N.H. Admin. Code § Hedc 302.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Hedc 302.01 - Definitions

Terms as defined in RSA 188-G:1 shall be utilized in these rules in addition to the following:

(a) "Accrediting agency" means an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education;
(b) "Applicant" means a person, board, association, partnership, corporation or other entity seeking authorization to operate a school or provide occupational instruction qualifying an individual for employment. In the case of an application by a subsidiary of a corporation, the applicant includes the parent corporation;
(c) "Annual gross tuition" means the total amount collected for tuition by the school for its applicable vocational courses and programs during its most recently completed fiscal year;
(d) "Attorney General" means the NH department of justice;
(e) "Branch" means a separate organizational subdivision of a school located at a different facility and geographical site than the main campus and which has administrative functions;
(f) "Business to business" means the contractual agreement between the school, business or entity in which payment is made directly to the school by the business or agency;
(g) "Course" means a sequence of units of instruction in a given subject area which may be a component of a program or may lead to a certificate;
(h) "Curriculum" means the academic content taught in a specific program or course;
(i) "Method of delivery" means how academic curriculum is delivered to students, including, but not limited to, classroom, online distance learning, clinical, internship, externship, simulation, and home study;
(j) "Program" means a sequence of courses, over a period of time, which leads to a certificate;
(k) "Satellite" means an additional location away from the main licensed campus without an administrative function;
(l) "School" for the purposes of this chapter means licensed career school;
(m) "School closure" means a school exiting New Hampshire, closing its doors, or changing programs making it exempt from career school licensing rules; and
(n) "Teach-out" means the continuation of instruction to complete the program or course whenever the school discontinues operations.

N.H. Admin. Code § Hedc 302.01

#10520, eff 2-12-14 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Hedc 300)

Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 45, Filed November 8, 2018, Proposed by #12644, Effective 10/11/2018, Expires 10/11/2028.