Section R4-39-101. Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 32-3001, the following definitions apply in this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

1.        “Accreditation” has the same meaning as “accredited” in

A.R.S. § 32-3001.

2.        “Board” means the Arizona State Board for Private Post- secondary Education.

3.        “Conditional license” means a non-renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a new private non-accred- ited vocational institution or a new private non-accredited degree-granting institution.

4.        “New,” as used in this Section and in R4-39-104 and R4- 39-106 means a:

a.         Private non-accredited vocational institution that has not previously been issued a license by the Board to operate as a private non-accredited vocational insti- tution in this state, or

b.        Private non-accredited degree-granting institution that has not previously been issued a license by the Board to operate as a private non-accredited degree- granting institution in this state.

5.        “Person” has the meaning in A.R.S. § 1-215.

6.        “Provisional license” means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a private non-accredited degree- granting institution.

7.        “Regular license” means a renewable one-year license issued by the Board to a private accredited vocational institution, a private accredited degree-granting institu- tion, or a private non-accredited vocational institution.

8.        “Signature” means:

a.         A handwritten or stamped representation of an indi- vidual’s name or a symbol intended to represent an individual’s name, or

b.        An “electronic signature” as defined in A.R.S. § 44- 7002.

9.        “Signing” means the act of providing a signature.

10.     “Staff” means an individual employed by or representing a private vocational institution or private degree-granting institution.

11.     “Student fees” means charges for registration, admission, tuition financing, or loans incurred by a student or other funding source on behalf of the student.

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 27, 1985 (Supp. 85-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2262, effective August 6, 2005 (Supp. 05-2).