Section 1640-01-31-.01 - DEFINITIONS(1) Certificate or diploma: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930.(2) Continuing education: Courses and programs that do not lead to a certificate, diploma or degree that are designed for personal development.(3) Course: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930.(4) Credit hours attempted: The number of semester or clock hours in which a student attending a postsecondary institution is enrolled as of the institutionally defined census date shall be considered credit hours attempted, regardless of whether a grade has been assigned.(5) Degree: A two-year associate degree or four-year baccalaureate degree conferred on students by an eligible postsecondary institution.(6) Dual Enrollment Grant: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.(7) Eligible postsecondary institution: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930.(8) GED: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.(9) Grade point average (GPA): The numbered grade average calculated using a 4.0 scale, calculated to the hundredth decimal.(10) HiSET: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.(11) Satisfactory academic progress: Progress in a course of study in accordance with the standards and practices used for Title IV programs by the eligible postsecondary institution at which the student is currently enrolled.(12) Semester: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.(13) Semester hour: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.(14) TCAT: Tennessee College of Applied Technology operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.(15) Title IV: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.(16) TSAC: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-31-.01
New rules filed February 23, 2024; effective 5/23/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-902, 49-4-903, 49-4-924, and 49-4-930.