R512-306-2. Definitions

  (1) The following terms are defined for the purposes of this rule:

  (a) Institution of higher education means a school that:

  (i) Awards a bachelor's degree or not less than a two-year program that provides credit towards a degree, or

  (ii) Provides not less than one year of training towards gainful employment, or

  (iii) Is a vocational program that provides training for gainful employment and has been in existence for at least two years, and that also meets all of the following:

  (A) Public or non-profit facility; and

  (B) Accredited or pre-accredited by a recognized accrediting agency that the Secretary of Education determines to be reliable and is authorized to operate in the state.

  (b) Satisfactory progress means maintaining at least a C grade average or 2.0 on a 4.0 scale on a cumulative basis or equivalent passing status as determined by the educational institution.

  (c) GED means General Education Development.

  (d) Child and Family Services means the Division of Child and Family Services.

  (e) Full-time means enrollment in the standard number of credit hours for each semester or quarter as defined by the educational institution.

  (f) Out-of-home care means substitute care for children in the custody of the Department of Human Services/Division of Child and Family Services and/or Native American Tribes.

  (g) Part-time means enrollment in fewer credit hours than the full-time standard as defined by the educational institution.