2021 Tennessee Code
Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds
§ 49-4-902. Part Definitions. [Effective Until July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective on July 1, 2021.]

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) Is at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
Enrolls in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible four-year postsecondary institution on or after August 1, 2018:
As an entering freshman; or
At least two (2) years after last attending any postsecondary institution; or
Enrolls in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible four-year postsecondary institution on or after August 1, 2018, while maintaining continuous enrollment following completion of an associate degree under the Tennessee reconnect grant, established under § 49-4-944;
“Parent” means the parent or guardian of a student;
“Part-time student” means a student attending a postsecondary educational institution and enrolled for at least six (6) semester hours, but less than twelve (12) semester hours, during a semester of attendance;
“Regional accrediting association” means:
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education;
The New England Commission on Higher Education;
The Higher Learning Commission;
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities;
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; or
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges;
“SAT” means the Scholastic Aptitude Test administered by the College Board;
“Scholarship” means a Tennessee HOPE scholarship or a Tennessee HOPE access grant;
“Semester” means fall, spring, or summer semester at a postsecondary institution, if the institution is on a semester system, or the equivalent, if the institution is on a system other than a semester system;
“Semester hour” means the credit hour used by a postsecondary institution, if the institution is on a semester system, or its equivalent, if the institution is on a system other than a semester system. “Semester hour” includes each semester hour attempted, whether remedial or for credit toward a degree, but shall not include any semester hour attempted before graduating from high school or earning a GED(R) or HiSET(R);
“Student who has obtained a GED(R) or HiSET(R)” means a student who was a resident of this state for at least one (1) year prior to obtaining a GED(R) or HiSET(R);
“Tennessee HOPE access grant” means a grant for study in pursuit of an associate or baccalaureate degree at an eligible postsecondary institution that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded to freshman students meeting the requirements of § 49-4-920;
“Tennessee HOPE scholarship” means a scholarship for study in pursuit of an associate or baccalaureate degree at an eligible postsecondary institution that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded under this part;
“THEC” means the Tennessee higher education commission;
“Title IV” means Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, (20 U.S.C. § 1070 et seq.);
“TSAC” means the Tennessee student assistance corporation;
“Unweighted grade point average” means grade point average on a 4.0 scale calculated without additional points awarded for advanced placement, honors or other similar courses; and
“Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant” means a grant for study in pursuit of a certificate or diploma at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded under this part.