Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-39-101

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-39-101 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 32-3001 and 32-3071, the following definitions apply in this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Accreditation" has the same meaning as "accredited" in A.R.S. § 32-3001.

2. "Applicant" means a private postsecondary education institution on whose behalf an application is submitted to the Board for a license to operate the institution and offer vocational programs or grant degrees.

3. "Conditional license" means a non-renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a private non-accredited vocational or degree-granting institution.

4. "Day" means a calendar day unless specified otherwise.

5. "DE" means the United States Department of Education.

6. "GTR" means gross tuition revenue.

7. "Licensee" means a private postsecondary education institution that is licensed by the Board and offers vocational programs or grants degrees.

8. "Management capability" as used in A.R.S. § 32-3051(10), means continuous coordination of all federal, state, and accreditation requirements, as applicable, in a manner that provides an educationally enriching environment that benefits students.

9. "Misrepresent" means to give a false or misleading representation with the intent to deceive or be unfair.

10. "Operate" has the meaning specified in A.R.S. § 32-3001 and includes the concept of "physical presence" as defined by the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (See http://nc-sara.org).

11. "Provisional license" means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a private non-accredited degree-granting institution.

12. "Regular license" means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a:

a. Private accredited vocational institution,

b. Private accredited degree-granting institution, or

c. Private non-accredited vocational institution.

13. "Signature" means:

a. A handwritten or stamped representation of an individual's name or a symbol intended to represent an individual's name, or

b. An "electronic signature" as defined in A.R.S. § 44-7002.

14. "Signing" means the act of providing a signature.

15. "Staff" means an individual employed by or representing a private vocational institution or private degree-granting institution.

16. "Student fees" means charges incurred by a student or a funding source on behalf of the student for registration, admission, tuition financing, loans, or charges for books, laboratory fees, or other education-related costs .

17. "Teach-out" means the process by which a private postsecondary education institution fulfills its educational and contractual obligations to currently enrolled students before voluntarily closing a program the institution offers or before closing the institution.

18. "Tuition" means a fee paid for instruction at a college or university or a private school.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-39-101

Adopted effective June 27, 1985 (Supp. 85-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2262, effective August 6, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 921, effective 6/4/2016.