Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 28 - PRIVATE AND OUT OF-STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 88-28-3 - Certificates of approval

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A certificate
			 of approval may be issued with degree-granting authority or without
			 degree-granting authority.
(b) An
			 owner of each institution for which a certificate of approval to operate in
			 Kansas is sought, or the owner's designee, shall submit an application on a
			 form provided by the state board. An owner of each institution for which
			 degree-granting authority is sought, or the owner's designee, shall indicate on
			 the application that degree-granting authority is requested and shall specify
			 the degree programs proposed to be offered by the institution.
(c) An owner of each institution or the
			 owner's designee shall submit the following information with the application:
(1) An outline or syllabus of each course
			 offered in Kansas;
(2) a
			 description of the institution's facilities, equipment, and instructional
			 materials;
(3) a certification by
			 an owner of the applicant institution or the owner's designee that the building
			 that is to house the institution meets the requirements of all local, state,
			 and federal regulations;
(4) a
			 resume of each administrator and instructor that includes the individual's
			 education, previous work experience, professional activities, and, if
			 applicable, licensure;
(5) evidence
			 of the institution's professional development and in-service
			 activities;
(6) a copy of the
			 proposed catalog or, if existing, a copy of each of the institution's most
			 recent catalogs, bulletins, and brochures, with any supplements, or functional
			 equivalents;
(7) a copy of the
			 enrollment documents, or functional equivalent;
(8) a copy of the credential to be given to
			 each student upon completion of a program;
(9) a description of how the student and
			 administrative records are maintained as required by
			 K.A.R.
			 88-28-2;
(10) a copy of any advertising
			 used;
(11) a financial statement
			 showing income and expenditures for the most recent, complete fiscal year.
			 These documents shall include either a balance sheet and an income statement or
			 a statement of financial position and a statement of activities. These
			 documents shall be audited by a certified public accountant if the institution
			 is requesting degree-granting authority or the institution participates in
			 title IV student financial aid programs under the higher education act of 1965,
			 as amended;
(12) for an institution
			 in its first calendar year of operation, a business plan with the initial
			 application, which shall include the following:
(A) An income statement or statement of
			 activities that provides projected revenue and expenses for the first year of
			 operation; and
(B) written
			 documentation evidencing the amounts and sources of capital currently available
			 to the institution for payment of start-up costs and any potential losses;
			 and
(13) a copy of any
			 certificate of accreditation issued to the institution by an accrediting agency
			 recognized by the United States department of education and a copy of a report
			 of any adverse actions during the last three academic years.