Section 1030.20 Definitions

Section 1030

Section 1030.20  Definitions

Unless otherwise stated, all

definitions apply to all terms used in this Part in conjunction with both the

1945 Act and the 1961 Act.

"The 1945 Act" means the Private College Act [110 ILCS 1005].

"The 1961 Act" means the Academic Degree Act [110 ILCS 1010].

"Ability

to benefit" means a standard for admission by which a student who does not

possess a high school diploma or GED has demonstrated that he or she can profit

materially or personally from a certain course of study through passage of an

ability to benefit test or alternative pathways that have been approved by the

U.S. Department of Education and administered in compliance with U.S.

Department of Education guidelines related to ability to benefit policies and

procedures outlined in federal financial aid regulations.

"Authorization

to Grant Certificates or Degrees" means the letter from the Board giving

an institution authorization to grant specific certificates and degrees under

the 1961 Act.

"Authorization

to Operate" means the letter from the Board authorizing an institution to

operate under the 1961 Act.

"Board"

means the Board of Higher Education. In those cases in which the term is used

to refer to prior approval or lack of prior approval for either an institution

or a certificate or degree program, the term "Board" shall mean

either the Board of Higher Education or one of the two previous administrative

agencies that administered higher education in Illinois (the Board of Education

or the Superintendent of Public Instruction), as appropriate.

"Certificate of Approval" means the letter from the Board

giving an institution approval to operate under the 1945 Act.

"Certificate or degree program" means a formal award that is

included in an institution's catalog and completion of which is noted on

students' official transcript certifying the satisfactory completion of

undergraduate, post-baccalaureate or graduate organized program of study at a Board

approved institution

letter from the Board

giving an institution approval to operate under the 1945 Act.

"Certificate or degree program" means a formal award that is

included in an institution's catalog and completion of which is noted on

students' official transcript certifying the satisfactory completion of

undergraduate, post-baccalaureate or graduate organized program of study at a Board

approved institution.

"Certificate program"

means a formal award offered by a degree-granting institution that is included

in an institutional catalog and on students' official transcripts certifying

the satisfactory completion of undergraduate, post-baccalaureate or graduate

coursework at a Board approved institution.

"Change request" means a written proposal to modify an approved

certificate or degree program.  A modification is a change to any of the

following:  certificate offered; degrees offered; certificate or degree title

or designation; Classification of Instruction Programs code (CIP code); program

status; and the admission, retention or graduation requirements of approved programs.

"Credit hour" means an

amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by

evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established

equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:

One hour of classroom or direct

faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work

each week for approximately 15 weeks for one semester or trimester hour of

credit, or 10 to 12 weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent

amount of work over a different period of time; or

Documented student learning

outcomes and evidence of student achievement resulting from a program provided

through an alternative delivery method that demonstrates equivalency to those competencies

achieved through traditional classroom delivery; or

At least an equivalent amount of student

work as required to achieve intended learning outcomes or competencies as

verified by evidence of student achievement for

learning

outcomes and evidence of student achievement resulting from a program provided

through an alternative delivery method that demonstrates equivalency to those competencies

achieved through traditional classroom delivery; or

At least an equivalent amount of student

work as required to achieve intended learning outcomes or competencies as

verified by evidence of student achievement for other academic activities as

established by the institution, including prior learning assessment, laboratory

work, internships, practica, studio work and other academic work leading to the

award of each credit hour.

"Degree" means any designation, appellation, series of letters

or words, or other symbol that signifies or purports to signify that the

recipient has satisfactorily completed an organized academic program of study

beyond the secondary school level. For the purposes of this Part, an

"organized academic program of study beyond the secondary school

level" shall be defined as:

Any academic

program, regardless of duration, that offers any designation, appellation,

series of letters or words or other symbol known as or labeled as an associate

degree, a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, a doctor's degree, a

professional degree or a certificate of advanced study; or

Any academic postsecondary

program, except for a program that is devoted entirely to religion or theology,

or a program offered by any institution operating under the authority of the

Private Business and Vocational Schools Act [105 ILCS 426].

"Degree program" means the standard required course of study,

or its equivalent, leading to a degree.

"Dual credit" means an instructional

arrangement

in which

an academically qualified

student currently enrolled in high school enrolls in a college-level course

and, upon successful course completion, concurrently earns both college credit

and high school credit

nal Schools Act [105 ILCS 426].

"Degree program" means the standard required course of study,

or its equivalent, leading to a degree.

"Dual credit" means an instructional

arrangement

in which

an academically qualified

student currently enrolled in high school enrolls in a college-level course

and, upon successful course completion, concurrently earns both college credit

and high school credit.

"Faculty" means any individual or group of individuals who are

qualified by education and experience to give expert instruction and evaluation

in their specialties, to supervise curricular experiences, and to evaluate

learning for credit.

"General education" provides students with a broad foundation

of study upon which to build an undergraduate education.

"Home campus" is also known as "in-region".  Both

"home campus" and "in-region" are defined as the approval

region within which an institution's original operating authority was granted.

"Illinois not-for-profit institution" means an institution

described in Section 1030.10(a) and (b) that is not otherwise exempted in

Section 1030.10(c) and meets the following criteria:

Private

corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that is initially

incorporated or organized in this State, if required by law; and

Maintains a place of business within the State; and

Holds a

current certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State, if required

by law to file with the State; and

Can

demonstrate tax-exempt status; and

Conducts

business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without

a profit motive

is initially

incorporated or organized in this State, if required by law; and

Maintains a place of business within the State; and

Holds a

current certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State, if required

by law to file with the State; and

Can

demonstrate tax-exempt status; and

Conducts

business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without

a profit motive.

"Illinois proprietary institution" means an institution

described in Section 1030.10(a) and (b) that is not otherwise exempted in

Section 1030.10(c) and meets the following criteria:

Private

corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that is initially

incorporated or organized in this State, if required by law; and

Maintains a place of business within the State; and

Holds a

current certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State, if required

by law to file with the State; and

Is investor-owned and/or organized for profit.

Illinois

proprietary institutions do not include public institutions authorized under

the domestic laws of this State, private not-for-profit institutions permitted

to be exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the United States

Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(c)(3)), or religious institutions that have

not applied for recognition of tax-exempt status but have filed as a not-for-profit

entity with the Illinois Secretary of State.

"Institutional change" means a written notification of a change

at an approved institution. These changes may include a change in ownership,

address, institution name, leadership or status.

"Institution size" is determined by applying the formula for

the calculation of FTE students (using fall student headcounts) developed by

the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to the data reported

by the institution to IPEDS, which is the U.S. Department of Education

postsecondary data collection program

hange in ownership,

address, institution name, leadership or status.

"Institution size" is determined by applying the formula for

the calculation of FTE students (using fall student headcounts) developed by

the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to the data reported

by the institution to IPEDS, which is the U.S. Department of Education

postsecondary data collection program.

"Mediated instruction" means, for the purposes of this Part,

the delivery of instruction at a distance facilitated by technology, such as

via teleconferencing, video-conferencing, or internet.

"New certificate or degree program" means one or more of the

following:

A certificate

or degree program offered at a different educational level from a program

already approved at a given institution.

A certificate

or degree program in a different six-digit CIP (Classification of Instructional

Programs taxonomy developed by the National Center for Educational Statistics

and used in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) code from that

already authorized.

A new

professional or specialist degree or certificate.

"New geographic location"

means an additional out-of-region instructional site at which 50 percent or

more of a Board authorized certificate or degree program is offered.

Institutions offering less than 50 percent of credit hours for a program that

has either been authorized by the Board for delivery in the institution's home

region or does not require Board authorization as a result of the exemption for

institutions that have been in existence since prior to the 1961 Act as noted

in Section 1030.10 does not require additional approval if the institution is

authorized in that region.  Any program offered in an initial operating region

or a new region for which there is no current Board authorization must receive certificate

or degree approval for the program before the 50 percent new geographic

location definition applies for additional out-of-region locations

as noted

in Section 1030.10 does not require additional approval if the institution is

authorized in that region.  Any program offered in an initial operating region

or a new region for which there is no current Board authorization must receive certificate

or degree approval for the program before the 50 percent new geographic

location definition applies for additional out-of-region locations.

"Notice of intent" or "NOI" means the filing of

intent for a new program or unit by the institution that is seeking  operating

authority or certificate or degree granting authority, as provided in Sections

1030.30(b) and 1030.60(b).  Notices of intent shall be publicly

posted on the Board's website for n

o less than 30

days prior to any Board action on the application and shall remain active for

one year after the public posting period has expired.

"Out-of-state institution" means an institution described in

Section 1030.10(a) or (b) that is not otherwise exempted in Section 1030.10(c)

and meets one of the following:

Public

institution authorized under domestic laws other than the laws of this State;

or

Private

corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that is initially

incorporated or organized under domestic laws other than the laws of this

State, if required, and initially operated outside the State; or

Not-for-profit

corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that maintains its

primary place of business or home office outside this State; or

Any branch

campus, subsidiary or other such affiliate of an out-of-state or international

educational institution.

"PBVS Act" means the

Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 [105 ILCS 426].

"Region" refers to a geographic

area within which an institution may operate a unit of instruction and is not

limited to the site within the region where the institution initially applied.

A region consists of one or more coterminous community college districts

e or international

educational institution.

"PBVS Act" means the

Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 [105 ILCS 426].

"Region" refers to a geographic

area within which an institution may operate a unit of instruction and is not

limited to the site within the region where the institution initially applied.

A region consists of one or more coterminous community college districts.  The

community college districts are also property taxing districts established as

provided in 110 ILCS 805/Art. III. The ten regions, described by community

college district and community college district numbers, are as follows (see

also Illustration A):

"North Suburban Region (1)"

consists of the Lake County (532), Oakton (535), and William R. Harper (512)

community college districts;

"Fox Valley Region (2)"

consists of the Elgin (509), Kishwaukee (523), McHenry (528), Rock Valley

(511), and Waubonsee (516) community college districts;

"West Suburban Region (3)"

consists of the DuPage (502), Morton (527), and Triton (504) community college

districts;

"Western Region (4)"

consists of the Black Hawk (503), Carl Sandburg (518), Highland (519), John

Wood (539), Sauk Valley (506), and Spoon River (534) community college

districts;

"Central Region (5)"

consists of the Heartland (540), Illinois Central District (514), Illinois

Valley (513), and Lincoln Land (526) community college districts;

"South Metro Region (6)"

consists of the Joliet (525), Kankakee (520), Moraine Valley (524), Prairie

State (515), and South Suburban (510) community college districts;

"Prairie Region (7)"

consists of the Danville (507), Lake Land (517), Parkland (505), and Richland

the Heartland (540), Illinois Central District (514), Illinois

Valley (513), and Lincoln Land (526) community college districts;

"South Metro Region (6)"

consists of the Joliet (525), Kankakee (520), Moraine Valley (524), Prairie

State (515), and South Suburban (510) community college districts;

"Prairie Region (7)"

consists of the Danville (507), Lake Land (517), Parkland (505), and Richland

(537) community college districts;

"Southwestern Region (8)"

consists of the Illinois Eastern (529), Kaskaskia (501), Lewis and Clark (536),

and Southwestern Illinois (522) community college districts;

"Southern Region (9)"

consists of the John A. Logan (530), Rend Lake (521), Shawnee (531), and

Southeastern (533) community college districts; and

"Chicago Region (10)"

consists of the City Colleges of Chicago (508) community college district.

"State Authorization

Reciprocity Agreement" or "SARA" means the voluntary program

that implements reciprocity agreements amongst states, institutions and the

National Council for SARA for interstate offering of postsecondary distance

education courses and programs, pursuant to the Higher Education Distance

Learning Act [110 ILCS 145].

"Terminal degree" means

the highest level of college degree available in a particular field.

"Upper-division

instruction" means course content and teaching appropriate for junior- and

senior-year students in a baccalaureate program or other students with

expertise in the subject.