Divisions of the school year.
Divisions of the school year.
(1) Ordinary School Year is generally a period of 2 semesters or 3 quarters which is not less than 30 nor more than 39 weeks in total length.
(2) Term, any regularly established division of the ordinary school year under which the school operates.
(3) Quarter, a division of the ordinary school year, usually a period from 10 to 13 weeks long.
(4) Semester, a division of the ordinary school year, usually a period from 15 to 19 weeks long.
(5) Summer term, the whole of the period of instruction at a school which takes place between ordinary school years. A summer term may be divided into several summer sessions.
(6) Summer session, any division of a summer term.
(c) Training establishment. The term training establishment means any establishment providing apprentice or other training on-the-job, including those under the supervision of a college, university, any State department of education, any State apprenticeship agency, any State board of vocational education, any joint apprenticeship committee, the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training established in accordance with 29 U.S.C. chapter 4C, or any agency of the Federal government authorized to supervise such training.
(d) External degree. This term means a standard college degree given by an accredited college or university based on satisfactory completion of a prescribed program of independent study. The program may require occasional attendance for a workshop or seminar and may include some regular residence course work.
(e) Standard college degree. The term means an associate or higher degree awarded by:
(1) An institution of higher learning that is accredited as a collegiate institution by a recognized regional or national accrediting agency; or
(2) An institution of higher learning that is a candidate for accreditation, as that term is used by the regional or the national accrediting agencies; or
(3) An institution of higher learning upon completion of a course which is accredited by an agency recognized to accredit specialized degree-level programs.
Source
38 CFR § 21.4200
Scoping language
The definitions in this section apply to this subpart, except as otherwise provided. The definitions of terms defined in this section also apply to subparts C, G, H, K, L, and P if they are not otherwise defined for purposes of those subparts.