16 NCAC 06C .0396. Restrictions on the authority of the state board of education on complaints against an educator preparation program (epp)

The SBE shall not mediate, arbitrate, or otherwise resolve any issue between an EPP and a student regarding contractual or commercial issues such as the following: (1) contractual arrangements with an EPP, such as program removal due to not meeting a program requirement or being noncompliant with the EPP on the university level; (2) commercial issues including any type of business transaction with the EPP or university, such as financial enrollment, bankruptcy, closing of institution, and program fidelity; (3) grade issues such as requesting a change in grade for a course or gaining credit for a course or requirement in the program; and (4) seeking readmittance to an EPP.