Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR POST SECONDARY PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS › Section 1-9 - Minimum Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
No post secondary proprietary school as defined by
				  W.S.
				  21-11-101(a), or proprietor
				  thereof, shall solicit students, do business in, or operate in Wyoming without
				  first obtaining a private school license. A license will be granted when it has
				  been determined by the State Department that the Institution is in compliance
				  with the following minimum standards:
(a) Any school licensed by the State
				Department shall conduct only those courses which are listed on the licensing
				application documents. Any significant changes in course content must be
				reported by letter to the State Department within thirty (30) days after such
				changes have been made.
(b) There
				is in the school adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and
				instructional personnel to provide academic instruction commensurate with
				course offerings.
(c) The education
				and experience qualifications of administrative and instructional staff are
				such as will insure that students will receive educational services consistent
				with the 1-4 stated objectives for which the educational services were
				offered.
(d) The school has
				submitted a copy of all course outlines, a schedule of tuition, fees, and other
				charges, regulations pertaining to absences, a grading system, and rules of
				operation and conduct furnished each person upon enrollment. Standards of
				progress for all post secondary proprietary schools licensed by the State
				Department will define the minimum grades considered satisfactory, conditions
				for interruption due to unsatisfactory progress, a description of the
				probationary period if any, and conditions for reentrance for those students
				dismissed for unsatisfactory progress.
(e) Upon completion of education, the student
				is awarded a certified diploma/certificate by the school indicating the
				education was satisfactorily completed.
(f) Adequate records are kept to show
				attendance, progress or grades, and satisfactory standards relating to
				attendance, progress and conduct are enforced. The records and accounts of post
				secondary proprietary schools licensed by the State Department that pertain to
				student enrollment and progress will be kept in good account and retained as
				permanent records.
(g) The school
				complies with all local, city, county, state, and federal regulations
				pertaining to said school. No post secondary proprietary school should deny
				enrollment to any prospective student, or make any distinction or
				classification of students because of race, creed, color, sex, or national
				origin.
(h) The school does not
				utilize advertising which tends to mislead students or falsify information
				regarding job placement or accreditation by the state. If a school wishes to
				refer to the fact that it is licensed in the "State of Wyoming", it shall refer
				to that fact only in the following phraseology: "Licensed by the State of
				Wyoming as a post secondary proprietary school under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				21-11-101 through
				21-11-107."
(i) The school's administrators, directors,
				owners and instructors are persons who have not been convicted of fraud, moral
				turpitude, or other felonies, nor participated in behavior which lead to
				revocation of the school's license in another state or country.
(j) The school has and maintains a policy for
				the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges in the
				event the student fails to enter the course or withdraws or is discontinued
				there from at any time prior to completion.