057-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-7 - Definitions - Wyoming Works Program

(a) "Academic term" as defined in W.S. 21-18-402, shall include "payment period" as having the same meaning as "term" and "semester."
(b) "Academic year" means a period of time that begins with the summer semester and ends with the spring semester in the following year.
(c) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations, and is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the federal government.
(d) "Consortium" as defined in W.S. 21-18-402, shall be established through contractual or written agreements, or memoranda of understanding.
(e) "Cost of attendance" as referenced in Chapter 5, Section 13 of these rules may be denoted as "COA."
(f) "Direct costs" means the enrollment expenses a student is responsible for paying directly to the community college, such as tuition and fees, mandatory fees, room and board, and books and supplies. Direct costs are included in the COA calculation.
(g) "EFC" means the Expected Family Contribution - the measure of a family's financial strength calculated according to a formula established by federal law.
(h) "FAFSA" means the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is the student aid application provided for under section 483 of the HEA, which is used to determine an applicant's eligibility for federal student aid programs.
(j) "Gift aid" means federal, public or private financial assistance, such as grants and scholarships received by a student in conjunction with their enrollment in an approved program at a community college, and that do not need to be repaid. Gift aid excludes federal and private student loans, work-study, and all other types of student employment affiliated with enrollment in an approved program at a community college.
(k) "HEA" means the Higher Education Act, federal legislation passed in 1965 with amendments and reauthorizations subsequently passed, authorizing federal postsecondary student financial aid programs and mandating that the programs be regulated and administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
(m) "Indirect Costs" means the expenses a student incurs due to enrollment in a community college, as determined annually by the college in accordance with W.S. 21-18-404 (b), that are not paid to the community college. Indirect expenses are limited to travel and personal expenses, and are included in COA calculation.
(n) "Payment Period" means the academic period or period of enrollment established by an institution for which a student grant may be disbursed. Payments for all student grants under W.S. 21-18-401 through W.S. 21-18-409 must be made on a payment period basis.
(o) "SAP" means Satisfactory Academic Progress. SAP determinations are qualitative and/or quantitative evidence or markers that signify a student is completing requirements toward finishing an approved for-credit or non-credit program in a timely fashion.

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057-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-7
Emergency amended, Eff. 10/30/2018. Amended, Eff. 8/7/2020. Amended, Eff. 4/25/2023. Amended, Eff. 12/6/2023.

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