Section 1030.90 Academic Application Processing Fees

a) Fees

Fees are assessed in connection with applications for certificates of approval under the 1945 Act and applications for authorization to operate and authorization to grant certificates and degrees under the 1961 Act, including filing notices of intent and submitting change requests.

1) Application Fees

A) Certificate of Approval or Authorization to Operate. Only one fee shall be charged if both are sought in the same application. This is a one-time fee that does not apply to entities that have been previously approved or authorized by the Board. The fee amount is based on the type of institution and institution size as outlined in subsection (a)(2).

B) Notice of Intent . One fee shall be submitted with each filing.

C) Authorization to Grant Degrees

i) The fee is based on the type of institution, institution size, and certificate or degree level as outlined in subsection (a)(2).

ii) This fee applies to each request for authorization to grant a new certificate or degree or an additional certificate or degree in a region.

D) Change Request. The fee shall be charged for each request within a region. One submission with 10 requests shall be assessed for 10 change requests ($2,500).

E) Exemption Fee. The fee shall be charged for each request submitted to the Board.

2) Schedule of Fees

A) Illinois Not-for-Profit Institutions

	Institution Size
	< 1,000 students	1,000 or more students

Certificate of Approval or Authority to Operate	$ 3,000	$ 4,000
Degree Granting Authority per Region	1,500	2,500
Certificate Approval per Region	750	750
Notice of Intent	500	500
Change Request per Region	250	250
Exemption Fee	250	250

B) Illinois Proprietary Institutions

	Institution Size
	< 1,000 Students	1,000 or more Students

Certificate of Approval or Authorization to Operate	$ 6,000	$ 7,000
Degree Granting Authority per Region	2,500	3,500
Certificate Approval per Region	1,000	1,000
Notice of Intent	500	500
Change Request per Region	250	250
Exemption Fee	250	250

C) Out-of-State Institutions

	Institution Size
	< 1,000 Students	1,000 or more Students

Certificate of Approval or Authorization to Operate	$ 7,000	$ 8,000
Degree Granting Authority per Region	3,500	4,500
Certificate Approval Region	1,750	1,750
Notice of Intent	500	500
Change Request per Region	250	250
Exemption Fee	250	250

b) Remittance

1) Fees shall be submitted as check, certified check, cashier's check or money order payable to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

2) No refund shall be awarded for any application that requires Board approval and has been reviewed by Board staff. Applications withdrawn by the institution or returned by Board staff shall receive no refund.

3) Fees shall be submitted to:

Illinois Board of Higher Education

Academic Affairs Fee Remittance

1 North Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333

Springfield IL 62701

c) Processing

1) Applications, notices, and change requests submitted to the Board with insufficient fees shall be considered incomplete. The Board will notify the institution of the amount due. No further action shall be taken by the Board until the full amount due is submitted.

2) Applications, notices and change requests submitted to the Board with incorrect fees shall be considered incomplete. The incorrect fee amount will be returned to the institution. No further action shall be taken by the Board until the full and correct fee amount due is submitted.

3) The Board will not accept applications from institutions that have not provided the information necessary for the Board to process a previously submitted application.

(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 66, effective December 19, 2017)