Definitions

(1) Certificate or diploma: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930. (2) Continuing education: Courses and programs that do not lead to a certificate, diploma or degree that are designed for personal development. (3) Course: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930. (4) Credit hours attempted: The number of semester or clock hours in which a student attending a postsecondary institution is enrolled as of the institutionally defined census date shall be considered credit hours attempted, regardless of whether a grade has been assigned. (5) Degree: A two-year associate degree or four-year baccalaureate degree conferred on students by an eligible postsecondary institution. (6) Dual Enrollment Grant: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902. (7) Eligible postsecondary institution: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-930. (8) GED: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902. (9) Grade point average (GPA): The numbered grade average calculated using a 4.0 scale, calculated to the hundredth decimal. (10) HiSET: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902. (11) Satisfactory academic progress: Progress in a course of study in accordance with the standards and practices used for Title IV programs by the eligible postsecondary institution at which the student is currently enrolled. (12) Semester: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902. (13) Semester hour: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902. (14) TCAT: Tennessee College of Applied Technology operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. (15) Title IV: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902. (16) TSAC: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. DUAL ENROLLMENT GRANT PROGRAM CHAPTER 1640-01-31