[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: 34CFR691.8]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 691_ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANT (ACG) AND NATIONAL SCIENCE AND 
 
            Subpart A_Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions
 
Sec. 691.8  Enrollment status for students taking regular and correspondence 

courses.

    (a) If, in addition to regular coursework, a student takes 
correspondence courses from either his or her own institution or another 
institution having an agreement for this purpose with the student's 
institution, the correspondence work may be included in determining the 
student's enrollment status to the extent permitted under paragraph (b) 
of this section.
    (b) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, the 
correspondence work that may be included in determining a student's 
enrollment status is that amount of work that--

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    (1) Applies toward a student's degree or is remedial work taken by 
the student to help in his or her eligible program;
    (2) Is completed within the period of time required for regular 
coursework; and
    (3) Does not exceed the amount of a student's regular coursework for 
the payment period for which the student's enrollment status is being 
calculated.
    (c) A student taking correspondence courses is considered a full-
time student if--
    (1) The student is taking coursework that is commensurate with the 
institution's standard for full-time students; and
    (2) The student's noncorrespondence coursework constitutes at least 
one-half of the institution's required minimum coursework for full-time 
students.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-1)