Section 1030.90 Academic Application Processing Fees

Section 1030.90  Academic

Application Processing Fees

a)         Fees

Fees are assessed in connection

with applications for certificates of approval under the 1945 Act and

applications for authorization to operate and authorization to grant certificates

and degrees under the 1961 Act, including filing notices of intent and submitting

change requests.

1)         Application

Fees

A)        Certificate

of Approval or Authorization to Operate.  Only one fee shall be charged if both

are sought in the same application.  This is a one-time fee that does not apply

to entities that have been previously approved or authorized by the Board.  The

fee amount is based on the type of institution and institution size as outlined

in subsection (a)(2).

B)        Notice

of Intent .  One fee shall be submitted with each filing.

C)        Authorization

to Grant Degrees

i)          The

fee is based on the type of institution, institution size, and certificate or degree

level as outlined in subsection (a)(2).

ii)         This

fee applies to each request for authorization to grant a new certificate or degree

or an additional certificate or degree in a region.

D)        Change

Request.  The fee shall be charged for each request within a region.  One

submission with 10 requests shall be assessed for 10 change requests ($2,500).

E)        Exemption

Fee.  The fee shall be charged for each request submitted to the Board

fee applies to each request for authorization to grant a new certificate or degree

or an additional certificate or degree in a region.

D)        Change

Request.  The fee shall be charged for each request within a region.  One

submission with 10 requests shall be assessed for 10 change requests ($2,500).

E)        Exemption

Fee.  The fee shall be charged for each request submitted to the Board.

2)         Schedule

of Fees

A)        Illinois

Not-for-Profit Institutions

Institution Size

< 1,000 students

1,000 or more

students

Certificate of Approval or

Authority to

Operate

$

3,000

$

4,000

Degree

Granting Authority per    Region

1,500

2,500

Certificate Approval per Region

750

750

Notice of Intent

500

500

Change Request per Region

250

250

Exemption Fee

250

250

B)        Illinois

Proprietary Institutions

Institution Size

< 1,000 Students

1,000 or more  Students

Certificate

of Approval or Authorization to Operate

$

6,000

$

7,000

Degree

Granting Authority per Region

2,500

3,500

Certificate

Approval per Region

1,000

1,000

Notice of Intent

500

500

Change Request per Region

250

250

Exemption Fee

250

250

C)        Out-of-State

Institutions

Institution Size

< 1,000 Students

1,000

or more Students

Certificate

of Approval or Authorization to Operate

$

7,000

$

8,000

Degree

Granting Authority per Region

3,500

4,500

Certificate Approval Region

1,750

1,750

Notice of Intent

500

500

Change Request per Region

250

250

Exemption Fee

250

250

b)         Remittance

1)         Fees

shall be submitted as check, certified check, cashier's check or money order

payable to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

2)         No

refund shall be awarded for any application that requires Board approval and

has been reviewed by Board staff.  Applications withdrawn by the institution or

returned by Board staff shall receive no refund

ee

250

250

b)         Remittance

1)         Fees

shall be submitted as check, certified check, cashier's check or money order

payable to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

2)         No

refund shall be awarded for any application that requires Board approval and

has been reviewed by Board staff.  Applications withdrawn by the institution or

returned by Board staff shall receive no refund.

3)         Fees

shall be submitted to:

Illinois Board of

Higher Education

Academic Affairs

Fee Remittance

1 North Old State

Capitol Plaza, Suite 333

Springfield IL

62701

c)         Processing

1)         Applications,

notices, and change requests submitted to the Board with insufficient fees

shall be considered incomplete.  The Board will notify the institution of the

amount due.  No further action shall be taken by the Board until the full

amount due is submitted.

2)         Applications,

notices and change requests submitted to the Board with incorrect fees shall be

considered incomplete.  The incorrect fee amount will be returned to the

institution.  No further action shall be taken by the Board until the full and

correct fee amount due is submitted.

3)         The

Board will not accept applications from institutions that have not provided the

information necessary for the Board to process a previously submitted

application.