(1) A participant's program benefit shall not exceed the amount of tuition and fees at the institution of higher education attended by the participant or full-time resident undergraduate tuition and fees at the University of Washington during the same academic year, whichever is lower.

(2) Participants who enroll for additional course work after the completion of an academic year of full-time eligibility may be eligible for additional program benefits equivalent to a third semester or fourth quarter. In this case, the participants would be assumed to be beginning their second academic year of program eligibility. For example, a student attending a semester college who received full-time program benefits for fall, spring and summer, will have received benefits for the equivalent of 1.5 academic years.

(3) Participants enrolled less than full-time shall receive the following prorated program benefits for terms of part-time enrollment:

(a) Enrollment of 9.0 - 11.9 credit hours per term equals three-quarter enrollment. This shall be equal to seventy-five percent of the full-time program benefit.

(b) Enrollment of 6.0 - 8.9 credit hours per term equals half-time enrollment. This shall be equal to fifty percent of the full-time program benefit.

(4) Participants who receive program benefits for part-time enrollment shall have their terms of eligibility reduced on a prorated basis. For example, a participant receiving program benefits on the basis of half-time enrollment for two academic years will have used one academic year of eligibility.