Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 715 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION › Division 45 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Section 715-045-0001 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following definitions apply to OAR 715-045-0001  through
				715-045-0210, unless otherwise indicated by the context:
(1) "Ability to benefit" is a term used in
			 reference to federal Title IV federal student aid regulations and the methods
			 of determining whether a student has the requisite academic skills necessary to
			 successfully complete a program of study, to be used only for the purposes of
			 establishing eligibility for Title IV funding.
(2) "Addendum" used in reference to a
			 school's catalog means a separate document that contains revisions of policies
			 or other information appearing in the school catalog. Information listed in an
			 addendum to a catalog should be incorporated into the catalog at the next
			 printing of the catalog. An addendum does not include errata, but errata can
			 appear on the same page as addendum information, if properly labeled.
(3) "Advertising" means any form of public
			 notice used in recruiting and promoting activities, however disseminated,
			 including but not limited to print media, catalogs, and other school
			 publications, signs, mailing pieces, radio or television ads, audiovisual
			 material, and the internet on behalf of a licensed school.
(4) "Agent" has the meaning given in ORS
			 345.010(1).
(5) "Application for admission" or "admission
			 application" means a form, separate from the enrollment agreement, which is
			 submitted by an applicant prior to the signing of the enrollment agreement and
			 evaluated by the school for admission purposes. Schools may charge a
			 non-refundable application fee; however, the fee must be clearly identified on
			 the application.
(6) "Application
			 fee," when used in reference to a school's admissions process, or "admission
			 fee" means the initial fee charged by a school to cover those expenses incurred
			 by the school in establishing an admissions file for a prospective student. The
			 application or admission fee is not inclusive of and does not preclude other
			 fees necessary to assess the suitability of a student for the intended program,
			 or that student's appropriate level of placement in the program based on prior
			 training, education, or experience. At the school's option, the application fee
			 may be non-refundable. The school shall not charge an application fee of more
			 than $50.00.
(7) "Approved" means
			 accepted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission or by the commission's
			 executive director in matters relating to school licensing
			 requirements.
(8) "Assessment" or
			 "Performance Assessment" when used in reference to the instructional program,
			 as outlined in OAR 715-045-0009, means a performance-based evaluation of an
			 applicant's progress towards mastery of the stated competencies of the
			 instructional program.
(9)
			 "At-risk" means the school demonstrates a pattern or history of one or more of
			 the following conditions that the executive director determines may cause
			 potential serious problems for the continued successful and profitable
			 operation of the organization:
(a) Failure to
			 meet the standards of financial responsibility or reporting;
(b) Misrepresentation;
(c) Frequent substantiated complaints filed
			 with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission;
(d) A decrease in enrollment from the
			 previous reporting period of 50 percent or more or 25 students, whichever is
			 greater;
(e) Staff turnover from
			 the previous reporting period of 50 percent or more or three staff, whichever
			 is greater; and
(f) If conditions
			 listed in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection can be shown to be caused
			 by unusual circumstance or reason the school may request an exemption from an
			 "at-risk" designation. Exemption requests will be evaluated by the executive
			 director.