STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

A. Any person who is age eighteen (18) through forty-nine (49) and enrolled at least half time in an institution of higher education shall not be eligible to participate in the SNAP unless the person meets one of the exemption criteria outlined at 4.306.1. B. The following individuals are not considered under student eligibility criteria: 1. Persons aged seventeen (17) or under; 2. Persons aged fifty (50) or over; 3. Persons enrolled less than half time; 4. Persons enrolled full time in schools and training programs that are not institutions of higher education; 5. Persons attending high school; 6. Persons participating in an on-the-job training program. On-the-job training is defined as training in an employment environment and does not include an internship, field work, or practical experience associated with a course of higher education. C. The enrollment status of a student shall begin on the first day of the school term of the institution of higher education. Once a student enrolls in an institution of higher education, such enrollment shall be deemed continuous through normal periods of class attendance, vacation, and recess unless the student graduates, is suspended or expelled, drops out or does not intend to register for the next normal school term (excluding summer session). It is possible for a student to enroll prior to the beginning of the school term. However, for eligibility purposes, enrollment starts when the student starts classes.