2002 Minnesota Statutes

     136A.62 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Words, terms, and phrases.  The 
 following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meanings 
 ascribed to them in this section for the purposes of sections 
 136A.61 to 136A.71. 

    Subd. 2.    Office.  "Office" means the Minnesota higher 
 education services office. 

    Subd. 3.    School.  "School" means any individual, 
 partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, 
 corporation, or any combination thereof, which (a) is, owns, or 
 operates a private, nonprofit post-secondary education 
 institution; (b) provides a post-secondary instructional program 
 or course leading to a degree whether or not for profit; (c) is, 
 owns, or operates a private, post-secondary education 
 institution which uses the term "college", "academy", 
 "institute" or "university" in its name; or (d) operates for 
 profit and provides programs or courses which are intended to 
 allow an individual to fulfill in part or totally the 
 requirements necessary to maintain a license to practice an 
 occupation.  School shall also mean any public post-secondary 
 educational institution located in another state or country 
 which offers or makes available to a Minnesota resident any 
 course, program or educational activity which does not require 
 the leaving of the state for its completion. 

    Subd. 4.    Degree.  "Degree" means any award given by 
 a school for completion of a program or course which is 
 designated by the term degree, associate, bachelor, 
 baccalaureate, masters, or doctorate, or any other award which 
 the office shall include by rule. 

    Subd. 5.    Records.  "Records" means those school 
 documents and files containing student data relating to academic 
 credits, grades, degrees awarded, periods of attendance, and 
 such other matters as the office shall determine by rule. 

    HIST: 1975 c 201 s 2; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1978 c 603 s 2; 1985 c 
 248 s 70; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 39,59