Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 1-7 - Definitions - Wyoming Works Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Academic term"
				as defined in
				W.S.
				21-18-402, shall include "payment period" as
				having the same meaning as "term" and "semester."
(b) "Academic year" means a period of time
				that begins with the summer semester and ends with the spring semester in the
				following year.
(c) "CFR" means the
				Code of Federal Regulations, and is the codification of the general and
				permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and
				agencies of the federal government.
(d) "Consortium" as defined in
				W.S.
				21-18-402, shall be established through
				contractual or written agreements, or memoranda of understanding.
(e) "Cost of attendance" as referenced in
				Chapter 5, Section
				13 of these rules may be denoted as
				"COA."
(f) "Direct costs" means the
				enrollment expenses a student is responsible for paying directly to the
				community college, such as tuition and fees, mandatory fees, room and board,
				and books and supplies. Direct costs are included in the COA
				calculation.
(g) "EFC" means the
				Expected Family Contribution - the measure of a family's financial strength
				calculated according to a formula established by federal law.
(h) "FAFSA" means the Free Application for
				Federal Student Aid. It is the student aid application provided for under
				section 483 of the HEA, which
				is used to determine an applicant's eligibility for federal student aid
				programs.
(j) "Gift aid" means
				federal, public or private financial assistance, such as grants and
				scholarships received by a student in conjunction with their enrollment in an
				approved program at a community college, and that do not need to be repaid.
				Gift aid excludes federal and private student loans, work-study, and all other
				types of student employment affiliated with enrollment in an approved program
				at a community college.
(k) "HEA"
				means the Higher Education Act, federal legislation passed in 1965 with
				amendments and reauthorizations subsequently passed, authorizing federal
				postsecondary student financial aid programs and mandating that the programs be
				regulated and administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
(m) "Indirect Costs" means the expenses a
				student incurs due to enrollment in a community college, as determined annually
				by the college in accordance with
				W.S.
				21-18-404 (b), that are not
				paid to the community college. Indirect expenses are limited to travel and
				personal expenses, and are included in COA calculation.
(n) "Payment Period" means the academic
				period or period of enrollment established by an institution for which a
				student grant may be disbursed. Payments for all student grants under
				W.S.
				21-18-401 through
				W.S.
				21-18-409 must be made on a payment period
				basis.
(o) "SAP" means Satisfactory
				Academic Progress. SAP determinations are qualitative and/or quantitative
				evidence or markers that signify a student is completing requirements toward
				finishing an approved for-credit or non-credit program in a timely
				fashion.