As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) An âacademic yearâ is July 1 to June 30, inclusive. The start date of a session shall determine the academic year in which it is included. (b) âAward yearâ means one academic year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution. (c) âCommissionâ means the Student Aid Commission. (d) âCost of attendanceâ means the studentâs tuition and fees, books and supplies, living expenses, transportation expenses, and any other student expenses used to calculate a studentâs financial need for purposes of federal Title IV student aid programs. (e) âEnrollment statusâ means part-time status or full-time status of a student at a qualifying institution. (f) âExpected family contributionâ means a studentâs expected family contribution calculated, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69506, according to the federal methodology (as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)). (g) âFinancial needâ means a studentâs 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.)). (h) âGraduate programâ means a program of study leading to a graduate or professional degree, including, but not limited to, a teaching credential, the prerequisite for which is a baccalaureate degree or undergraduate degree. (i) âGrant-eligible studentâ means a student who has applied for financial aid using the application established by the commission pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69508.5, known as the Dream Act Application and has been previously awarded a Cal Grant, Middle Class Scholarship, or institutional need-based financial aid. (j) âInstructional programâ means a program of study that results in the award of a baccalaureate degree or undergraduate certificate, or undergraduate coursework in a program of study leading directly to a first professional degree for which no baccalaureate degree or undergraduate degree is awarded. (k) âParticipating institutionâ means any campus of the California State University or the University of California that elects to participate in the DREAM Program pursuant to the requirements specified for a qualifying institution as set forth in this article. (l) âSatisfactory academic progressâ means those criteria required by applicable federal standards published in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A participating institution may adopt regulations defining âsatisfactory academic progressâ in a manner that duplicates those federal standards, provided that, to the extent consistent with applicable federal standards, the regulations adopted by the participating institution provide that homelessness, as defined as a âhomeless individualâ within the meaning of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11302(a)), or as defined as a âhomeless child or youth,â as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), is an extenuating circumstance for students who are otherwise unable to meet the requirements deemed to constitute âsatisfactory academic progressâ at that institution. The institution may consider this extenuating circumstance, in its discretion, to the extent consistent with federal standards, to alter or excuse compliance with those progress requirements.
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