Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 1000.10 - Eligibility and Application Documentation
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 15, April 8, 2022
a) The institution through the Chairman of
its governing board or its Chief Executive Officer is required to certify that
the institution operates privately, not-for-profit and that the majority of its
undergraduate students are enrolled in programs which are at least two-year
programs of collegiate grade directly applicable to the attainment of a
baccalaureate degree. Institutions annually shall submit a catalog of programs
and courses offered for the current academic year, and when necessary to
establish that the institution is in conformity with standards substantially
equivalent to those of the State-supported institutions of higher learning, the
institution shall provide evidence that program credits are accepted for
transfer by State-supported, baccalaureate degree granting institutions in
Illinois. (Section 2 of the "Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic
Institutions of Higher Learning" (the Act), Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 144, par.
1332).
b) The institution through
the Chairman of its governing board or its Chief Executive Officer shall
certify that the governing board possesses its own sovereignty, including final
authority in all matters of local control, educational policy, choice of
personnel, determination of program, and financial management. In addition, the
institution must annually file its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws with
the Board of Higher Education.
c)
The institution through the Chairman of its governing board or its Chief
Executive Officer shall certify that it maintains an open policy with respect
to race, creed, and color in the admission of students, appointment of faculty
and employment of staff. In addition, the institution must furnish the Board of
Higher Education: a copy of the institution's policy for employment of faculty
and staff; a sample copy of the institution's faculty and staff employment
contract or letter; a copy of the institution's policy for admission of
students; and a copy of the student admission application form and requirements
for admission to the institution.
d) The institution through the Chairman of
its governing board or its Chief Executive Officer shall file annually with the
Board of Higher Education a certified audit including an audit of the
enrollment claimed for this grant program and an audit verification that grant
funds have not been used for sectarian purposes.
e) The institution through the Chairman of
its governing board or its Chief Executive Officer shall participate in the
Board of Higher Education's: annual Fall Enrollment Study; annual Student
Financial Aid Study; annual Integrated Postsecondary Education Date Systems
(IPEDS) Survey; and any other studies requested by the Board of Higher
Education.
f) The institution's
Chief Executive Officer shall provide the list of names, addresses,
classification and credit hours of each resident of Illinois claimed as a
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at the institution and shall
certify that that is a true and accurate representation of such enrollments and
credit hours on the reporting date.
g) The Board of Higher Education staff shall
review application documents of all institutions for compliance with the
eligibility requirements in the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic
Institutions of Higher Learning. The Board of Higher Education staff may
require additional documents or a meeting with institutional representatives to
discuss questions about application documents.
h) Institutions under the jurisdiction of "AN
ACT providing for the regulation of privately operated colleges, junior
colleges and universities" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 144, pars. 121 et seq.)
or "AN ACT to regulate the granting of academic degrees, diplomas and
certificates by certain educational institutions, to provide penalties for the
violation thereof and to make an appropriation therefor" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987,
ch. 144, pars. 231 et seq.) shall possess both operating authority and degree
granting authority as required under those Acts before becoming eligible for a
grant under the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of
Higher Learning (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 144, pars. 1331 et seq.).
Notes
Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 2030, effective January 18, 1990
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