For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Academic year” means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.
(b) “Associate degree for transfer” means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.
(c) “Award year” means one academic year plus one summer term, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.
(d) “Cost of attendance” means the student’s tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, including, but not limited to, purchasing regional transit passes, and other student expenses used to calculate a student’s financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).
(e) “Financial need” means a student’s financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 23, Sec. 13. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2017.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018