# Alaska Stat. § 14.43.160: Definitions

> Alaska · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.160

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 14.43.160
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.160

## Text

In AS 14.43.091 — 14.43.160, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “career education” means a course or program in vocational-technical training or education approved by the commission;

(2) “federally insured” means a loan covered by the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 1001 — 1155, as amended;

(3) “full-time student” means an undergraduate or career education student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for at least 12 semester hours of credit or the equivalent during the semester or a graduate student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for at least nine semester hours of credit or the equivalent; any combination of semester hours of credit, or the equivalent, aggregating to the requisite number of semester hours and undertaken during a semester at two or more public or private institutions of higher education constitutes full-time student status;

(4) “half-time student” means an undergraduate, graduate, or career education student who, during the semester, is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes at one or more public or private institutions of higher education for six to 11 semester credit hours or an equivalent of six to 11 semester credit hours, and includes a career education student enrolled and in regular attendance in classes for 15 hours a week or a graduate student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for the equivalent of six to eight semester hours of credit or the equivalent;

(5) “school year” means an academic period that is a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time that begins between July 1 of one year and June 30 of the following year;

(6) “summer term” means the period from June 1 through August 31.

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## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.010 Scholarships for dormitory rent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.015 Alternate upon refusal or failure to accept.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.015.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.020 Applications for and issuance and report of certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.025 Forfeiture of scholarship benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.025.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.030 Payment of scholarships.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.050 Purpose of scholarships.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.055 Scholarships.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.055.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.060 Continuation of scholarships.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.060.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.065 Scholarships in addition to other scholarships.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.065.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.075 Definition of Native.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.075.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.085 Free tuition and fees for a spouse or dependent of a peace officer or members of the armed services or a fire department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.085.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.091 Education loan program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.091.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.100 Applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.100.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.43.105 Administration of program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.43_S14.43.105.md)

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