Degree level means enrollment in a course or program which could result in the award of

Certificate, diploma or other program award at an institution;

Baccalaureate degree or lower including enrollment in a course by a non-degree-seeking post-baccalaureate student;

Graduate degree or graduate certification other than a first-professional degree in law, medicine, dentistry or Pharm. D; or

Professional degree in law, medicine, dentistry, or Pharm. D.

Dependent person means a person who cannot demonstrate financial independence from parents or persons other than a spouse and who does not meet the criteria for independence established in Section 5 of this administrative regulation.

Determination of residency status means the decision of a postsecondary education institution that results in the classification of a person as a Kentucky resident or as a nonresident for admission and tuition assessment purposes.

Domicile means a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and is the place where the person intends to remain indefinitely, and to which the person expects to return if absent without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere.

Full-time employment means continuous employment for at least forty-eight (48) weeks at an average of at least thirty (30) hours per week.

Independent person means a person who demonstrates financial independence from parents or persons other than a spouse and who meets the criteria for independence established in Section 5 of this administrative regulation.

Institution means an entity defined in KRS 164.001(12) if the type of institution is not expressly stated and includes the Kentucky Virtual University, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.

Kentucky resident means a person determined by an institution for tuition purposes to be domiciled in and is a resident of Kentucky as determined by this administrative regulation.

Nonresident means a person who is

domiciled outside of Kentucky

currently maintains legal residence outside Kentucky, or

is not a Kentucky resident as determined by this administrative regulation.

Parent means one (1) of the following:

A person’s father or mother; or

A court-appointed legal guardian if:

The guardianship is recognized by an appropriate court within the I

There was a relinquishment of the rights of the parents

guardianship was not established primarily to confer Kentucky residency on the person.

Preponderance of the evidence means the greater weight of evidence, or evidence which is more credible and convincing to the mind.

Residence means the place of abode of a person and the place where the person is physically present most of the time for a non-educational purpose in accordance with Section 3 of this administrative regulation.

Student financial aid means all forms of payments to a student if one (1) condition of receiving the payment is the enrollment of the student at an institution and includes student employment by the institution or a graduate assistantship.

Sustenance means

Living expenses, such as room, board, maintenance, and transportation; and

Educational expenses, such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies.