Eligibility

(1) To receive a Tennessee Reconnect Grant award, a student must: (a) Meet the requirements of T.C.A. § 49-4-944; (b) Timely submit all necessary documentation to allow the postsecondary institution to complete FAFSA verification. FAFSA verification shall be completed regardless of eligibility for federal or state grants; (c) Maintain continuous enrollment and attend at least part-time, except in the following circumstances, which shall not count toward the five (5) year limit under T.C.A. § 49-4- 944: 1. The semester of graduation, if part-time enrollment is not required to complete the student’s eligible program of study; 2. When the student receives an approved leave of absence from part-time enrollment; 3. In any semester in which the eligible postsecondary institution does not offer at least six (6) semester hours of coursework applicable to the student’s eligible program of study; 4. If the student’s eligible program of study requires less than part-time enrollment for a semester; or 5. A summer semester. (2) A student who applies for a Tennessee Reconnect Grant and participates in a College Success Program is not subject to continuing eligibility requirements or terminating events until the first semester in which the student receives funding from a Tennessee Reconnect Grant. (3) Grades for coursework taken in a spring or summer semester prior to the initial fall term shall not be included in the cumulative grade point average until the end of the academic year that includes the initial fall term. TENNESSEE RECONNECT GRANT CHAPTER 1640-01-28