Iowa Code Title VII. Education and Cultural Affairs [Chs. 256-305B] § 261B.2. Definitions

1. “Commission” means the college student aid commission created pursuant to section 261.1.

2. “Course of instruction” means a postsecondary educational program that a school offers through in-person instruction, distance delivery, correspondence study methods, or any combination thereof.

3. “Degree” means a postsecondary credential conferring on the recipient the title of associate, bachelor, master, or doctor, or an equivalent title, signifying educational attainment based on study which may be supplemented by experience or achievement testing. A postsecondary degree under this chapter shall not include an honorary degree or other unearned degree.

4. “Presence” means a location in Iowa at which a student participates in any structured activity related to a school's distance education course of instruction, with the exception of proctored examinations. “Presence” also means an address, location, telephone number, or internet protocol address in Iowa from which a school conducts any aspect of its operations. For the purpose of a residential course of instruction offered on a school's campus that is not located in Iowa, “presence” does not include:

5. “School” means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:

6. “Student” means a person who enrolls in or seeks to enroll in a course of instruction offered or conducted by a school.