Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-29c-1 - Definitions
Each of the following terms, wherever used in this article, in article 29, or in article 29a of the board of regents' regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:
(a) "Accredited high school" means one or
more educational institutions that provide secondary instruction to students in
grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 and that are designated accredited, or are within an
education system designated accredited, by an accrediting agency recognized by
the United States department of education, by the Kansas state board of
education, or by an agency with standards equivalent to those of the United
States department of education or the Kansas state board of
education.
(b) "Admission" means
the permission given by the admission officer of a state educational
institution to an applicant to enroll as a degree-seeking student in a state
educational institution.
(c)
"Admission category" means one of the admission categories adopted by a state
educational institution pursuant to
K.A.R.
88-29-3.
(d) "Complete application file" means the
entire set of the following student records that have been received in the
admission office of a state educational institution:
(1) A completed application to the state
educational institution;
(2)
verification that all applicable application fees have been paid;
(3) an official copy of the final transcript
from the high school from which the student graduated, including a transcript
documenting graduation from high school, or a high school equivalency
credential;
(4) when required
pursuant to
K.A.R.
88-29c-5 or
K.A.R.
88-29c-7, an official copy of all ACT scores;
and
(5) any other materials
required by the state educational institution for advising or placement
purposes.
(e)
"Degree-seeking student" means a student who has been accepted for enrollment
at a state educational institution and who has formally indicated to the state
educational institution the intent to complete a program of study that is
designated by the United States department of education as a program that is
eligible for federal financial aid.
(f) "Earned a high school equivalency
credential with at least the prescribed minimum scores" means one of the
following:
(1) Took the GED test on or after
January 1, 2014, with an overall score of at least 680 points and a minimum
score of 150 points on each subset;
(2) took the high school equivalency test
(HiSET) on or after January 1, 2014, with an overall score of at least 75
points and a minimum score of 8 points on each subtest;
(3) took the GED test on or after January 1,
2002 and before January 1, 2014, with an overall score of at least 2,550 points
and a minimum score of 510 points on each subtest; or
(4) took the GED test before January 1, 2002,
with an overall score of at least 250 points and a minimum score of 50 points
on each subtest.
(g)
"Exception window for nonresident freshman class admissions" means a method by
which any state educational institution, pursuant to K.A.R. 88-29c-8c, may
admit a person who is not a resident of Kansas, who does not meet the
applicable requirements specified in
K.A.R.
88-29-4,
K.A.R.
88-29c-7, or
K.A.R.
88-29a-7a, and who is not eligible for
admission pursuant to the exception window for nonresident transfer
admissions.
(h) "Exception window
for nonresident transfer admissions" means a method by which any state
educational institution, pursuant to
K.A.R.
88-29-8b, may admit a person who is not a
resident of Kansas and who has earned at least 24 transferable college credit
hours but who is not eligible for admission pursuant to
K.A.R.
88-29-4.
(i) "Exception window for resident freshman
class admissions" means a method by which any state educational institution,
pursuant to K.A.R. 88-29c-8, may admit a Kansas resident who does not meet the
applicable requirements specified in
K.A.R.
88-29-4,
K.A.R.
88-29c-5, or K.A.R. 88-29c-6 and who is not
eligible for admission pursuant to the exception window for resident transfer
admissions.
(j) "Exception window
for resident transfer admissions" means a method by which any state educational
institution, pursuant to
K.A.R.
88-29-8a, may admit a Kansas resident who has
earned at least 24 transferable college credit hours but who is not eligible
for admission pursuant to
K.A.R.
88-29-4.
(k) "Institution of higher education" means
an educational institution in any state, territory, or country that meets the
following requirements:
(1) Meets one of the
following requirements:
(A) Offers a course
of instruction designated by the United States department of education as a
program that is eligible for federal financial aid; or
(B) offers a course of instruction that is
equivalent to a program designated by the United States department of education
as a program that is eligible for federal financial aid;
(2) is legally authorized within the state,
territory, or country that appears on the transcript to provide a program of
education beyond secondary education; and
(3) meets one of the following requirements:
(A) Is accredited by an accrediting agency or
association that is recognized by the United States department of education or
an international accrediting agency; or
(B) has been granted preaccreditation status
by an accrediting agency or association that is recognized by either the United
States department of education or an international accrediting
agency.
(l)
"Kansas resident" means a person determined to be a resident for fee purposes,
pursuant to
K.S.A. 76-729 and amendments thereto.
(m) "Non-accredited private secondary school"
has the meaning specified in
K.A.R.
88-26-1. This term may include a home
school.
(n) "Non-degree-seeking
student" means a student who has been accepted for enrollment in a state
educational institution and who has formally indicated to the state educational
institution the intent to enroll for self-enrichment or other reasons,
excluding the intent to complete a course of study that is designated by the
United States department of education as a program that is eligible for federal
financial aid.
(o) "State
educational institution" has the meaning specified in
K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto, except that,
as used in this article, in article 29, or in article 29a of the board of
regents' regulations, the term shall not include the university of
Kansas.
(p) "Transferable college
credit hours" means postsecondary coursework that an admitting state
educational institution will accept.
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