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

(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.