Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 715 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION › Division 45 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Section 715-045-0009 - Instructional Programs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All
			 schools shall:
(a) Offer programs of quality,
			 content and duration, that are based on specific industry standards or an
			 occupational task analysis, and with appropriate entrance criteria,
			 instructional materials, staff, equipment and facilities to prepare students
			 for the programs' occupational objectives; and
(b) Operate programs evaluated by appropriate
			 program advisory committees as defined in OAR 715-045-0013, unless a program is
			 exempt from the advisory committee requirement under 715-045-0014. Materials
			 for exempt programs will be reviewed by the executive director to determine the
			 adequacy and appropriateness of the instructional methodology. The school shall
			 prepare instructional design documentation for review, evaluation and analysis
			 that includes:
(A) A program outcome summary
			 for each program offered that clearly states the program title, duration,
			 educational or professional technical objective(s) of the program, and the
			 job(s) title and level for which the training prepares the student. In addition
			 the program outcome summary must include the following information:
(i) A description of the target population
			 for enrollment;
(ii) The entrance
			 requirements and prerequisite knowledge or skills needed to enroll;
(iii) Any state license exams or other
			 certifications the student will be prepared to take upon successful completion
			 of the program;
(B) A
			 list of the industry standards or the occupational task analysis used to
			 formulate the instructional design;
(C) The associated competencies taught in the
			 program for each standard or occupational task;
(D) A list of core abilities incorporated
			 throughout the program;
(E)
			 Learning plans, which shall include:
(i) Core
			 abilities and competencies taught in the lesson;
(ii) Learning objectives for each competency;
(iii) Learning activities that
			 achieve the learning objectives;
(iv) Sequence of learning activities;
(v) Performance assessment
			 statement(s);
(F) The
			 performance assessment(s) plan(s) for each competency, which shall include
			 directions for the student and the evaluator, the performance conditions and
			 criteria, and checklists, rubrics, or scoring guides used;
(G) A program map. For programs comprised of
			 multiple courses, the program map shall indicate the number of clock hours
			 allowed for each course and the topics within each course. For programs not
			 comprised of specific courses, the program map shall indicate each unit or
			 major topic within the program, the number of clock hours for each unit or
			 major topic and the specific subjects within each unit or major topic.
(i) If the school is approved to use a credit
			 hour measurement, an explanation of how credit hours convert to clock hours
			 must also be submitted;
(ii) If the
			 instructional program is self-directed or measured in lessons, the total number
			 of clock hours for the program and how that number is derived, the total number
			 of lessons, and the maximum time allowed for completion of the program must be
			 submitted.
(H) A
			 teaching syllabus for each course in each program. If a program does not
			 contain specific courses or the program is of short duration, then the teaching
			 syllabus shall be for the program in its entirety. The content of the syllabus
			 shall contain the elements in the sample provided by the commission;
(I) The grading system, standards of
			 satisfactory progress, attendance and performance required of students in the
			 program, as referenced in OAR 715-045-0019;
(c) Submit additional documentation that
			 includes:
(A) A description of the
			 instructional area or facility with space allocations and dimensions, equipment
			 placement, and teaching stations for each program appropriately indicated;
(B) A description of the admission
			 requirements and process for evaluating those requirements, including the
			 criteria or tests used in the selection and placement of enrollees for the
			 program;
(C) Labor market
			 information, updated every two years with data no more than three years old, as
			 described in OAR 715-045-0006(11); and
(D) A written placement assistance plan for
			 assisting graduates in efforts to obtain employment in the field for which
			 training was offered, or a related field, as described in OAR 715-045-0019.