[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR646.7]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 646_STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 646.7  What definitions apply?



    (a) Definitions in the Act. The following terms used in this part 

are defined in sections 402(A)(g), 481, or 1201(a) of the Higher 

Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended:



First generation college student

Institution of higher education

Low-income individual



    (b) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are 

defined in 34 CFR 77.1:



Applicant

Application

Award

Budget

Budget Period

Department

EDGAR

Equipment

Facilities

Fiscal year

Grant

Grant Period

Grantee

Project

Project period

Public

Secretary

Supplies



    (c) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this 

part:

    Academic need with reference to a student means a student whom the 

grantee determines needs one or more of the services stated under Sec. 

646.4 to succeed in a postsecondary educational program.

    Combination of institutions of higher education means two or more 

institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative 

agreement for the purpose of carrying out a common objective, or an 

entity designated or created by a group of institutions of higher 

education for the purpose of carrying out a common objective on their 

behalf.

    Different Campus means an institutional site that is geographically 

apart from and independent of the main campus of the institution. The 

Secretary considers a location of an institution to be independent of 

the main campus if the location--

    (1) Is permanent in nature;

    (2) Offers courses in educational programs leading to a degree, 

certificate, or other recognized educational credential;

    (3) Has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory 

organization; and

    (4) Has its own budgetary and hiring authority.

    Different population of participants means a group of--

    (1) Low-income, first-generation college students; or

    (2) Disabled students.

    Individual with disabilities means a person who has a diagnosed 

physical or mental impairment that substantially limits that person's 

ability to participate in the educational experiences and



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opportunities offered by the grantee institution.

    Limited English proficiency with reference to an individual, means a 

person whose native language is other than English and who has 

sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the 

English language to deny that individual the opportunity to learn 

successfully in classrooms in which English is the language of 

instruction.

    Participant means an individual who--

    (1) Is determined to be eligible to participate in the project under 

Sec. 646.3; and

    (2) Receives project services that the grantee has determined to be 

sufficient to increase the individual's chances for success in a 

postsecondary educational program.

    Sufficient financial assistance means the amount of financial aid 

offered a Student Support Services student, inclusive of Federal, State, 

local, private, and institutional aid which, together with parent or 

student contributions, is equal to the cost of attendance as determined 

by a financial aid officer at the institution.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)