{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-694.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 694.3","heading":"What are the requirements for a cohort?","body":"(a) In general. Each cohort to be served by a Partnership or State must be from a participating school—\n(1) That has a 7th grade; and\n(2) In which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch Act; or\n(b) Public housing exception. If the Partnership or State determines it would promote program effectiveness, a cohort may consist of all of the students in a particular grade level at one or more participating schools who reside in public housing, as defined in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 694—GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"f884ca29da84ad1e6b313eb76dd928ba8925eed8cb10e8cb91e567772ad71736","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-694.2","next":"us/34-cfr-694.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}