34 C.F.R. § 691.2 Definitions.
Title 34 - Education
(a) The following definitions used in this part are in the regulations for Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 34 CFR part 600: Award year Clock hour Correspondence course Eligible institution Regular student Secretary State Title IV, HEA program (b) The following definitions used in this part are in subpart A of the Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668: Academic year Enrolled Expected family contribution Federal Pell Grant Program Full-time student HEA Payment period (c) The following definitions used in this part are in 34 CFR part 77: Local educational agency (LEA) State educational agency (SEA) (d) Other terms used in this part are: ACG Scheduled Award: The amount of an ACG that would be paid to a full-time student for a full academic year. Eligible major: A major, as identified by the Secretary under §691.17, in one of the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering, or a critical foreign language. Eligible program: An eligible program as defined in 34 CFR 668.8 that— (1) For purposes of the ACG Program, leads to an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree; is a two-academic-year program acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree; or is a graduate degree program that includes at least 3 academic years of undergraduate education; or (2) For purposes of the National SMART Grant Program, leads to a bachelor's degree in an eligible major or is a graduate degree program in an eligible major that includes at least 3 academic years of undergraduate education. Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR): An electronic record that the Secretary transmits to an institution that includes an applicant's— (1) Personal identification information; (2) Application data used to calculate the applicant's EFC; and (3) EFC. National SMART Grant Scheduled Award: The amount of a National SMART Grant that would be paid to a full-time student for a full academic year. Payment Data: An electronic record that is provided to the Secretary by an institution showing student disbursement information. Student Aid Report (SAR): A report provided to an applicant by the Secretary showing the amount of his or her expected family contribution. Undergraduate student: A student enrolled in an undergraduate course of study at an institution of higher education who— (1) Has not earned a baccalaureate or first professional degree; and (2) Is in an undergraduate course of study which usually does not exceed 4 academic years, or is enrolled in a 4 to 5 academic year program designed to lead to a first degree. A student enrolled in a program of any other length is considered an undergraduate student for only the first 4 academic years of that program. Valid Institutional Student Information Record (valid ISIR): An ISIR on which all the information used in calculating the applicant's expected family contribution is accurate and complete as of the date the application is signed. Valid Student Aid Report (valid SAR): A Student Aid Report on which all of the information used in calculating the applicant's expected family contribution is accurate and complete as of the date the application is signed. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a–1)
Title 34: Education
PART 691—ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANT (ACG) AND NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACCESS TO RETAIN TALENT GRANT (NATIONAL SMART GRANT) PROGRAMS
Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions
§ 691.2 Definitions.
