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.
2.
"Board" means the Arizona State Board for Private
Postsecondary Education.
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.
4.
"New," as used in this Section and in
R4-39-104 and
R4-39-106 means a:
a.
Private non-accredited vocational institution that
has not previously been issued a license by the Board to operate as a private
non-accredited vocational institution in this state, or
b.
Private non-accredited degree-granting institution
that has not previously been issued a license by the Board to operate as a
private non-accredited degree-granting institution in this
state.
5.
"Person" has the meaning in A.R.S. §
1-215 .
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).
6.
11.
"Provisional license" means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to
a private non-accredited degree-granting institution.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
14. "Signing" means the act of providing a
signature.
10.
15. "Staff" means an individual employed by or
representing a private vocational institution or private degree-granting
institution.
11.
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.
