The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Certificate of approval—A certificate issued by the department under § 167.92 (relating to certificate of approval) indicating that the education provider named therein offers an education program course of study approved by the department.

Course of study—Basic or continuing education under 57 Pa.C.S. § 322(b) and (c) (relating to examination, basic education and continuing education), offered by means of live classroom instruction or interactive education.

Interactive education—An education process based on the geographical separation of the learner and instructor, which provides synchronous interaction between the learner and instructor, or which does not provide direct learner and instructor interaction but requires a learner to be actively and reciprocally engaged with the course content. Examples include live online webinars and asynchronous interactive online courses.

Pennsylvania business registration number—The number assigned by the department’s Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations to a business entity or fictitious name registrant that is authorized to conduct business in this Commonwealth.

Provider—An individual or business entity that offers, supplies or provides an approved course of study.