Sec. 203. Definitions
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In this title: The term eligible student means a student, regardless of age, who— enrolls in a historically black college or university, or minority-serving institution, for the first time; or transfers from a community college into a historically black college or university, or minority-serving institution, for the first time; attends the historically black college or university, or minority serving institution, on at least a half-time basis; maintains satisfactory academic progress; and is a low-income student.
An otherwise eligible student shall lose eligibility 3 calendar years after first receiving benefits under this title. Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), an otherwise eligible student whose parent or guardian was denied a PLUS loan after November 2011 and before March 29, 2015, and who subsequently withdrew from a historically black college or university, or minority-serving institution, and has not yet completed a program of study at such historically black college or university or minority-serving institution, shall be eligible to participate under section 201 or 202 in order to complete such program of study, subject to all other requirements of section 201 or 202 (as the case may be).
The term historically black college or university means a part B institution described in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061(2) ). The term low-income student has the meaning given such term by the Secretary, except that such term shall not exclude any student eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ). The term minority-serving institution means any public or not-for-profit institution of higher education— described in paragraphs
(2)through
(7)of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q ); and designated as a minority-serving institution by the Secretary.
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