8 Va. Admin. Code § 40-71-10
5. Comply with applicable reporting requirements as:
b. Identified by the council as necessary for the administration of the program.
"Eligible program" means a curriculum of courses at the undergraduate, graduate, or first professional level for those institutions eligible under the definition of eligible institution. For those institutions chartered under an act of Congress and admitted to this program prior to January 1, 2011, only a curriculum of courses offered at a campus located in the Commonwealth are eligible programs.
5. Students enrolled in a declared double-major that includes an ineligible degree program may receive an award only for those terms in which the student's enrollment includes an equal or greater number of courses required for an eligible major or concentration than the number of courses enrolled for an ineligible major or concentration (excludes general education or elective courses). Exceptions may be made by council based on circumstances beyond the control of the student.
"First-professional student" means a student enrolled and program placed in any of the following post-undergraduate programs: dentistry, medicine, veterinary medicine, or pharmacy.
"Fiscal year" means the period extending from July 1 to June 30.
"Formed, chartered, established, or incorporated within the Commonwealth" means the institution is, and continues to be, recognized as a domestic or in-state institution under the council's certification to operate in Virginia and under state law.
"Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled for at least 12 credit hours per semester or its equivalent in quarter hours at the undergraduate level or nine credit hours per semester or its equivalent in quarter hours at the graduate or first-professional level. The total hours counted do not include courses taken for audit, but may include required developmental, remedial, or prerequisite courses and other elective for-credit courses that normally are not counted toward a degree at the institution. For students enrolled in:
3. Programs leading to a doctoral degree: the full-time enrollment requirement may be met by enrollment in nine credit hours per semester or its equivalent in quarter hours or the minimum full-time enrollment as defined by the institution, whichever is less.
"Graduate student" means a student enrolled and program-placed in a master's or doctoral program.
"Nonprofit institution" means an educational institution operated by one or more nonprofit corporations, and said institution's earnings are applied solely to the support of said institution and its educational programs and activities.
"Nonstandard degree program" means a degree program where the terms of the program do not conform to the standard terms of the institution's academic year. Nonstandard programs must be approved by council before students enrolled in the programs can receive awards.
"Participating eligible institution" means an eligible institution that has been approved to participate in the program by council.
"Principle place of business" means the single state in which the natural persons who establish policy for the direction, control, and coordination of the operations of the institution as a whole primarily exercise that function considering the following factors:
4. The state from which the overall operations of the institution are directed in that the institution is not subject to control or directives from an office, agency, or board located within another state.
"Program" means the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program.
"Term" means the fall semester or quarter, winter quarter, or the spring semester or quarter.
"Undergraduate student" means a student in a program leading to an associate's or baccalaureate degree or a student enrolled in an undergraduate teacher certification program.
"VTAG" means the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant.
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Academic year" means the enrollment period that normally extends from late August to May or early June and that is normally comprised of two semesters 15 to 16 weeks in length or three quarters 10 to 11 weeks in length.
"Accredited" means approved to confer degrees pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (§ 23.1-213 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 23.1 of the Code of Virginia and requirements of the annual appropriation act, as the same are now constituted or hereafter amended. Unless otherwise provided by law, an institution must be accredited by a nationally recognized regional accrediting agency prior to participation in the program.
"Award" means a grant of Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program funds given during fall and spring terms at semester institutions and fall, winter, and spring terms at quarter institutions.
"Census date" means the time during a term when a count of enrolled students is made for reporting purposes. For all standard terms, the census date shall be the end of the program add/drop period. For nonstandard terms, the census date shall be determined by council on a program by program basis.
"Cost of attendance" means the sum of tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and other education-related expenses, as determined by an eligible institution for purposes of calculating a student's financial need and awarding federal student aid funds.
"Council" or "SCHEV" means the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or its designated staff.
"Domiciliary resident" means a student who is determined by the enrolling institution to be a domiciliary resident of Virginia under § 23.1-502 of the Code of Virginia and augmented by the Domicile Guidelines or provided the equivalent educational benefits of the same under § 23.1-505 or 23.1-505.1 of the Code of Virginia. In cases where there are disputes between students and the enrolling institutions, the council shall make the final determinations (see 8VAC40-71-40 E).
"Eligible institution" means private nonprofit institutions of collegiate education in the Commonwealth whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education. Eligible institutions not admitted to this program before January 1, 2011, shall also:
§ 23.1-629 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 2, eff. September 16, 2011; Errata 28:3 VA.R. 184 October 10, 2011; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 13, eff. February 20, 2017; Volume 38, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2022.