Section III – Findings and Questioned Costs – Major Federal Programs (Continued)
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Federal Program Name: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; Federal Pell Grant Program; Federal Direct Student Loan; Federal Work Study Program
Assistance Listing Number: 84.007; 84.063; 84.268; 84.033
Federal Award Identification Number and Year: P007A171583; P007A231583; P063P190147; P063P210147; P063P220147; P063P230147; P063Q210147; P063Q220147; P268K230147; P268K240147; P033A211583; P033A231583 - 2023
Award Period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Type of Finding:
Criteria or specific requirement: When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdraws from an institution during a payment period or period of enrollment in which the recipient began attendance, the institution must determine the amount of Title IV aid earned by the student as of the student's withdrawal date. If the total amount of Title IV assistance earned by the student is less than the amount that was disbursed to the student or on his or her behalf as of the date of the institution's determination that the student withdrew, the difference must be returned to the Title IV programs as outlined in this section and no additional disbursements may be made to the student for the payment period or period of enrollment. If the amount the student earned is greater than the amount disbursed, the difference between the amounts must be treated as a post-withdrawal disbursement (34 CFR 668.22(a)(1) through (a)(5)).
Condition: Students who withdrew from the University did not have calculations of Title IV completed to determine the amount to be returned to the Department of Education.
Questioned costs: None.
Context: During our testing of 5 students who withdrew, 2 students were determined to need a calculation of how much aid show be refunded and such calculations were not performed.
Cause: The University did not have a control in place to determine which students who withdrew from the University would need a calculation of Title IV aid to be returned.
Effect: The University is not returning the proper amounts to the Department of Education.
Repeat Finding: No.
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