Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 173

Department of Higher Education

←173.1101

Section 173.1102.1

173.1103→

August 28, 2015

Definitions.

173.1102. As used in sections 173.1101 to 173.1107, unless the context

requires otherwise, the following terms mean:



(1) "Academic year", the period from July first of any year through June

thirtieth of the following year;



(2) "Approved private institution", a nonprofit institution, dedicated

to educational purposes, located in Missouri which:



(a) Is operated privately under the control of an independent board and

not directly controlled or administered by any public agency or political

subdivision;



(b) Provides a postsecondary course of instruction at least six months

in length leading to or directly creditable toward a certificate or degree;



(c) Meets the standards for accreditation as determined by either the

Higher Learning Commission or by other accrediting bodies recognized by the

United States Department of Education or by utilizing accreditation standards

applicable to nondegree-granting institutions as established by the

coordinating board for higher education;



(d) Does not discriminate in the hiring of administrators, faculty and

staff or in the admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion,

sex, or national origin and is in compliance with the Federal Civil Rights

Acts of 1964 and 1968 and executive orders issued pursuant thereto. Sex

discrimination as used herein shall not apply to admission practices of

institutions offering the enrollment limited to one sex;



(e) Permits faculty members to select textbooks without influence or

pressure by any religious or sectarian source;



(3) "Approved public institution", an educational institution located in

Missouri which:



(a) Is directly controlled or administered by a public agency or

political subdivision;



(b) Receives appropriations directly or indirectly from the general

assembly for operating expenses;



(c) Provides a postsecondary course of instruction at least six months

in length leading to or directly creditable toward a degree or certificate;



(d) Meets the standards for accreditation as determined by either the

Higher Learning Commission, or if a public community college created under

the provisions of sections 178.370 to 178.400 meets the standards established

by the coordinating board for higher education for such public community

colleges, or by other accrediting bodies recognized by the United States

Department of Education or by utilizing accreditation standards applicable to

the institution as established by the coordinating board for higher education;



(e) Does not discriminate in the hiring of administrators, faculty and

staff or in the admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion,

sex, or national origin and is otherwise in compliance with the Federal Civil

Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 and executive orders issued pursuant thereto;



(f) Permits faculty members to select textbooks without influence or

pressure by any religious or sectarian source;



(4) "Coordinating board", the coordinating board for higher education;



(5) "Expected family contribution", the amount of money a student and

family should pay toward the cost of postsecondary education as calculated by

the United States Department of Education and reported on the student aid

report or the institutional student information record;



(6) "Financial assistance", an amount of money paid by the state of

Missouri to a qualified applicant under sections 173.1101 to 173.1107;



(7) "Full-time student", an individual who is enrolled in and is

carrying a sufficient number of credit hours or their equivalent at an

approved private or public institution to secure the degree or certificate

toward which he or she is working in no more than the number of semesters or

their equivalent normally required by that institution in the program in

which the individual is enrolled. This definition shall be construed as the

successor to subdivision (7) of section 173.205* for purposes of eligibility

requirements of other financial assistance programs that refer to section

173.205*.



(L. 2007 S.B. 389)



*Section 173.205 was repealed by S.B. 389, 2007.







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