Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-39-303

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

Section R4-39-303 - Staff

A. A licensee offering a non-accredited program shall ensure that:

1. The licensee has an on-site director who is qualified under subsection (B) and designated to carry out the duties under subsection (C);

2. Each staff member communicates information regarding the licensee, programs, and educational services that is true and as represented in the licensee's catalog, required under R4-39-301, and brochures, promotional materials, or advertisements provided to or intended for students or potential students;

3. The licensee has sufficient staff to provide instruction and educational services as represented in the licensee's catalog, required under R4-39-301, and brochures, promotional materials, or advertisements provided to or intended for students or potential students; and

4. Instruction and services are provided to a student as represented in the licensee's catalog, required under R4-39-301, and brochures, promotional materials, or advertisements provided to the student.

B. A licensee offering a non-accredited program shall employ an on-site director who is qualified as follows:

1. Is of good moral character; and

2. Has academic, administrative and supervisory experience the Board determines is consistent with the ability to operate and deliver a non-accredited program.

C. The on-site director designated under subsection (A)(1) shall:

1. Supervise the day-to-day operation of the licensee;

2. For each program to be offered by the licensee, implement a curriculum capable of preparing a student enrolled in the program:

a. To achieve the program's occupational objective,

b. To complete requirements for the program degree or other credential, and

c. To obtain a specific entry-level job covered in the program;

3. Ensure that all faculty members meet the requirements in subsection (D) or (E); and

4. Develop and implement a plan, with specific goals, benchmarks, and time frames, for faculty improvement.

D. A licensee offering a non-accredited vocational program shall ensure that a faculty member has:

1. At least two years of practical work experience in the subject the faculty member is teaching unless the faculty member is teaching in an emerging discipline in which case the Board shall consider an alternative standard to determine qualification of the faculty member;

2. Postsecondary education in the subject the faculty member is teaching from an accredited institution or an institution licensed to operate as a postsecondary educational institution by the state in which the faculty member received the postsecondary education;

3. Taken teacher-training courses appropriate to the level of qualification required by the program offered; and

4. Maintained professional competence by participating in continuing education.

E. A licensee offering a non-accredited degree-granting program shall ensure that a faculty member has:

1. At least two years of practical work experience in the subject the faculty member is teaching;

2. A degree from an accredited institution equal to or exceeding the degree awarded to a graduate of the program in which the faculty member is teaching;

3. Taken teacher-training courses appropriate to the level of qualification required by the program offered; and

4. Maintained professional competence by participating in continuing education.

F. A licensee offering a non-accredited program shall ensure that:

1. Within 30 days after the director designated under subsection (A) resigns, is terminated, or is otherwise unable to fulfill all responsibilities established under subsection (C), the Board is notified in writing; and

2. Within 30 days after the licensee designates a new director, a completed form, which is available from the Board, describing the new director's professional and educational background is submitted to the Board.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-39-303

Adopted effective May 21, 1985 (Supp. 85-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 4451, effective November 3, 1999 (Supp. 99-4). 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.