20 U.S.C. § 2397h
Section 2397h · Definitions
Amended 1 time on record
For the purposes of this part:
(1) The terms “Indian” and “Indian tribe” have the meaning given such terms in section 1801 of title 25.
(2) The term “tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institution” means an institution of higher education which is formally controlled, or has been formally sanctioned or chartered by the governing body of an Indian tribe or tribes which offers technical degrees or certificate granting programs.
(3) The term “Indian student count” means a number equal to the total number of Indian students enrolled in each tribally controlled vocational institution, determined as follows:
(A) The registrations of Indian students as in effect on October 1 of each year.
(B) Credits or clock hours toward a certificate earned in classes offered during a summer term shall be counted toward the computation of the Indian student count in the succeeding fall term.
(C) Credits or clock hours toward a certificate earned in classes during a summer term shall be counted toward the computation of the Indian student count if the institution at which the student is in attendance has established criteria for the admission of such student on the basis of the student's ability to benefit from the education or training offered. The institution shall be presumed to have established such criteria if the admission procedures for such studies include counseling or testing that measures the student's aptitude to successfully complete the course in which the student has enrolled. No credit earned by such student for purposes of obtaining a high school degree or its equivalent shall be counted toward the computation of the Indian student count.
(D) Indian students earning credits in any continuing education program of a tribally controlled vocational institution shall be included in determining the sum of all credit or clock hours.
(E) Credits or clock hours earned in a continuing education program shall be converted to the basis that is in accordance with the institution's system for providing credit for participation in such programs.