Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-26-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) Academic requirement: The term is defined
in T.C.A. §
49-4-902.
(2) Academic year: This term is defined in
T.C.A. §
49-4-902.
(3) Board of Directors: The board of
directors of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.
(4) Certificate or diploma: The term is
defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-902.
(5) Continuous enrollment: The term is
defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-708.
(6) Cumulative grade point average: The grade
point average as calculated by the eligible postsecondary
institution.
(7) Early high school
graduate: A student who graduates from an eligible high school in less than the
eight (8) semesters or four (4) years that is typical for most students, or who
completes a home school program or obtains a GED or HiSET prior to the spring
semester of what would normally have been the senior year of high school for
the student.
(8) Eligible high
school: The term is defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-902.
(9) Eligible postsecondary institution: The
term is defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-708.
(10) Eligible program of study: The term is
defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-708.
(11) Expected family contribution (EFC): A
measure of parental and/or student ability to contribute toward payment of
educational expenses as determined by the FAFSA.
(12) FAFSA: The term is defined in T.C.A.
§
49-4-902.
(13) FAFSA verification: The process used by
a postsecondary institution to verify the accuracy of information submitted on
a student's FAFSA. For purposes of these rules, such process shall apply to
verification documents required by the U.S. Department of Education regardless
of how the student is selected.
(14) Full-time: A measure of the level of
enrollment or attendance of a "full-time student" under T.C.A. §
49-4-708.
(15) GED®: The term is defined in T.C.A.
§
49-4-902.
(16) Gift aid: The term is defined in T.C.A.
§
49-4-708.
(17) HiSET: The term is defined in T.C.A.
§
49-4-902.
(18) Home school student: The term is defined
in T.C.A. §
49-4-708.
(19) Immediate family member: Spouse,
parents, grandparents, legal guardians, children, or siblings.
(20) Initial fall term: The fall semester
following high school graduation as described in T.C.A. §
49-4-708. For an early high school
graduate, this means the fall term following what would normally have been the
spring semester of the early graduate's senior year, had the early graduate
proceeded through high school in a typical manner.
(21) Mentor: An individual who is assigned by
a Partnering Organization to assist Tennessee Promise Scholarship program
participants in the college application and financial aid process. Mentors may
serve in a volunteer or employed capacity at the discretion of the Partnering
Organization. Volunteer mentors shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of
age.
(22) Nonacademic requirement:
This term is defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-902.
(23) Parent: The parent or legal guardian of
a student.
(24) Partnering
Organization: A not-for-profit organization selected by TSAC to administer the
Tennessee Promise Scholarship program.
(25) Tennessee resident: A resident of
Tennessee as defined by T.C.A. §
49-8-104.
(26) Satisfactory academic progress: Progress
in a course of study in accordance with the standards and practices used for
Title IV programs by the TCAT at which the student is currently
enrolled.
(27) Semester: The term
is defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-902.
(28) TCAT: Tennessee College of Applied
Technology.
(29) Tennessee Promise
Scholarship: A last-dollar scholarship to be applied to a participating
student's tuition and mandatory fees after other gift aid for which a student
is eligible is applied first to tuition and mandatory fees.
(30) Tennessee Promise Scholarship program: A
scholarship program which provides last-dollar financial aid, mentoring, and
community service opportunities for Tennessee students upon graduation from
high school or home school, or attainment of a GED or HiSET.
(31) Terminating event: The occurrence of an
event described in T.C.A. §
49-4-708(c)(8).
(32) Title IV: The term is defined in T.C.A.
§
49-4-902.
(33) TSAC: Tennessee Student Assistance
Corporation.
(34) Tuition and
mandatory fees: Tuition and mandatory fees required for the enrollment or
attendance of a student at an eligible postsecondary institution that are
charged to all students, and shall not include fees charged for TN eCampus,
online courses, specific programs of study, books, or supplies, even if such
fees are considered necessary for enrollment.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-708, and 49-4-902.
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