Wyo. Code R. 057-0001-1
Effective Date: 04/19/2010 to 09/07/2012
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 057.0001.1.04192010
Wyoming Statutes (21-18-201 through 21-18-225).
This chapter provides definitions utilized in Commission Rules which are not provided in statute.
This section provides definitions related to the Community College Commission.
(a) 'AICPA standards' means the generally accepted auditing standards promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
(b) Accounting terms and functions are defined as the most recent nomenclature of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
(c) 'Accreditation' means the process by a national or regional organization to grant public recognition of a program or college, indicating that it meets established standards of quality, as determined through initial and periodic self-study and peer evaluation.
(d) 'Adult basic education' (ABE) means all instructional and instructional-related activities provided to anyone age sixteen (16) and older to assist adults in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for employment, self-sufficiency, parenting, and improved quality of life. This includes but is not limited to basic literacy, English literacy, citizenship, family literacy, and high school equivalency.
(e) 'Annualized full-time equivalence (AFTE)' means the sum of the number of credit full-time equivalent students for the summer, fall, and spring semesters (final report), divided by two.
(f) 'Annual report' means the report required by (W.S. 9-2-1014).
(g) 'Auxiliary enterprises' means those entities that furnish goods or services to students, faculty or staff and which charge a fee directly related, although not necessarily equal, to the cost of goods or services. Colleges will strive to operate their auxiliary enterprises in a self-supporting manner.
(h) 'Census date' means the official date for reporting enrollment data and shall be the date immediately following the twelve percent (12%) completion date of the instructional period. For open entry/exit courses, the census date shall be fifteen (15) working days after the student initiates the course.
(i) 'CIP code' means the U.S. Department of Education's classification of postsecondary programs.
(j) 'Concurrent enrollment' means courses that are college courses taught by high school faculty who have been approved as community college adjunct faculty and who are teaching said course as part of their duties as a district employee. As such, these college courses simultaneously satisfy high school graduation requirements. These courses have been approved by one of the community colleges as having equivalent course content, learning objectives and work assignments as an existing college course. Course content and learning objectives are equivalent to the related community college course as determined by community college full-time faculty.
(k) 'Credit courses' means those courses that recognize the attendance and/or performance in an instructional activity (course or program) that can be applied by a recipient to requirements for a degree, diploma or certificate.
(l) 'Credit hour' means the unit by which course work is measured.
(m) 'Degree' means a title conferred on a student by a district on completion of a defined academic program of study approved by the local board of trustees and the Commission.
(n) 'Dual enrollment' means credit is given to a qualified high school students who complete college-level courses for which one of the community colleges hires and pays the instructor and in which the high school district agrees to allow high school graduation credit.
(o) 'Duplicated headcount' means that within a survey or polling exercise of numerous programs and/or courses, a student may be counted more than once. See 'Unduplicated headcount.'
(p) 'Fees' means the amount charged by the individual colleges to cover additional costs for specific courses and/or programs. The fee assessments must be approved by the respective college prior to being published and charged.
(q) 'General educational development (GED)' means the high school equivalency certificate obtained by passing all components of a national exam prepared by the American Council on Education's General Educational Development Testing Service.
(r) 'Levels of instruction' means college credit courses that are based on a course's description of class size, required equipment and classroom environment necessary to successfully educate students. The level a course is assigned has been approved by the Commission, committees and councils outlined in the Wyoming Community College Commission Policy on Consultation.
(i) Level One: Students are guided by an instructor through course material via classroom lecture, limited field trips, multimedia, text book reading, written assignments and one-on-one tutorial. Students rely on the instructor to lead the class and assign appropriate homework, as well as tests, based on class lecture.
(ii) Level Two: Students engage in hands-on techniques in a laboratory setting that are critical for obtaining course knowledge. Students must work somewhat independently while in class to learn and demonstrate skills. Courses are supplemented but not solely based on lecture, textbook reading, field trips, writing assignments and the use of multimedia. This level also incorporates courses that have total student size limitations.
(iii) Level Three: Students engage in courses that are high technology or require significant ancillary equipment. These courses incorporate all methods of instruction with the primary emphasis of instruction centering on equipment: viewing, demonstrations and hands-on experiences. Level three shall also incorporate courses that have total student size limitations.
(s) 'Long-term program' means programs that are anticipated to be continually offered. These long-term programs have gone through rigorous multi-level approval processes.
(t) 'Management Information System (MIS)' means an organized method of providing information related to past, present, and projected operations. An MIS supports the planning and operational functions of an organization by furnishing uniform, timely information to assist in the decision-making process.
(u) 'NACUBO standards' means the generally accepted accounting standards promulgated by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and adopted by the Wyoming Community College System.
(v) 'Non-credit course' means all courses that are not defined as a credit course.
(w) The 'Official Custodian' of public records for the Commission is the executive director.
(x) 'Optional Mills' include a board-approved levy of up to one (1) additional mill for the regular support and operation of the college, a voter-approved levy of up to five (5) mills for specific purpose expenditures, or a board-approved levy of up to one-half (1/2) mill to maintain programs offered by a participating board of cooperative educational services (BOCES).
(y) 'Pilot programs' means programs that have an abbreviated implementation process to meet the immediate educational needs of the community, business sector or academic mission of the college.
(z) 'Tuition' means the rate established by the Commission to be charged by a college for enrollment in credit courses.
(aa) 'Unduplicated headcount' means that within a survey or polling exercise of numerous programs and/or courses, a student shall be counted only once. See 'Duplicated headcount.'
This section provides definitions related to the Wyoming Investment in Nursing Program.
(a) 'ADRN' means Registered Nurse with an Associate's (2-year) Degree.
(b) 'Approved higher education institution' means one of the seven Wyoming community colleges, the University of Wyoming, an institution included in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, or a distance nursing education program at a university that is regionally accredited.
(c) 'Board of Directors' or 'Board' mean the members of the Community College Commission.
(d) 'Board of Nursing' is the Wyoming agency which examines, licenses, renews, relicenses, and reactivates the licenses of duly qualified individuals to practice nursing within the state of Wyoming.
(e) 'BSN' means Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing.
(f) 'Community college' means any of the seven 2-year institutions of higher education in Wyoming recognized by the Wyoming Community College Commission.
(g) 'Cost of Attendance' means tuition and fees; on-campus room and board or a housing and food allowance for off-campus students; allowances for books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and, if applicable, dependant care; and costs related to disability.
(h) 'Distance learning' means an educational program delivered primarily through means other than on-site instruction.
(i) 'FAFSA' means Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(j) 'Federal financial assistance' means grants from the United States Department of Education or other federal agencies.
(k) 'Financial aid officer' means a financial aid officer of the University of Wyoming or of the seven designated colleges.
(l) 'Financial institution' means any banking corporation or institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds and authorized to do business in the state.
(m) 'Licensure examination' means the test required before the Wyoming Board of Nursing grants an individual a license to practice nursing.
(n) 'LPN' means Licensed Practical Nurse.
(o) 'Nurse aide' means an individual, certified by the Wyoming Board of Nursing, to whom a licensed nurse may delegate nursing or nursing-related activities or who assists licensed nursing personnel in the provision of nursing care, and who is not otherwise licensed as a health care professional.
(p) 'Nursing program' means a series of courses leading to an LPN certificate or an ADRN degree provided through a Wyoming community college; or a BSN degree or a Master's degree provided through the University of Wyoming; or, in the case of a candidate for a doctoral degree, provided through an institution offering the required nursing education courses under contract with the WICHE, or in a distance nursing education program provided through a university that is regionally accredited.
(q) 'Qualified work' means employment in Wyoming as an LPN or RN who practices nursing or a nurse educator who teaches at a nurse education program at a Wyoming community college or the University of Wyoming.
(r) “RN” means Registered Nurse.
(s) “Total and permanent disability” means the inability to work and earn money because of an injury or illness that is expected to continue indefinitely or to result in death.
(t) “Unencumbered license” means a permit to practice nursing without restrictions imposed by the Wyoming Board of Nursing.
(u) “Unmet need” means the total amount of financial need as determined by the FAFSA process as administered by the school minus the following:
(i) Any Pell or other federal grant;
(ii) Any employer-based financial assistance received by the applicant; and
(iii) Any other public or private financial aid that is provided to the applicant as a scholarship or grant.
(v) “WICHE” means Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
This section provides definitions related to the Wyoming Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program.
(a) “Cost of Attendance” means tuition and fees; on-campus room and board or a housing and food allowance for off-campus students; allowances for books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and, if applicable, dependant care; and costs related to disability.
(b) “FAFSA” means Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(c) “Federal financial assistance” means grants from the United States Department of Education or other federal agencies.
(d) “Financial institution” means any banking corporation or institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds and authorized to do business in the state.
(e) “Qualified work” means teaching at least fifty percent (50%) of working hours as a teacher in special education, mathematics, science, foreign language, reading or English as a second language in a Wyoming public school.
(f) “Total and permanent disability” means the inability to work and earn money because of an injury or illness that is expected to continue indefinitely or to result in death.
(g) “Unmet need” means the total amount of financial need as determined by the FAFSA process as administered by the school minus the following:
(i) Any Pell or other federal grant;
(ii) Any employer-based financial assistance received by the applicant; and
(iii) Any other public or private financial aid that is provided to the applicant as a scholarship or grant.