R4-39-101. Definitions

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. 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. 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). 11. “Provisional license” means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a private non-accredited degree-granting institution. 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. 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. 14. “Signing” means the act of providing a signature. 15. “Staff” means an individual employed by or representing a private vocational institution or private degree-granting institution. 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.