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Return to Title IV
Federal Title IV aid is earned daily up to and including the sixty percent point in the semester; one hundred percent is considered earned after the sixty percent point of the semester. The percent of Title IV aid earned is calculated by dividing the number of calendar days completed by the total number of calendar days in the term. Scheduled breaks of five or more calendar days are excluded from the calculation. The federal formula requires a return of Title IV aid if the student received federal financial assistance in the form of a Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Direct Student Loans or Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loans and withdrew on or before completing sixty percent of the semester.
The Federal Return of Title IV Funds formula dictates the amount of Federal Title IV aid that must be returned to the federal government by Manhattan Christian College and/or the student. The amount of Title IV Program assistance earned is based on the amount of time the student spent in academic attendance. The federal formula is applicable to a student receiving federal aid, other than Federal Work-Study, if that student withdraws on or before the sixty percent point in time in the semester.
Students who withdraw or drop from classes prior to completing sixty percent of the semester will have their eligibility for federal aid re-calculated based on the percent of the semester they completed and may be required to return a portion of the federal funds.
For example, a student who withdraws after completing only thirty percent of the semester will have earned only thirty percent of federal funds received. The remaining seventy percent must be returned.
If you are thinking about withdrawing from classes prior to completing sixty percent of the semester, please contact the Student Financial Services prior to doing so to see how your withdrawal will affect your financial aid eligibility. It is extremely important that all students who receive Title IV financial aid and withdraw or drop all courses during the semester be aware of the Return of Title IV Funds Policy for Manhattan Christian College. Students should understand the impact withdraws or drops will have on the aid released to them and on their eligibility status to receive future financial aid.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Manhattan Christian College is required by federal law to establish, publish, and apply reasonable standards for measuring Satisfactory of Academic Progress (SAP). These standards ensure successful completion of course work leading to the timely receipt of a degree. For purposes of consistency and equity among all students receiving Title IV aid, Manhattan Christian College applies the following standards to all students receiving federal aid which includes Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, Federal Direct Student Loans, and Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loans. If a student does not meet the standards as set forth in this policy, they will be ineligible in future terms and may appeal.
SAP standards include a minimum quantitative credit hour completion rate, and the completion of a degree or program of study within a maximum timeframe, and a minimum qualitative cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA). Manhattan Christian College measures Title IV aid recipients’ academic progress based upon the quantitative and qualitative standards outlined below at the end of each semester.
Quantitative Measurements
To be eligible for Title IV aid, students must meet the established quantitative measures, completion rate and maximum timeframe that are reviewed for all students receiving federal financial aid.
Qualitative Measurements
To be eligible for Title IV aid, students must meet the established qualitative measures, that is, the minimum cumulative grade point average that are reviewed for all students receiving federal financial aid.
Failure to Meet Minimum Standards
Warning Status
When a student fails to meet the eligibility standards for either completion rate and/or cumulative GPA, they will be placed in a “Warning” status. The student will be notified by Student Financial Services of the change of eligibility status and the potential impact it may have on aid eligibility. If a student in “Warning” status fails to meet the minimum standards at the next evaluation period, they will be placed on a “Probation” status and become ineligible for aid.
Probation Status
When a “Warning” status student fails to meet the eligibility standards for either completion rate and/or cumulative GPA, they will be placed in a “Probation” status. The student will be notified by Student Financial Services of the change of eligibility status and all Title IV aid canceled. Students may appeal this probationary status.
Suspension Status
When a “Probation” status student fails to meet the minimum eligibility standard for satisfactory academic progress and does not adhere to an academic plan including a mandatory student session requirement will be placed in a “Suspension” status. The student will be notified by Student Financial Services of the change of eligibility status and all Title IV aid canceled including Manhattan Christian College scholarships and awards. Suspension status is not eligible for an appeal. “Suspension” status students are not Title IV eligible until all SAP minimum standards are met.
Appeal
A student may apply for a re-determination of eligibility through the “Appeal” process. A student may submit an appeal on the basis of (1) mitigating circumstances or (2) after successfully rehabilitating the cumulative GPA or better and completion rate of 67%.
Reinstatement of aid is never automatic. A student must Student Financial Services to appeal for reinstatement eligibility. Appeals may be considered if a student’s failure to comply with one or more standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress is due to events beyond the student’s control.
Events that may be considered include extended illness, serious illness or death in the immediate family or other significant life experience that has impacted the student’s emotional and/or physical health. The mitigating circumstances must be appropriately documented for the specific semester(s) in which the deficiency occurred.
Appeals are approved for one semester of a “Probation” status – if the student does not meet SAP at the end of the probationary semester, they may be returned to the “Suspension” status. The student will need to re-appeal for a second probationary term.
All appeals decisions are final. If the appeal is approved, there may be additional special stipulations that a student must comply during this probationary status. If the appeal is rejected, a student may regain financial aid eligibility by re-establishing the minimum standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress, while paying for Manhattan Christian College by other means. Or a student my withdraw from the college, return after attending another accredited-college and transfers in credits that re-establishes along with their Manhattan Christian College academics to meet the minimum standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Appeal Deadline
All appeals must be submitted prior to the end of the first week of each semester.
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