1. (1) Certificate or diploma: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930.
2. (2) Continuing education: Courses and programs that do not lead to a certificate, diploma or degree that are designed for personal development.
3. (3) Course: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930.
4. (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. (5) Degree: A two-year associate degree or four-year baccalaureate degree conferred on students by an eligible postsecondary institution.
6. (6) Dual Enrollment Grant: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.
7. (7) Eligible postsecondary institution: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930.
8. (8) GED: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.
9. (9) Grade point average (GPA): The numbered grade average calculated using a 4.0 scale, calculated to the hundredth decimal.
10. (10) HiSET: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.
11. (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. (12) Semester: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.
13. (13) Semester hour: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.
14. (14) TCAT: Tennessee College of Applied Technology operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
15. (15) Title IV: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.
16. (16) TSAC: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-902, 49-4-903, 49-4-924, and 49-4-930. Administrative History: New rules filed February 23, 2024; effective May 23, 2024.