Academic Year Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 20 USCS § 1088 (a) (2), [Title 20. Education; Chapter 28. Higher Education Resources And Student Assistance; Student Assistance; General Provisions Relating To Student Assistance Programs]
“(A) For the purpose of any program under this title, the term "academic year" shall--
(i) require a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time for a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or
(ii) require a minimum of 26 weeks of instructional time for a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; and
(iii) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a full-time student is expected to complete at least--
(I) 24 semester or trimester hours or 36 quarter credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or
(II) 900 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours.
(B) The Secretary may reduce such minimum of 30 weeks to not less than 26 weeks for good cause, as determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis, in the case of an institution of higher education that provides a 2-year or 4-year program of instruction for which the institution awards an associate or baccalaureate degree and that measures program length in credit hours or clock hours.”
Legal Definition list
- Academic Regalia
- Academic Question
- Academic Publishing
- Academic Period
- Academic Institution
- Academic Year
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences [ACJS]
- Academy of Financial Divorce Practitioners
- Accardi Doctrine
- Accelerated Benefits (Health Care)
