Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 575 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF STUDENT ACCESS AND COMPLETION › Division 105 - Tribal Student Program › Section 575-105-0001 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Certificate of
			 Completion" means a form of recognition awarded by an eligible institution for
			 meeting the minimum occupational course, curriculum or proficiency requirements
			 at the undergraduate or graduate level. Certificates of completion for
			 certificate programs must be stateapproved, if so required by OAR 589-006-0300,
			 have a defined job entry point, represent collegiate-level work, be credit
			 bearing, and meet commission standards and criteria.
(2) "Concurrently enrolled" means a student
			 who attends more than one eligible institution during the same academic term or
			 year under a written consortium agreement or concurrent enrollment
			 program.
(3) "Cost of Attendance"
			 means the sum of tuition for 15 credit-hours per academic term for
			 undergraduate students and the number of credit hours per academic term as
			 defined by the institution as full-time enrollment for graduate student
			 programs; standard fees charged to all students; room and board (where
			 applicable); and estimates of books, supplies, modest personal expenses,
			 transportation, and other allowable costs identified by the U.S. Department of
			 Education. Students who are incarcerated shall not receive an award amount that
			 exceeds their actual cost of attendance. The calculation of their actual cost
			 of attendance will be conducted by the institution.
(4) "Degree program" means a program that
			 leads to an associate, baccalaureate, master, professional, or doctoral
			 degree.
(5) "Eligible institution"
			 means any Oregon community college established under ORS Chapter 341, any
			 Oregon public university listed in ORS
			 352.002,
			 Oregon Health and Science University, or a qualifying private nonprofit
			 institution which meets the criteria defined in ORS
			 348.597(2)
			 for exemption from ORS
			 348.597 to
			 348.615.
(6) "Good standing" means the qualified
			 student is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the
			 institution in accordance with Federal Title IV regulations and
			 guidelines.
(7) "Half-time
			 Enrollment" means registration and payment of required fees as a half-time
			 student, at an eligible institution or combination of eligible institutions,
			 based on the number of credits for half-time enrollment as defined by the
			 institution for undergraduate and graduate student programs.
(8) "Home Institution" means the institution
			 that grants a certificate or degree upon the concurrently enrolled student's
			 completion of an eligible program. It is the home institution that determines
			 the student's eligibility for federal and state financial aid, disburses funds
			 to the student, and is responsible for reporting enrollment and disbursement
			 information to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission
			 (Commission).
(9) "Institutional
			 Assistant Aid" means institutional financial assistance provided to graduate
			 students for Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant
			 positions.
(10) "Student" means an
			 individual who meets the Oregon Tribal Student Grant program eligibility
			 requirements and enrolls at an eligible institution and meets the residency
			 requirements outlined by OAR
			 575-030-0005(1)(f)(B).
(11) "Tuition" means the amount charged to a
			 student for a course and is based upon the number of credit hours for which the
			 course is offered.
Statutory/Other Authority: 350.075 & 2022 Oregon Laws
				  Chapter 110
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2022 Oregon Laws Chapter
				  110