Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1030 - LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ILLINOIS RETAIL ACT › Section 1030.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
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.
"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 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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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 no 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. 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 (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.