Wyo. Stat. § 21-16-1901 (2026)

(a)   As used in this article:

          (i) "Academic term" means the fall semester or term
or the spring semester or term. In this article, "semester" and
"term" have the same meaning except that recipients may elect to
use the scholarship for a summer term or January term or any
other term besides the fall semester or spring semester that the
eligible institution designates, which counts toward the maximum
number of terms for which a student is eligible but does not
count toward computation of an academic year;

          (ii) "Academic year" means two (2) consecutive
semesters or terms and is the period of time in which a full-
time student is expected to complete the equivalent of at least
two (2) academic terms of academic work;

          (iii) "Certificate" means a credential other than a
degree and indicates satisfactory completion of training in an
academic year program of study offered by an eligible
institution including non-credit industry recognized credentials
that meet eligibility requirements of the Wyoming works program
under W.S. 21-18-403;

          (iv)   "Commission" means the Wyoming community college
commission;

          (v) "Cost of attendance" means the sum cost of
tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, books and supplies,
travel and personal expenses to attend an eligible institution;

          (vi) "Degree" means a baccalaureate or an associate
degree other than a certificate;

          (vii) "Eligible institution" means the University of
Wyoming or a Wyoming community college;

          (viii) "Equivalent of a full-time semester" means
twelve (12) semester hours in a semester;

          (ix) "Semester hour" means each semester hour or
clock hour as defined by commission rule attempted for credit or
eligible Wyoming works program non-credit degree or certificate;

          (x) "Title IV" means Title IV of the federal Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended;

          (xi) "Unmet financial need" means the cost of
attendance minus the sum of expected family contribution and all
federal, state, local, institutional and privately funded
scholarships or grants received by the student as determined by
the eligible institution. "Unmet financial need" shall not
include any loans a student may be eligible to receive.