As used in AS 14.44.010 - AS 14.44.035 and this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

1. (1) "alternate PSE applicant" means an eligible applicant for certification who applies after the deadline set for applications for WICHE certification;
2. (2) "certification" means the certification given by this state that a PSE applicant meets all requirements for participation in the PSE program and will receive support from the state to attend an eligible degree program at a participating school;
3. (3) "commission" means the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education;
4. (4) "cosigner" means a person who cosigns a loan under 20 AAC 18.025(d);
5. (5) "eligible degree program" means a professional level or graduate level degree program in a field of study that meets the requirements of 20 AAC 18.007;
6. (6) "full-time" means enrollment in a combination of courses, work experience, research, or special studies that the school considers full-time study for a graduate or professional degree;
7. (7) "participating school" means an accredited institution that has agreed under WICHE to enroll students in eligible degree programs;
8. (8) "PSE" or "PSE program" means the Professional Student Exchange Program of WICHE;
9. (9) "support fee" means the amount established by WICHE as a required fee for a student's participation in an eligible degree program, and transmitted from the commission through WICHE to the school on behalf of each PSE student enrolled; the support fee is the principal amount of the loan provided to the student;
10. (10) "WICHE" means the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

(Eff. 11/8/2000, Register 156)

Authority: AS 14.44.025, AS 14.44.035, AS 14.44.040