Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 10a - State Systems of Higher Education
169 - Student Financial Aid
Section 10a-169-1 - Definitions

(a) "Board" is the Board of Governors of Higher Education.

(b) "Parental contribution" means the amount of money that the parents of a student are expected to annually contribute for educational costs from their annual income and assets based upon the federal needs analysis formula.

(c) "Financial need" means the difference between the cost of an education at a particular institution and the family contribution.

(d) "Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled and matriculated for at least twelve semester hours or the equivalent thereof.

(e) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled and matriculated for at least six semester hours or the equivalent but less than twelve semester hours or the equivalent.

(f) "Performance on standardized academic tests" means an applicant's combined set of scores on tests developed by the college entrance examination board or by the american college testing service.

(g) "Rank in class" means the relative numeric position of a student in a defined population of students based upon grade point averages or some other measure of academic achievement. High school senior applicants will be evaluated by the cumulative rank in class at the conclusion of their junior year. High school graduate applicants will be evaluated by the cumulative rank in class at graduation.

(h) "Resident" means a person with continuous and permanent physical presence within Connecticut, as defined under Sections 10a-28, 10a-29, and 10a-30 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(i) "Satisfactory progress" means the status of a student who is maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward the completion of program requirements as defined by the institution attended by the applicant.

(j) "Undergraduate student" means a student who has not earned a bachelor's degree.

(k) "Eligible post-secondary institution" means a post-secondary school, technical institute, college or university located in Connecticut or in a state which permits grants to be carried to Connecticut and is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for participation in the guaranteed student loan program.

(l) "Department" means the Department of Higher Education.