A postsecondary educational institution, alone or in concert with any person, agent, group, or entity, shall not:

(1) Operate a postsecondary educational institution in this state that is not exempted from this part, unless the postsecondary educational institution has a current and valid authorization issued pursuant to this part;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-2007

  • Agent: means any person representing a postsecondary educational institution for payment, who solicits in any form and enrolls, or seeks to enroll, a student for education offered by an authorized institution, or offers to award educational credentials, for remuneration, on behalf of any such institution. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Authorization: means approval of a postsecondary educational institution by the commission for the institution to engage in activities or operations otherwise prohibited by §. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Commission: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Educational credentials: means degrees, diplomas, certificates, transcripts, reports, documents, or letters of designation, marks, appellations, series of letters, numbers or words which signify, purport or are generally taken to signify enrollment, attendance, progress or satisfactory completion of the requirements or prerequisites for education at a postsecondary educational institution. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Entity: includes , but is not limited to, any company, firm, society, association, partnership, corporation and trust. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Postsecondary educational institution: includes , but is not limited to, a school, college, university, or other type of entity offering educational credentials, instruction, educational services, or other activities as described in §. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • To grant: includes awarding, selling, conferring, bestowing or giving. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
(2) Offer as, or through an agent, enrollment or instruction in, or the granting of educational credentials from, a postsecondary educational institution outside this state that is not exempted from this part, unless the postsecondary educational institution has a current and valid authorization issued pursuant to this part;
(3) Instruct or educate, or offer to instruct or educate, including advertising or soliciting for such purpose; enroll, or offer to enroll; contract, or offer to contract, with a person for such purpose; or award an educational credential or contract with an institution or party to award an educational credential in this state, regardless of whether the agent or postsecondary educational institution is located within this state, unless the agent or postsecondary educational institution observes and is in compliance with the minimum standards set forth in § 49-7-2006(a), the standards established by the commission pursuant to § 49-7-2005(a)(1), and the rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to § 49-7-2005(a)(6);
(4) Use “university” or other terminology, without authorization to do so from the commission, that could mislead the general public; or
(5) Grant, or offer to grant, educational credentials, unless the postsecondary educational institution has a current and valid authorization issued pursuant to this part.
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