206-38 Wyo. Code R. § 38-2
(a) "Applicant" means a person who has submitted a complete application including all required documentation.
(b) "Attempted Hours" means the number of non-remedial hours the student enrolls in, both graded and non-graded, as of the census date.
(c) "Award" means the monetary commitment made to an applicant for financial aid under the Hathaway Scholarship Program.
(d) "Census Date" means the date established by each eligible institution for the administration of federal aid programs.
(e) "College Entrance Exam Score" means the composite score the student earns on the college entrance exam, irrespective of whether the exam was provided by the state. The college entrance exam includes the residual college entrance exam and the college entrance exam taken with state-allowed accommodations.
(f) "College or Industry Preparatory Courses" means courses that provide the knowledge and skills of the core academic content and the skills of interpersonal communication, knowledge acquisition skills, and life skills to enable the student to perform in the world of college and industry as determined by the Wyoming Department of Education.
(g) "Commission" means the Wyoming Community College Commission.
(h) "Continuous Enrollment" means enrollment of not less than two (2) consecutive semesters and at least one college-level credit in an academic year at an eligible institution.
(i) "Cost of Attendance" (CO A) means the sum of the cost of tuition before adjustment, mandatory fees, room and board, books and supplies, travel, and personal expenses to attend an eligible institution as determined annually by the institution in accordance with W.S. 21-16-1306(b).
(j) "Earned Hours" means the hours for which a student has earned non-remedial credit.
(k) "Eligible Institution" means the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college.
(l) "Eligible Term" means the fall or spring term in which the student's program of study is offered by an eligible institution
(m) "Full-Time Semester" or "Equivalent of a Full-Time Semester" means twelve (12) or more semester hours of academic study undertaken in a semester or term, excluding remedial academic courses.
(n) "Full-Time Student" means a student who is enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester hours of academic study in each academic term in an eligible institution, excluding remedial academic courses.
(o) "Functional Equivalent" means a course approved by the Wyoming Department of Education that addresses the same content standards and substantial components of a named course within the success curriculum.
(p) "Good Cause" means the existence of unusual and extraordinary circumstances that affect a student's ability to meet eligibility requirements. Examples include, but are not limited to, personal accident, illness, or death or tragedy in the immediate family.
(q) "High School Equivalency Certificate" (HSEC) means any certificate earned through successful completion of any high school equivalency assessment authorized by the Wyoming Community College Commission.
(r) "High School Hathaway GPA" means the cumulative, unrounded GPA calculation of all high school courses for which a student earns credit on their official high school transcript, truncated to two decimal places and calculated in the following manner:
(s) "High School Graduating Class" means students completing their high school courses of study any time during the year certified by the high school as their year of graduation.
(t) "Home-Based Educational Program" means a program of educational instruction that meets the requirements of a basic educational program pursuant to W.S. 21-4-101(a)(vi).
(u) "Part-Time Student" means a student who is enrolled for at least six (6) but less than twelve (12) semester hours of academic study in each academic term in an eligible institution, excluding remedial academic courses.
(v) "Post-Secondary Hathaway GPA" means the post-secondary GPA used to determine continuing eligibility in accordance with Section 16 of these rules.
(w) "Professional Degree" means a degree earned through a program offered by a Wyoming community college that is that is both necessary and sufficient, excluding any licensing requirements, to enter a particular profession.
(x) "Provisional Eligibility" means the determination by an eligible institution that an applicant for a Hathaway scholarship meets preliminary scholarship requirements.
(y) "Satisfactory Academic Progress" (SAP) means earning at least six (6) non-remedial semester hours per semester if attempted hours are at least six (6) but less than twelve (12) semester hours or earning at least twelve (12) non-remedial semester hours per semester if twelve (12) or more semester hours are attempted and any other criteria as established by the eligible institution.
(z) "Semester Hour" means each non-remedial semester hour attempted for credit toward a degree or certificate, excluding any semester hours attempted before the initial use of a Hathaway Scholarship.
(aa) "Special Term" means any period of time in which a course is offered that is not a summer, fall, or spring term.
(bb) "Unmet Financial Need" means the cost of attendance (COA) minus the sum of expected family contribution and all federal, state, local, institutional, or private scholarships or grants received by the student, as determined by the eligible institution.
(cc) "Weighted Course" means Advanced Placement (AP) courses approved by the College Board, International Baccalaureate (IB) courses approved by the IB Organization, and dual and/or concurrent courses offered by a post-secondary institution that are 1000-level or higher. Weighted courses are calculated on a student's official high school transcript using a five-point (5.0) scale.
(dd) "WISER ID" means Wyoming Integrated Statewide Education Record Identifier, which allows tracking of individual student records from secondary institutions to post-secondary institutions for Hathaway Scholarship Program studies and reporting per W.S. W.S. 21-16-1308(c).
(ee) "Work Keys Score" means the total level score from the "Workplace Documents, Applied Mathematics, and Graphic Literacy" assessments.
206-38 Wyo. Code R. § 38-2
Amended, Eff. 8/19/2015.
Amended, Eff. 9/10/2018.