ARTICLE 3. Definitions

Article 3 added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6.

§§ 94810–94871 · 64 sections

§ 94810 Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
§ 94812 “Academic year” means a period, including a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time, in which a full-time student attending an institution that measures…
§ 94813 “Accredited” means an institution is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
§ 94814 “Accrediting agency” is an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
§ 94815 “Annual report” means the yearly report required to be filed by institutions.
§ 94816 “Applicant” means a person, as defined in Section 94855, who has submitted an application to the bureau for an approval to operate or for a renewal of an…
§ 94817 “Approval to operate” or “approval” means the authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs,…
§ 94817.5 “Approved to operate” or “approved” means that an institution has received authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide…
§ 94818 “Avocational education” means education offered for the purpose of personal entertainment, pleasure, or enjoyment.
§ 94819 “Branch campus” means a site other than the main campus or a satellite location.
§ 94820 “Bureau” means the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
§ 94821 “Change in business organization form” means a change of a business organization’s original form, including, for example, a situation in which a sole…
§ 94822 “Change in control” means a change in the ownership of an institution in which a person who previously did not own at least 25 percent of the stock or interest…
§ 94823 “Change in ownership” means the acquisition by a person of more than 50 percent of an interest in or stock of a parent company.
§ 94823.5 “Change of location” means a move or relocation more than 10 miles from the site at which the institution offers instruction.
§ 94824 “Class day” means a day a student is scheduled to attend a class session, or for students receiving instruction through distance education, any calendar day…
§ 94825 “Class session” means part of a class day that an institution conducts instruction in a particular subject.
§ 94826 “Commence operations” means an institution has begun to provide educational programs.
§ 94827 “Continuing education” means instruction that does not lead to a degree in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued…
§ 94828 “Curriculum” means an organized set of courses or modules of instruction that are prerequisites to the award of a degree or diploma.
§ 94829 “Default” means failure of a borrower and endorser, if any, to make an installment payment for a loan received under the federal student financial aid programs…
§ 94830 “Degree” means a recognized educational credential awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary…
§ 94831 “Degree title” means the designated subject area of the educational program that appears on the face of the document awarded to a student.
§ 94832 “Diploma” means a recognized educational credential, other than a degree, awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements…
§ 94833 “Director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs.
§ 94834 “Distance education” means transmission of instruction to students at a location separate from the faculty.
§ 94835 “Document of record” means any document required to be maintained by this chapter.
§ 94836 “Educational materials” means textbooks, supplies, implements, tools, machinery, computers, electronic devices, or other goods related to any education,…
§ 94837 “Educational program” means a planned sequence composed of a set of related courses or modules, or a single course or module if not offered as a component of a…
§ 94838 “Educational program approval” means authorization by the bureau, another government agency of this state, or a federal government agency, to provide…
§ 94839 “Enrollment” means the execution of an enrollment agreement.
§ 94840 “Enrollment agreement” means a written contract between a student and institution concerning an educational program.
§ 94841 “Faculty” means the instructional staff of an institution, whether these persons are employees or independent contractors.
§ 94842 “Graduate” means an individual who has been awarded a degree or diploma.
§ 94843 “Institution” means any private postsecondary educational institution, including its branch campuses and satellite locations.
§ 94844 “Institutional charges” means charges for an educational program paid directly to an institution.
§ 94845 “Institution manager” means an individual who is a member of an institution’s management.
§ 94846 “Instruction” means an institution’s specific, formal arrangements in which its faculty present a part of the curriculum.
§ 94847 “License and examination preparation” means instruction designed to assist students to prepare for an examination for licensure. “License and examination…
§ 94848 “Licensure” includes any license, certificate, permit, or similar credential that a person must hold to lawfully engage in a profession, occupation, trade, or…
§ 94849 “Main campus” means the institution’s sole or primary teaching location.
§ 94850 “Noninstitutional charges” means charges for an educational program paid directly to an entity other than an institution that are specifically required for…
§ 94850.2 “Nonprofit corporation” means an institution to which contributions have been determined by the United States Internal Revenue Service to be tax-deductible…
§ 94850.5 “Out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution” means a private entity without a physical presence in this state that offers distance education to…
§ 94851 “Owner” means an individual in the case of a sole proprietorship, partners in a partnership, members in a limited liability company, or shareholders in a…
§ 94852 “Ownership” means a legal or equitable interest in an institution, including ownership of assets or stock.
§ 94853 “Parent company” means a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that owns more than 50 percent of the stock or interest in an institution.
§ 94854 “Period of attendance” means a semester, quarter, or trimester for educational programs measured in credit hours and the entire educational program if measured…
§ 94855 “Person” means a natural person or a business organization, irrespective of its form.
§ 94856 “Person in control” means a person who, by the authority or conduct of their position, directs the management of an institution.
§ 94857 “Postsecondary education” means a formal institutional educational program whose instruction is designed primarily for students who have completed or…
§ 94858 “Private postsecondary educational institution” means a private entity with a physical presence in this state that offers postsecondary education to the public…
§ 94858.5 “Public institution of higher education” means any of the following: (a) An institution that meets the definition of subdivision (a) of Section 66010,…
§ 94859 “Recruiter” means an employee of an institution whose principal job responsibilities are the recruitment of students other than on the institution’s premises.
§ 94860 “Recruitment” means actions taken by recruiters seeking enrollment of students.
§ 94861 “Reporting period” means the institution’s fiscal year or any yearly period designated by the bureau to be covered in the institution’s annual report.
§ 94862 “Satellite location” means an auxiliary classroom or teaching site within 50 miles of the branch or main location.
§ 94865 “Site” means a main or branch campus or satellite location.
§ 94866 “Teach-out” means the arrangements an institution makes for its students to complete their educational programs when the institution or an educational program…
§ 94867 “Third-party payer” means an employer, government program, or other entity that pays a student’s total charges when no separate agreement for the repayment of…
§ 94868 “To offer to the public” means to advertise, publicize, solicit, or recruit.
§ 94869 “To operate” means to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location in this state where, or from which, or through which, postsecondary educational…
§ 94870 “Total charges” means the sum of institutional and noninstitutional charges.
§ 94871 “Year” means a calendar year.