible to receive funds under title IV attending locations of such institution outside the United States, is at least twice the number of students enrolled within a State— (A) the locations outside the United States shall apply to participate as one or more foreign institutions and shall meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this definition, and the other requirements of this part