Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1640 - Student Assistance Corporation
Chapter 1640-01-26 - Tennessee Promise Scholarship Program
Section 1640-01-26-.01 - DEFINITIONS

(1) Academic requirement: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(2) Academic year: This term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(3) Board of Directors: The board of directors of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

(4) Certificate or diploma: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(5) Continuous enrollment: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-708.

(6) Cumulative grade point average: The grade point average as calculated by the eligible postsecondary institution.

(7) Early high school graduate: A student who graduates from an eligible high school in less than the eight (8) semesters or four (4) years that is typical for most students, or who completes a home school program or obtains a GED or HiSET prior to the spring semester of what would normally have been the senior year of high school for the student.

(8) Eligible high school: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(9) Eligible postsecondary institution: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-708.

(10) Eligible program of study: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-708.

(11) Expected family contribution (EFC): A measure of parental and/or student ability to contribute toward payment of educational expenses as determined by the FAFSA.

(12) FAFSA: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(13) FAFSA verification: The process used by a postsecondary institution to verify the accuracy of information submitted on a student's FAFSA. For purposes of these rules, such process shall apply to verification documents required by the U.S. Department of Education regardless of how the student is selected.

(14) Full-time: A measure of the level of enrollment or attendance of a "full-time student" under T.C.A. § 49-4-708.

(15) GED®: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(16) Gift aid: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-708.

(17) HiSET: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(18) Home school student: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-708.

(19) Immediate family member: Spouse, parents, grandparents, legal guardians, children, or siblings.

(20) Initial fall term: The fall semester following high school graduation as described in T.C.A. § 49-4-708. For an early high school graduate, this means the fall term following what would normally have been the spring semester of the early graduate's senior year, had the early graduate proceeded through high school in a typical manner.

(21) Mentor: An individual who is assigned by a Partnering Organization to assist Tennessee Promise Scholarship program participants in the college application and financial aid process. Mentors may serve in a volunteer or employed capacity at the discretion of the Partnering Organization. Volunteer mentors shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(22) Nonacademic requirement: This term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(23) Parent: The parent or legal guardian of a student.

(24) Partnering Organization: A not-for-profit organization selected by TSAC to administer the Tennessee Promise Scholarship program.

(25) Tennessee resident: A resident of Tennessee as defined by T.C.A. § 49-8-104.

(26) Satisfactory academic progress: Progress in a course of study in accordance with the standards and practices used for Title IV programs by the TCAT at which the student is currently enrolled.

(27) Semester: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(28) TCAT: Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

(29) Tennessee Promise Scholarship: A last-dollar scholarship to be applied to a participating student's tuition and mandatory fees after other gift aid for which a student is eligible is applied first to tuition and mandatory fees.

(30) Tennessee Promise Scholarship program: A scholarship program which provides last-dollar financial aid, mentoring, and community service opportunities for Tennessee students upon graduation from high school or home school, or attainment of a GED or HiSET.

(31) Terminating event: The occurrence of an event described in T.C.A. § 49-4-708(c)(8).

(32) Title IV: The term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(33) TSAC: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

(34) Tuition and mandatory fees: Tuition and mandatory fees required for the enrollment or attendance of a student at an eligible postsecondary institution that are charged to all students, and shall not include fees charged for TN eCampus, online courses, specific programs of study, books, or supplies, even if such fees are considered necessary for enrollment.