Terms Used In Utah Code 13-34-101

• Accredited postsecondary school: means a postsecondary school that is accredited by an accrediting agency. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Accrediting agency: means a private educational association that:
       (2)(a) is recognized by the United States Department of Education;
       (2)(b) develops education criteria; and
       (2)(c) conducts evaluations to assess whether a postsecondary school meets the criteria described in Subsection (2)(b). See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Distance postsecondary education: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 13-34-101
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Educational credential: means a degree, diploma, certificate, transcript, report, document, letter of designation, mark, or series of letters, numbers, or words that represent enrollment, attendance, or satisfactory completion of the requirements or prerequisites of an educational program. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Nonprofit organization: means a nonprofit corporation or foreign nonprofit corporation as those terms are defined in Section 16-6a-102. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Operate: means to:
       (11)(a) maintain a physical presence in the state; or
       (11)(b) provide postsecondary education to an individual who resides in the state. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Physical presence: means :
       (12)(a) to maintain in the state a physical location where a student receives postsecondary education; or
       (12)(b) to provide to a student distance postsecondary education from a location in this state. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Postsecondary education: means education or educational services offered primarily to an individual who:
            (13)(a)(i) has completed or terminated their secondary or high school education; or
            (13)(a)(ii) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Postsecondary school: means a person that offers postsecondary education:
       (14)(a) in exchange for payment of tuition, fees, or other consideration; and
       (14)(b) for the purpose of attaining educational, professional, or vocational objectives. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Registration certificate: means approval from the division to operate a postsecondary school in accordance with this chapter, and with rules adopted in accordance with this chapter. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State authorization certificate: means a certificate that the division issues to an accredited postsecondary school in accordance with Section 13-34-302. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Student: means :
       (21)(a) a person who pays or is obligated to pay a postsecondary school for postsecondary education; or
       (21)(b) a legal guardian of a person described in Subsection (21)(a). See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5