1. 1. “Accreditation” has the same meaning as “accredited” in A.R.S. § 32-3001.
2. 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. 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. 4. “Day” means a calendar day unless specified otherwise.
5. 5. “DE” means the United States Department of Education.
6. 6. “GTR” means gross tuition revenue.
7. 7. “Licensee” means a private postsecondary education institution that is licensed by the Board and offers vocational programs or grants degrees.
8. 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. 9. “Misrepresent” means to give a false or misleading representation with the intent to deceive or be unfair.
10. 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. 11. “Provisional license” means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a private non-accredited degree-granting institution.

12. 12. “Regular license” means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a:

    1. a. Private accredited vocational institution,
    2. b. Private accredited degree-granting institution, or
    3. c. Private non-accredited vocational institution.

13. 13. “Signature” means:

    1. a. A handwritten or stamped representation of an individual’s name or a symbol intended to represent an individual’s name, or
    2. b. An “electronic signature” as defined in A.R.S. § 44-7002.
14. 14. “Signing” means the act of providing a signature.
15. 15. “Staff” means an individual employed by or representing a private vocational institution or private degree-granting institution.
16. 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. 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. 18. “Tuition” means a fee paid for instruction at a college or university or a private school.

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:

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 27, 1985 (Supp. 85-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2262, effective August 6, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 921, effective June 4, 2016 (Supp. 16-2).