### Question
Can you define what graduate means?


### Answer
**Graduate** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1061*:

> an individual who has attended an institution for at least three semesters and fulfilled academic requirements for undergraduate studies in not more than 5 consecutive school years

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1061*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER III-INSTITUTIONAL AID > Part B-Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities**

