Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) All schools shall maintain appropriate student records of tuition fees paid, basis for admission, program enrollment, enrollment and withdrawal dates, student evaluation, and progress toward a degree, diploma or certificate. These student records shall be maintaine…

19.03 PDF: (A) It is the responsibility of the school to determine with reasonable certainty, in advance of the acceptance of a prospective student's enrollment, that the student meets the minimum basic admissions qualifications as required by the school to successfully benefit f…

19.03 PDF: (A) Tuition(1) Each school must establish a total tuition charge for each program of instruction and the tuition charge must be applied uniformly to all students. This requirement does not apply to group tuition rates to business firms, industry, or governmental agenci…

19.03 PDF: (A) In the event that a student withdraws or is dismissed from school, all efforts will be made to refund pre-paid amounts for books, fees and supplies except for those items determined to fall within the preview of paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule.(B) Charges…

19.03 PDF: (A) Institutional scholarship award plans are tuition and fee credits or other institutional financial aid programs intended for applicants or other interested persons prior to enrollment in school. All institutional scholarships provided and administered by the school…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any advertisement or promotional literature written or used by a school holding a certificate of registration with the board must carry the name, address, and registration number as listed on its certificate of registration.(B) No school or its agents shall adverti…

19.03 PDF: (A) Solicitation and recruitment of prospective students must be conducted by an employee of the registered school (not by an independent contractor or other third party). Solicitation and recruitment may be conducted through means such as:(1) Telemarketing; and,(2) Di…

19.03 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 3332.08 of the Revised Code, the application for a certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a surety bond in the penal sum as determined by paragraph (E) of this rule. The bond shall be in a form prescribed by the state board of caree…

19.03 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 3332.051 of the Revised Code all registered schools must administer student surveys which shall be used to solicit comments from students enrolled at the school. The survey shall be designed to determine student satisfaction with the quality of …

19.03 PDF: (A) The board may issue program authorization for a degree, certificate, or diploma program to an applicant holding a certificate of registration issued pursuant to section 3332.05 of the Revised Code upon receipt of the fee established in accordance with this rule and…

19.03 PDF: (A) All schools submitting programs for approval by the board shall meet the minimum standards of this rule.(B) All programs approved by the board shall meet the following minimum standards:(1) Each program of instruction shall be described in a manner that concisely a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any individual whose primary duty, on or off school premises, is to solicit prospective students to enroll for a fee at a registered Ohio school, must first obtain an agent's permit from the board. No individual shall sell any program in Ohio or solicit students fo…

19.03 PDF: (A) The board may suspend, revoke, deny or cancel an agent's permit for any one or a combination of the following causes pursuant to section 3332.12 of the Revised Code:(1) Violation of any provision of sections 3332.01 to 3332.99 of the Revised Code or any rules or re…

19.03 PDF: (A) All agents must be registered in accordance with rule 3332-1-17 of the Administrative Code. Agents must receive at least twenty-five percent of their total annual compensation from the school in salary that excludes money received from commissions.(B) All agents, s…

19.03 PDF: (A) The state board of career colleges and schools is given the authority under section 3332.091 of the Revised Code to investigate any complaint, submitted in writing, by any person adversely affected by the actions of a certificate holder. Complaints must be submitte…

19.03 PDF: (A) The state board of career colleges and schools shall assist the student tuition recovery authority in its administration and oversight of the student tuition recovery fund.(B) The state board of career colleges and schools shall collect payments on behalf of the st…

19.03 PDF: (A) The state board of career colleges and schools may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration or program authorization or may impose a penalty pursuant to Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code for a violation of any provision of Chapter …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule of the state board of career colleges and schools is adopted in compliance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code.(B) Any person may determine the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each new school, change of ownership, or school renewal must pay a fee for the certificate of authorization and a fee for each program for which they are seeking board approval. All fees submitted to the board are not refundable.(B) Fees for the initial issuance an…

19.03 PDF: (A) Pursuant to division (N) of section 3332.031 of the Revised Code, an annual report on the activities of the board will be published and made available via the board's web site for the governor, general assembly and other interested persons.(B) Failure of registered…

19.03 PDF: (A) All schools registered with the state board of career colleges and schools shall assist students with job placement after graduation. Placement assistance must include elements which exceed steps that the student could initiate on his/her own.(B) Each school shall …

19.03 PDF: (A) A school that is unable to continue business operations, whether as the result of a business failure or otherwise, shall contact the board prior to the school's closure and develop and arrange an adequate teach-out plan for its students. Such plans must be submitte…

19.03 PDF: (A) An off campus learning center is an extension of a school that holds a certificate of registration with the board. Off campus learning centers approved under this rule must be physically located in the state of Ohio away from the registered school site, and operate…

19.03 PDF: For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply:(A) "Access" as a noun means an instance of copying, viewing, or otherwise perceiving whereas "access" as a verb means to copy, …

19.03 PDF: For personal information systems, whether manual or computer systems, that contain confidential personal information, the board shall do the following:(A) Criteria for accessing confidential personal information. Personal information systems of the board are managed on…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, this rule contains a list of valid reasons, directly related to the board's exercise of its powers or duties, for which only employees of the board may access confidential personal …

19.03 PDF: The following federal statutes or regulations or state statutes and administrative rules make personal information maintained by the board confidential and identify the confidential personal information within the scope of rules promulgated by this board in accordance …

19.03 PDF: For personal information systems that are computer systems and contain confidential personal information (CPI), the board shall do the following:(A) Access restrictions. Access to CPI that is kept electronically shall require a password or other authentication measure.…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.04 of the Revised Code.(B) DefinitionsFor purposes of this rule:(1) "Enrolled student" means a student who takes coursework or participates in instructio…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.04 of the Revised Code.(B) Considerations for state fundingState funding support of institutions may be determined by a variety of factors that include, …

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is established by authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education in the appropriation and reappropriation acts for capital improvements adopted by the general assembly as well as sections 3345.50 and 3345.51 of the Revised Code.(B) P…

11.15 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by division (N) of section 3333.04 of the Revised Code:"Approve or disapprove all new degrees and new degree programs at all state colleges, universities, and other stat…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by sections 3333.048 and 3333.049 of the Revised Code. (B) Definitions(1) "Institution of higher education" means any state-assisted institution of higher education as d…

11.15 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.04 of the Revised Code:"Approve or disapprove all new degrees and new degree programs at all state colleges, universities, and other state-assisted insti…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under the authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 1713.03 of the Revised Code.(B) General(1) All institutions as defined in section 1713.01 of the Revised Code must demonstrate compliance with the chancel…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is established by authority conferred upon the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education, in consultation with the director of public safety, by section 3333.125 of the Revised Code.(B) Policy and intentThe purpose of the commerical t…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.122 of the Revised Code.(B) Definitions(1) "Ohio resident" as used in this rule has the same meaning as used in rule 3333-1-10 of the Administrative Code.Ea…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.126 of the Revised Code.(B) "Eligible student" means a student to whom all of the following apply:(1) The student receives an Ohio college opportunity gr…

19.03 PDF: (A) Intent and authority(1) It is the intent of the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education in promulgating this rule to exclude from treatment as residents, as that term is applied here, those persons who are present in the state of Ohio primarily for th…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.21 of the Revised Code.(B) Purpose of programThe "Ohio Academic Scholarship Program" was established to recognize and give financial assistance to the st…

11.15 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3333.11 of the Revised Code, requiring all schools or colleges of medicine or medical universities which receive state assistance to establish and maintain de…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by sections 1713.03 and 3333.048 of the Revised Code.(B) Definitions(1) Institution for purposes of this rule "institution" has the same definition as section 1713.01 of…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education by division (B)(4) of section 3333.171 of the Revised Code: The chancellor may "assess and collect fees, pursuant to rules adopted by the chancell…

19.03 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under the authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 3322.20 of the Revised Code.(B) PurposeThe purpose of the Ohio computer science promise program ("CS Promise program") is to guarantee all Ohio public sch…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "Allocated state share of instruction" has the same meaning as is in section 3333.59 of the Revised Code.(2) "Bond service charge payments" means payments from a college district to provide for the payment of bond service charges on obligat…

19.03 PDF: (A) The rule is established by authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher education by section 733.13 of Amended Substitute House Bill 64 of the 131st General Assembly.(B) Policy and intentThe purpose of the STEM public-private partnership pilot program is to en…

11.15 PDF: (A) AuthorityThis rule is adopted under authority conferred upon the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education by section 3333.137 of the Revised Code.(B) Policy and intentThe purpose of the program is to provide loan repayment on behalf of attorneys who ag…