[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: 34CFR654.5]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 654_ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 654.5  What definitions apply?

    (a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are 
defined in 34 CFR 77.1:

EDGAR
Fiscal year
Private
Public
Secretary
State
State educational agency

    (b) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this 
part:
    Award year means the period of time from July 1 of one year through 
June 30 of the following year.
    Cost of attendance has the meaning given that term in section 472 of 
the HEA.
    Full-time student means a student enrolled at an institution of 
higher education who is carrying a full-time academic workload, as 
determined by that institution under standards applicable to all 
students enrolled in that student's program.
    HEA means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    High school graduate means an individual who has--
    (i) A high school diploma;
    (ii) A General Education Development (GED) Certificate; or
    (iii) Any other evidence recognized by the State as the equivalent 
of a high school diploma.
    Institution of higher education means any public or private 
nonprofit institution of higher education, proprietary institution of 
higher education, or

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postsecondary vocational institution, as defined in section 481 of the 
HEA.
    Participating State means a State that has submitted a participation 
agreement that has been approved by the Secretary.
    Scholar means an individual who is selected as a Byrd Scholar.
    Scholarship means an award made to a scholar under this part.
    Secondary school year means the period of time during which a 
secondary school is in session, as determined by State law.
    Year of study means the period of time during which a full-time 
student at an institution of higher education is expected to complete 
the equivalent of one year of course work, as defined by the 
institution.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d-31 et seq., 20 U.S.C. 1088)