First-time-in-college (FTIC) definition
First-time-in-college (FTIC) means students who are enrolled in their first semester in college after high school graduation. For purpose of this rule, students enrolled in dual enrollment courses while concurrently enrolled in high school are defined as FTIC only after high school graduation. Additionally, students who enroll for the first time in the fall semester in college after graduating from high school, who have previously earned college credit via an acceleration mechanism such as dual enrollment, or who enroll in any of the summer terms immediately preceding the fall term are considered FTIC.