| (36) Sanction--An action taken by an accrediting agency
indicating that an institution is out of compliance with its accrediting
agency's standards or criteria and may lose such accreditation if
the institution does not take action to comply within a certain period
of time. Sanctions include, but are not limited to, warnings, notations,
probation, or loss of accreditation and equate to a violation of this
chapter.
(37) Single Point of Contact--An individual who is
designated by an institution as the person responsible for receiving
and conveying information between an institution and the Board or
Board staff. The Board will direct all communications regarding an
institution to the Single Point of Contact. Institutions must inform
the Board of changes in the designated Single Point of Contact within
30 days of change.
(38) Substantive Change--Any change in principal location,
ownership, or governance of an institution, change in accrediting
agency or final action by an accrediting agency changing such institution's
status with such accrediting agency, including negative actions taken
by the accrediting agency against an institution, change in degree-
or credential-level for an approved program, addition of new programs,
degrees or credentials offered, change of institution name, or change
in United States Department of Education requirements for receipt
of federal financial aid based on financial or accreditation status.
(39) Visiting Student--A student pursuing a degree
at an out-of-state institution (i.e., home institution) with no physical
presence in Texas who has permission from the home institution and
a Texas institution, which is either exempt from Board rules or currently
in compliance with Board rules, to take specific courses at the Texas
institution. The two institutions have an agreement that courses taken
at the Texas institution will transfer back to the home institution.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §7.3 adopted to be effective December 6, 2009, 34 TexReg 8515; amended to be effective May 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 4152; amended to be effective November 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 8012; amended to be effective May 29, 2012, 37 TexReg 3801; amended to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1152; amended to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5070; amended to be effective November 24, 2013, 38 TexReg 8434; amended to be effective March 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 1363; amended to be effective November 23, 2016, 41 TexReg 9113; amended to be effective February 28, 2018, 43 TexReg 1068; amended to beeffective March 2, 2020, 45 TexReg 1395 |
