Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 400 - Educational Approval › Chapter SPS 401 - Definitions › Section SPS 401.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In chs.
				  SPS
				  401 to 411:
(1) ADJUSTED GROSS ANNUAL SCHOOL REVENUES.
				"Adjusted gross annual school revenues" means the amount remaining after
				subtracting from gross annual school revenues the amount of refunds actually
				made to Wisconsin students or their sponsors during the same fiscal year for
				which the school reported the gross annual school revenues.
(3) CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE. "Constructive
				notice" means the period of time, designated by the school, after which a
				student will be considered withdrawn by the school, because the student failed
				to attend classes, utilize instructional facilities or submit lessons without
				providing, prior to or during that period, an explanation to the school
				regarding the inactivity.
(4)
				DEGREE. "Degree" means a designation, including associate, bachelor, master or
				doctor which signifies satisfactory completion of a program of study beyond the
				secondary school level, but does not include a certificate or
				diploma.
(5) DEGREE CREDIT. "Degree
				credit" means a quarter or semester credit awarded for completion of a subject
				satisfying a portion of the requirements for the award of a degree by the
				school.
(5m) DEPARTMENT.
				"Department" means the department of safety and professional
				services.
(6) DIPLOMA. "Diploma"
				means a written and dated statement, made over the seal of the granting school
				and the signature of one or more school officers, certifying that a student has
				satisfactorily completed a program leading to an occupational, vocational, or
				educational objective.
(7) DISTANCE
				LEARNING. "Distance learning" means instruction provided by means other than
				face-to-face student to teacher interaction; including video, computer-based,
				and correspondence instruction.
(8)
				ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT. "Enrollment agreement" means a document by which a
				student contracts to enroll in a school or program.
(9) ENROLLMENT APPLICATION. "Enrollment
				application" means a non-contractual document by which a student applies for
				admission to a subject or program.
(10) GROSS ANNUAL SCHOOL REVENUES. " Gross
				annual school revenues" means the total revenues recognized in the school's
				method of accounting during the past fiscal year from the sale of goods and
				services to Wisconsin students, unreduced by any costs of the sales. It
				includes all revenues from tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment and
				includes revenues from room and board charges to Wisconsin students required to
				use room and board facilities which the school provided. It also includes all
				revenues from contracts with third parties to provide school goods and services
				to Wisconsin students or groups of Wisconsin students, such as workforce
				investment act contracts, or contracts with employers to provide training to
				their employees.
(11) HOUR. "Hour"
				means either 50 or 60 minutes as determined by a school's policies.
(12) INACTIVE. "Inactive" means the status of
				a school which is not currently soliciting enrollments, advertising for
				students, or providing instruction.
(13) LABORATORY. "Laboratory" means a
				setting, usually with equipment, where under supervision a student acquires
				knowledge and understanding of the physical properties of materials or the
				principles underlying the operations of machines, appliances, and the
				like.
(14) LECTURE. "Lecture" means
				a setting, usually in a classroom, where a teacher instructs a student in the
				theory, principles or history of an academic or vocational subject.
(15) LESSON. "Lesson" means a single unit in
				a program.
(16) PAST FISCAL YEAR.
				"Past fiscal year" means a 12-month period ending on a date no earlier than 15
				months before the date of the submission of the financial information requested
				on the application.
(17) PERSON.
				"Person" means any individual, partnership, association, or corporation or any
				combination thereof.
(18) PROGRAM.
				"Program" means an organized unit of subject matter in which instruction is
				offered within a given time and which leads to a certificate, diploma or
				degree, or to an occupational, educational or vocational objective.
(19) QUARTER CREDIT. "Quarter credit" means a
				unit by which a school operating on a quarter calendar measures its
				programs.
(19m) RECOGNIZED
				ACCREDITING BODY. "Recognized accrediting body" means a regional, national, or
				specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education
				under
				20 USC
				1099b for the purposes of federal Title IV
				funding under the higher education act of 1965.
(20) REPRESENTATIVE. "Representative" means
				an individual employed by or representing a school who, in places other than
				the school, attempts to secure enrollment agreements.
(21) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION. "Resident
				instruction" means a program which a school offers at a teaching
				location.
(22) REVISED PROGRAM.
				"Revised program" means any approved program in which the school proposes to
				increase or decrease the hours or credits by more than 25% from the approved
				length of the program, change more than 25% of the approved content of the
				program, or change the content of the program as the result of changes to the
				occupational licensing requirements of an agency of this state.
(23) SCHOOL. "School" means any person,
				located within or outside this state, maintaining, advertising or conducting a
				program for profit or a tuition charge not exempted under s.
				440.52(1)
				(e), Stats.
(24) SEMESTER CREDIT. "Semester credit" means
				a unit by which a school operating on a semester calendar measures its
				programs.
(25) SHOP. "Shop" means a
				setting, usually with prescribed equipment and tools, in which a student
				develops under supervision the skill necessary for the construction,
				maintenance, operation, repair or use of machines, appliances, tools and
				materials.
(26) SPONSOR. "Sponsor"
				includes any person or government agency who makes a payment on behalf of a
				student or awards a loan, grant or scholarship to a student.
(27) STUDENT. "Student" means an individual
				who has pursued, is pursuing, or has stated an intent to pursue any program
				which a school offers.
(28)
				SUBJECT. "Subject" means instructional material in a program.
(29) TEACHING LOCATION. "Teaching location"
				means the area and facilities, including any office, classroom, meeting room,
				laboratory, shop or range, used or designated for instructional use by a
				school.
(29m) TEACH-OUT.
				"Teach-out" means an arrangement for the completion of a department-approved
				program in which a student is enrolled in the event of a school's closure or a
				school's failure to perform its contractual obligations.
(30) TERM. "Term" means a regularly
				established division of the school year which is no more than 19 weeks
				long.
(31) TOTAL COST OF THE
				PROGRAM. "Total cost of the program" means the sum of all charges which the
				school makes for tuition, books, materials, and supplies plus any other charges
				which the school requires the student to pay as the result of enrollment in a
				specific program. The school shall include room and board charges in the total
				cost of the program only if the school requires the student to utilize room or
				board facilities which the school provides. Finance charges are not part of the
				total cost of the program.
(32)
				TOTAL COST OF THE TERM. "Total cost of the term" means the sum of all charges
				which the school requires the student to pay as the result of enrollment for a
				specific term. It does not include a one-time application fee not exceeding $30
				or a term registration fee not exceeding $20. The school shall include room and
				board charges in the total cost of the term only if the school requires the
				student to utilize room or board facilities which the school provides. Finance
				charges are not part of the total cost of the term.
(33) UNEARNED TUITION. "Unearned tuition"
				means that portion of tuition, fees and other charges paid to a school for
				which a student has not yet received instruction.
(34) VOCATIONAL CREDIT. "Vocational credit"
				means a quarter or semester credit awarded for completion of a subject;
(a) Which does not satisfy a portion of the
				requirements for the award of a degree in a program which the department has
				approved for the school, or
(b)
				Which is part of a program at a school which does not have approval from the
				department to offer a degree.