§ 49-8-102. Admissions Generally
Persons who otherwise meet admission requirements shall be admitted to a state college or university, at in-state tuition rates, if they are residents of the state, or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in a county of another state lying immediately adjacent to a county in this state in which […]
§ 49-8-103. [reserved.]
The board of regents and each state university board are authorized to establish from time to time reasonable and appropriate rules and policies defining residency of students, which shall be used for the purpose of determining whether or not out-of-state tuition shall be charged to a student enrolling in a state college or university subject […]
§ 49-8-105. Training Schools for Practice Teachers
Any state college or university under the direction of the board of regents or a state university board is authorized to maintain a training school for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), or any combination of grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), for the purpose of providing practice teaching experience for teachers in training, and the students […]
§ 49-8-106. Reserve Officer Training
The governing board of each institution subject to this chapter is authorized and empowered to establish reserve officers training corps units in any public college or university under its jurisdiction, to execute and deliver bond, with or without surety, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the United […]
§ 49-8-107. Fiscal Procedures
Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, the University of Memphis, and, subject to prior approval of the commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury, the state colleges of applied technology and community colleges are authorized to maintain bank accounts […]
§ 49-8-108. Attaining University Status
The Tennessee higher education commission is authorized and empowered to develop reasonable and objective rules and standards for the purpose of determining when degree-granting institutions of higher learning under its jurisdiction have attained the status of a university. The rules and standards shall take into consideration such factors as variety and depth of instructional programs […]
§ 49-8-109. Student Access to Facilities and Functions
All facilities of and any and all social, athletic and cultural functions sponsored by a state institution of higher learning, industry, state universities and colleges, technical schools, community colleges and state colleges of applied technology shall be available to all students who are enrolled in at least six (6) hours or more of credit courses […]