N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:9-9.2
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"AGI" means adjusted gross income reported to the United States Internal Revenue Service on an income tax return.
1. For a dependent student, AGI refers to parental AGI, as reported on the financial aid application.
2. For an independent student, AGI refers to the AGI reported on the financial aid application for the student and, if applicable, the student's spouse.
"Approved educational fees" means general education fees, registration fees, facility fees, technology fees, laboratory fees, student service and activity fees, and program and course fees, including fees associated with coursework in nursing, culinary, and other career and technical education programs, as determined annually by the Authority in consultation with the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, subject to the limit of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the program, and published on the Authority's website.
"Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:71A-3.
"Bridge year student" means a student in the graduating class of 2021 or the graduating class of 2022, who has met all applicable New Jersey high school graduation requirements by the end of the senior year of high school and defers graduation from high school to pursue a bridge year pursuant to P.L. 2020, c. 41.
"CCOG" means the Community College Opportunity Grant established pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 26.
"County college" means a New Jersey county college established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:64A-1et seq.
"In-county tuition" means the amount of tuition charged to students for whom an institution is the county college that serves the student's county of residence.
"Minimum level of academic success" means either:
1. That a student meets the standards for academic performance and satisfactory academic progress that an institution adopts to determine eligibility for Federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and its implementing regulations and rules; or
2. To provide an opportunity for returning students to re-engage in postsecondary education, that a student earns a minimum grade point average of 1.8 in the semester immediately prior to receiving an award.
"Three plus one degree program" means a baccalaureate degree program created pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 2018, c. 144.
N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:9-9.2