Section 1050.20  Definitions

"Asynchronous" means instruction in which the teacher and students do not meet at the same time.  Online instruction is more likely to be asynchronous, allowing students to access and participate in the course when they choose to do so. 

"Board" refers to the Board of Higher Education.

"Board of Control" means one of the following:

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, the Illinois Community College Board, or the campuses under their governance or supervision.

"Degree" means any designation, appellation, series of letters or words, or other symbol which signifies or purports to signify that the recipient has satisfactorily completed an organized program of study of at least one year beyond the secondary school level.  It shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, post-master certificate, doctorate − professional practice (degree required for entry into specific profession such as law or medicine), and doctorate − research and scholarship.

"Home campus" is also known as "in-region". Both "home campus" and "in-region" are defined as the Board approved region within which the institution's original campus would have been located had the regions existed at that time.

"New geographical location" is also known as "out-of-region".  Both "new geographical location" and "out-of-region" sites are those sites located outside of the region within which the institution's original campus would have been located had the regions existed at that time. 

"New Unit of Instruction" means one or more of the following:

Any new organized program of study beyond the secondary school level that results in the formal award of a degree to a student.

Any organized program of study beyond the secondary school level that is offered at a new geographical location and results in the award to a student of an existing degree (i.e., one that is currently granted by the institution).

Any new formally organized administrative entity that would have a continuing instructional mission, including but not limited to a campus, branch, college, school, department or division.

"New Unit of Public Service" means any new formally organized administrative entity that would have a continuing public service mission, including but not limited to a school, department, division, institute or center.

"New Unit of Research" means any new formally organized administrative entity that would have a continuing research mission, including but not limited to a school, department, division, institute or center.

"Reasonable and Moderate Extension" means one or more of the following:

An addition to or modification of an existing unit of instruction that has a direct relationship to the existing unit and that does not result in a significant change in curriculum, objectives or resources for the unit of instruction.

An addition to or modification of an existing unit of research or public service that has a direct relationship to an existing unit of instruction, research or public service; is consistent with the existing research or public service mission of the campus; and will be concluded within a well defined time frame.

A change in classification, title or degree designation of an existing unit of instruction, research or public service that more accurately reflects the content, objectives and programmatic activities for the unit.

An addition of a certificate program from one or more existing units of instruction.

"Region" refers to a geographical area within which an institution may operate a unit of instruction, research and public service and is not limited to the site within the region where the institution initially applied.  A region consists of one or more coterminous community college districts.  The community college districts are also property taxing districts established as provided in 110 ILCS 805/Art. III. The ten regions, described by community college district and community college district numbers, are as follows (see also Illustration A):

"North Suburban Region (1)" consists of the Lake County (532), Oakton (535), and William R. Harper (512) community college districts;

"Fox Valley Region (2)" consists of the Elgin (509), Kishwaukee (523), McHenry (528), Rock Valley (511), and Waubonsee (516) community college districts;

"West Suburban Region (3)" consists of the DuPage (502), Morton (527), and Triton (504) community college districts;

"Western Region (4)" consists of the Black Hawk (503), Carl Sandburg (518), Highland (519), John Wood (539), Sauk Valley (506), and Spoon River (534) community college districts;

"Central Region (5)" consists of the Heartland (540), Illinois Central District (514), Illinois Valley (513), and Lincoln Land (526) community college districts;

"South Metro Region (6)" consists of the Joliet (525), Kankakee (520), Moraine Valley (524), Prairie State (515), and South Suburban (510) community college districts;

"Prairie Region (7)" consists of the Danville (507), Lake Land (517), Parkland (505), and Richland (537) community college districts;

"Southwestern Region (8)" consists of the Illinois Eastern (529), Kaskaskia (501), Lewis and Clark (536), and Southwestern Illinois (522) community college districts;

"Southern Region (9)" consists of the John A. Logan (530), Rend Lake (521), Shawnee (531), and Southeastern (533) community college districts; and

"Chicago Region (10)" consists of the City Colleges of Chicago (508) community college district.

"Synchronous" means instruction in which the teacher and students are required to meet at the same time or the students are required to meet at the same time.  In face to face instruction, this means that everyone is in the same room at the same time.  In online instruction, synchronous instruction occurs through the use of technologies such as chat, two-way video conferencing or audio conferencing.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 78, effective December 23, 2008)