2014 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (160-186)
Chapter 173 Department of Higher Education
Section 173.205 (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 389 § A)

173.205. As used in sections 173.200 to 173.230, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Academic year", the period from August first of any year through July thirty-first 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 North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or by other accrediting bodies recognized by the United States Office 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 North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or if a public junior college created pursuant to the provisions of sections 178.370 to 178.400, RSMo, meets the standards established by the coordinating board for higher education for such public junior colleges, or by other accrediting bodies recognized by the United States Office 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) "Financial assistance", an amount of money paid by the state of Missouri to a qualified applicant pursuant to sections 173.200 to 173.230;

(6) "Financial need", the difference between the financial resources available to an applicant, as determined by the coordinating board, and the applicant's anticipated expenses, including tuition, mandatory fees, and board and room while attending an approved private or public institution of postsecondary education. In determining need the coordinating board shall employ a formula similar to nationally recognized comprehensive mechanisms for determining need, such as those of the American College Testing Program or the College Scholarship Service;

(7) "Full-time student", an individual who is enrolled in and is carrying sufficient number of credit hours or their equivalent at an approved private or public institution to secure the degree or certificate toward which he 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.