Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-61 - Regulations for Degree-Granting Institutions Act › Section 250-61-090 - Administrative requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Name.
			 The official name of the institution shall be consistent with, and appropriate
			 to, the program(s) of study offered.
(2) Purpose. The institution shall clearly
			 define its purpose or mission in an official statement which describes its role
			 in higher education. The statement shall reflect the practices of the
			 institution.
(3) Administration and
			 governance. The institution shall be governed by bylaws or policies defining a
			 chain of authority and responsibility.
(a)
			 Administrators shall normally be graduates of accredited institutions and have
			 academic credentials and prior higher education administrative experience for
			 their area of responsibility.
(b)
			 The main campus of the institution shall have, as a minimum, personnel to
			 adequately staff the following roles: A chief executive officer, academic
			 officer, registrar, business officer, student services officer, library
			 director, and, if financial aid services are offered, financial aid officer.
			 These officers shall be accessible to students, faculty, and other personnel
			 located at the main campus and at educational sites or centers in Washington.
			 In the event that the proposed Washington site is a branch campus of an
			 out-of-state institution, the branch campus shall also have sufficient
			 personnel to adequately serve the students at that location.
(i) The chief executive and academic officers
			 shall have at least a master's degree from an accredited institution and
			 experience in college-level management, teaching, and academic administration,
			 unless the institution can demonstrate that these are not the normally accepted
			 standards for an institution offering the same level of instruction.
(ii) The registrar shall have at least a
			 baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and college-level
			 experience in admissions and student records, unless the institution can
			 demonstrate that these are not the normally accepted standards for an
			 institution offering the same level of instruction.
(iii) The business, student services, and
			 financial aid officers and library director shall have at least a baccalaureate
			 degree from an accredited institution and experience in their assigned areas,
			 unless the institution can demonstrate that these are not the normally accepted
			 standards for an institution offering the same level of instruction.
(c) The institution shall specify
			 an individual who will serve as the principal contact person for each
			 educational site or academic center in Washington.
(d) The institution shall have policies and
			 provisions for the involvement of faculty in the academic affairs, curriculum
			 development, and governance of the institution.
(e) The institution shall have policies and
			 provisions for faculty selection, orientation, teaching load, supervision,
			 evaluation, and professional development.