(2) A school may give one hour of credit for a minimum
of 50 clock minutes of actual classroom session time. A school shall provide
a break of at least 20 minutes to be given at least every two hours. While
a school is expected to ensure that each student is present in the classroom
for the hours of time for which credit is awarded, this section is not intended
to penalize students who must leave the classroom for brief periods of time
for personal reasons such as taking medication or responding to the call of
nature.
(i) Course credit and records.
(1) Within ten days following the completion of a course, a
school shall provide the commission with a class roster in a format approved
by the commission. The listing of students must be numbered and in alphabetical
order, with each student's last name shown first, and must show after each
student's name the final grade of either passed, failed, incomplete, or dropped,
in language or symbols that can be correlated with these categories. The school
shall explain any other grade concisely but clearly. The school shall list
all instructors used in the course on the roster.
(A) "Passed" must be limited to those students who attended
all of the scheduled classes or completed acceptable makeup and who successfully
passed the final course examination based on passing standards approved by
the commission.
(B) "Failed" must be limited to those students who had acceptable
classroom attendance but failed the final course examination. If, however,
the school permits the student to retake the examination in accordance with
subsection (e) of this section, the first failure must be reported as an incomplete
grade.
(C) "Incomplete" must be limited to those students who met
the attendance requirements, but did not take the final course examination;
those who attended at least two/thirds of the scheduled course hours but did
not complete acceptable makeup; or those who fail the final course examination
but will be permitted to take a second examination. If a student is reported
incomplete and later completes acceptable makeup and the final examination,
the school shall file a supplemental report with the commission giving the
student's name and final grade report and using the same format and course
data as the original class report. The school shall file a separate supplemental
report for each individual class but may include more than one student on
the report if all students were in the same original class.
(D) "Dropped" must be limited to those students who missed
more than one/third of the scheduled class in which they were originally enrolled;
those who voluntarily terminated their enrollment; or those whose enrollment
was terminated for cause by a school director.
(2) A school may permit a student who attends at
least two-thirds of a scheduled course to complete makeup work to satisfy
attendance requirements. Acceptable makeup procedures are the attendance in
the corresponding class sessions in a subsequent offering of the same course
or the supervised presentation by audio or video recording of the class sessions
actually missed. A school shall require all class makeup sessions to be completed
within 90 days of the completion of the original course, or the student must
be considered dropped with no credit for the course. A member of the school's
staff must approve the makeup procedure to be followed. A student attending
less than two-thirds of the originally scheduled course must automatically
be dropped from the course without credit and reported as dropped. Dropped
status may not be changed by makeup sessions, and any hours accumulated may
not be transferred to any other course.
(3) A school shall issue to the students successfully
completing a course of instruction an official certificate which reflects
the school's name, branch, course title, course numbers, and the number of
classroom hours (or other recognized educational unit) involved in the course.
All core course certificates must show the statutory core course title or
other identification as prescribed by the commission. Certificates also must
show the date of issuance and be signed by an official of the school, or if
the certificate is computer printed, the school logo may be substituted for
the signature. Letters or other official communications also may be provided
to students for submission to the commission as evidence of satisfactory completion
of the course. Such letters must fully reflect the school name, the course
title and number, educational units, and be dated and signed by an official
of the school, or if the letter is computer printed, the school logo may be
substituted for the signature. A school shall maintain adequate security for
completion certificates and letters. Compliance with this requirement will
be determined by the commission during all school audits. A school may withhold
a student's certificate of completion of a course until the student has fulfilled
the student's financial obligation to the school.
(4) A school shall maintain records of each student enrolled
in any course for a minimum of five years. The full class file and student
enrollment agreements must be retained for at least 12 months following completion
of the class.
(5) A school shall maintain financial records sufficient
to reflect at any time the financial condition of the school. A school's financial
statement and balance sheets must be available for audit by commission personnel,
and the commission may require presentation of financial statements or other
financial records.
(j) Advertising. The following practices are prohibited:
(1) using any advertising which does not contain the school's
name;
(2) representing that the school's program is the only
vehicle by which a person may satisfy educational requirement for licensing;
(3) conveying a false impression of the school's size,
importance, location, equipment or facilities;
(4) making unsubstantiated claims that the school's programs
are superior to any other course of instruction;
(5) promoting the school directly or indirectly as a job
placement agency, unless the school is participating in a program recognized
by federal, state, or local government and is providing job placement services
to the extent the services are required by the program; or
(6) making any statement which is misleading, likely to
deceive the public, or which in any manner tends to create a misleading impression.
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