Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-4-1003

(1) “Course completion” means the last day of instruction for the period or semester as determined by the student's educational institution;

(2) “Educational institution” means any public university, college, community college, college of applied technology, or any private college or university that is regionally accredited and has its primary campus domiciled in this state;

(3) “Educational program” means a program offered by an educational institution through which a student can earn a certificate or diploma, but does not mean a doctoral program;

(4) “Federal tuition assistance” means federal military tuition assistance other than Montgomery GI Bill benefits and Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits;

(5) “Full-time student” means a student attending an educational institution and enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester hours during each semester of attendance toward a first bachelor's degree;

(6) “Member” means an active member of a federally recognized unit of the Tennessee national guard who is maintaining satisfactory membership as defined by regulations of the department of the United States army and the department of the United States air force;

(7) “Officer-producing program” means a reserve officer training corps program offered through a college or university;

(8) “Semester” means a fall, spring, or summer semester at an educational institution, if the educational institution is on a semester system, or the equivalent, if the educational institution is on a system other than a semester system;

(9) “Semester hour” means the credit hour used by an educational institution, if the institution is on a semester system, or its equivalent if the institution is on a system other than a semester system, and includes each semester hour attempted, whether remedial or for credit toward a degree, but does not include any semester hour attempted before graduating from high school or earning a high school equivalency diploma;

(10) “Tennessee national guard” means the federally recognized units of the Tennessee army and air national guard; and

(11) “Tuition” means the total semester, quarter, or classroom hour cost of instruction delineated in the catalog of an educational institution, including all mandatory fees.