[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR646.7]

[Page 319-320]
 
                           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

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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 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)