Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-309 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions are taken from the Federal
				  Regulations which govern the LEAP program and apply to this Plan as
				  well.
1. "Academic year" means a period of time, usually eight to
				  nine months, during which a full-time student would normally be expected to
				  complete the equivalent of two semesters (24 semester hours), two trimesters
				  (24 trimester hours), three quarters (36 quarter hours), or 900 clock hours of
				  instruction.
2. "Act" means the Higher Education Act of 1998, as amended,
				  of Title IV.
3. "Board" means the Arizona Board of Regents.
4. "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.
5. "Clock hour" means a period of time which is the
				  equivalent of a 50 to 60 minute class, lecture, or recitation, or a 50 to 60
				  minute period of faculty-supervised laboratory, shop training, or
				  internship.
6. "Commission" means the Commission for Postsecondary
				  Education.
7. "Cost of education" means the cost of attending an
				  institution as defined by the institution.
8. "Dependent student" is a student who does not qualify as
				  an Independent Student.
9. "Eligible course or program" is one which is properly
				  approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of
				  Education as being an integral part of the curriculum of the institution, is of
				  postsecondary level, and is at least one semester in length at a college or
				  university, or six months in length, or a minimum of 600 clock hours at a
				  proprietary institution.
10. "Expected family contribution of a dependent student"
				  means the sum of amounts which reasonably may be expected from the student to
				  meet the student's costs of education and the amount which reasonably may be
				  expected to be made available to the student by the student's parents for such
				  purpose. Amount is calculated based upon the Federal methodology need analysis
				  for current program year.
11. "Expected Family Contribution of an Independent Student"
				  means the amount which reasonably may be expected from the student or their
				  spouse, or both, to meet the student's cost of education. Amount is calculated
				  based upon the Federal methodology need analysis for current program
				  year.
12. "Federal methodology" means the methodology now mandated
				  by federal regulation for determining financial need for federally funded
				  programs.
13. "Full-time undergraduate student" means a student who has
				  not attained the baccalaureate or first professional degree and who is carrying
				  a full-time academic work load, other than by correspondence, measured in terms
				  of:
a. Course work or other required activities as determined by
				  the institution in which the student is enrolled, or by the state whose agency
				  is administering the program authorized by the Act, which amounts to the
				  equivalent for institutions utilizing trimester, semester, or quarter hour
				  systems, or which consists of a program requiring a minimum of 24 clock hours
				  per week in a program of at least six months or 600 clock hours for those
				  institutions that do not utilize such systems.
b. The tuition and fees customarily charged for full-time
				  study by the institution.
14. "Full-time graduate student" is a student who has
				  attained a baccalaureate or first professional degree, has been accepted by the
				  graduate college, and is enrolled in an approved graduate level program at an
				  accredited university or college for a minimum of nine semester, trimester, or
				  quarter hours during a normal length term or five hours during a summer
				  session.
15. "Independent" means an independent student as defined by
				  federal regulations.
16. "Program funds" means the awards; reversions
				  (reverted/retained); and un-utilized Funds:
a. Awards: Awarded LEAP Funds are dollars given in the form
				  of grants to eligible students attending eligible postsecondary
				  institutions.
b. Reversions:
i. Reverted LEAP funds are funds that have been awarded and
				  because student is no longer eligible are returned to the Commission for re-use
				  at a later date.
ii. Reverted Retained LEAP funds are those funds that
				  institutions have kept and not transferred back to the Commission after the
				  student who has been awarded is considered ineligible for LEAP award.
c. Un-utilized: Un-utilized LEAP Program Funds are those
				  Funds that have never been awarded to a student by an eligible
				  institution.
17. "Public or private nonprofit institution of higher
				  education" means an educational institution which:
a. Admits as regular students only persons having a
				  certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the
				  recognized equivalent of such a certificate.
b. Is legally authorized to provide a program of education
				  beyond secondary education.
c. Provides an educational program for which it awards an
				  associate, baccalaureate, or professional degree or at least a two-year program
				  which is acceptable for full credit towards a baccalaureate degree, or at least
				  a six-month vocational program which leads to a certificate or degree and
				  prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.
d. Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting
				  agency or association or, if not so accredited,
i. Is an institution with respect to which the Commission has
				  determined that there is satisfactory assurance, considering the resources
				  available to the institution, the period of time, if any, during which it has
				  operated, the effort it is making to meet accreditation standards, and the
				  purpose for which this determination is being made, that the institution will
				  meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a
				  reasonable time, or
ii. Is an institution whose credits are accepted on transfer,
				  by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the
				  same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited. This term also
				  includes a public or nonprofit private educational institution which, in lieu
				  of the requirement in this subsection 309(A)(16)(d)(i) admits as regular
				  students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the
				  state in which the institution is located and who have the ability to benefit
				  from the training offered by the institution.
18. "Nonprofit" as applied to a school, agency, organization,
				  or institution means a school, agency, organization, or institution owned and
				  operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the
				  net earnings of which may lawfully inure to the benefit of any private
				  shareholder or individual.
19. "Parent" means the student's mother or father, or both,
				  legal guardians or legally adoptive parents. This does not include foster
				  parents.
20. "Part-time undergraduate student" is a student who is
				  enrolled at least half-time, but less than full-time, in an eligible program at
				  an eligible and participating Arizona institution. In no case will this be less
				  than six semester, trimester or quarter hours per academic term (including one
				  summer session), or less than 12 clock hours per week for institutions which
				  utilize a clock hour system.
21. "Part-time graduate student" is a student who has
				  attained a baccalaureate or first professional degree, has been accepted by the
				  graduate college, and is enrolled in an approved graduate level program at an
				  accredited university or college for a minimum of six semester, trimester, or
				  quarter hours during any term, including summer sessions.
22. "Postsecondary education institution" means an
				  educational institution which offers courses or training programs which are
				  beyond the high school level in scope and complexity and which are open to the
				  general public. Major categories are public universities, private colleges and
				  universities, community colleges and proprietary institutions.
23. "Program Year" means the consecutive period which begins
				  on July 1 and runs through June 30 of any given year.
24. "Proprietary institution of higher education" means an
				  educational institution:
a. Which provides not less than a six-month or 600 clock hour
				  program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized
				  occupation;
b. Which admits as regular students only persons having a
				  certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education or the
				  recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are beyond the age
				  of compulsory school attendance and who have the ability to benefit from the
				  training offered;
c. Which is legally authorized by the state in which it is
				  located to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
d. Which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting
				  agency or association approved by the U.S. Commissioner of Education for this
				  purpose;
e. Which is not a public or other nonprofit institution;
				  and
f. Which has been in existence for at least two years. The
				  term also includes any proprietary institution which offers degrees at the
				  associate, baccalaureate or graduate level, and which has an agreement with the
				  U.S. Secretary of Education containing the terms and conditions which the
				  Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the availability of
				  assistance to students at the school under this program has not resulted, and
				  will not result, in an increase in the tuition, fees, or other changes to
				  students.
25. "State" means, in addition to the several states of the
				  Union, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
				  American Samoa, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin
				  Islands.