Federal regulations require that Indiana University Southeast establish a policy to monitor the academic progress of students who apply for and/or receive federal, state, and institutional financial assistance. A student must be admitted to the university and enrolled in a degree-seeking program to be eligible for financial assistance. Only credit courses that count towards a degree-seeking program are included for determining aid eligibility. (A student can receive aid for a limited amount of remedial coursework that is included as part of a regular program.) For information specific to our policy for your status (i.e. A.S., B.S., M.A.) please refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy or come by the Office of Financial Aid.
Your progress at IU Southeast will be checked once per academic year during the qualification process.
Recipients of federal financial assistance are expected to attend classes throughout the term. Repayment of federal aid already received may be required if it is determined you have stopped attending classes and did not officially withdraw. Eligibility for subsequent academic terms may also be cancelled.
If you fail to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress, an email will be sent to your University email address concerning your SAP status. Your financial aid will be suspended until you have completed the process below.
Students who fail to meet these standards and have mitigating circumstances may appeal to the Office of Financial Aid by completing the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal process found on the Appealing Eligibility section of our website. Our Appeal Committee reviews each appeal to determine student eligibility for continued financial aid.
Effective with the 2013-2014 school year, the U.S. Department of Education has established new regulations to prevent fraud and abuse in the Federal Pell Grant Program by identifying students with unusual enrollment histories. Some students who have an unusual enrollment history have legitimate reasons for their enrollment at multiple institutions. However, such an enrollment history requires a review to determine whether there are valid reasons for the unusual enrollment history. This must be resolved before the student can receive financial aid.
For students flagged by the U.S. Department of Education as having an unusual enrollment history, the IU Southeast Financial Aid Office will perform the following academic record review:
The review will determine:
Students must notify the Office of Financial Aid if they receive any additional financial assistance after filing an application. Any change in the student's or the family's financial position should also be reported. In addition, students who have been granted assistance are responsible for notifying the Office of Financial Aid of any change in academic program, residence, telephone number, or marital status. Failure to carry out any of these responsibilities may result in cancellation of the student's award.
The Department of Education requires us to inform you of your responsibility to repay your Stafford loans through a process called 'Exit Counseling.' Please follow the link to perform your exit counseling if you are leaving IU Southeast to transfer to another school or are graduating. Congratulations on your new degree and good luck in your future endeavors!
If you decide to leave the university, you must follow the official withdrawal process. Details on this procedure are published in the Schedule of Classes or are available from the Office of the Registrar. If a problem prevents you from withdrawing in person, you should contact the Office of the Registrar for procedures to drop by phone (812-941-2240).
If you simply cease to attend your classes but do not officially withdraw, you will be considered to have "unofficially withdrawn" for financial aid purposes. Per federal regulation, your financial aid eligibility will be based on your last documented date of attendance. If no documentation of attendance exists, you will be considered to have never attended. Students who unofficially withdraw may be billed in accordance with federal regulations despite the fact that an "F" grade will appear on your transcript.
In accordance with federal regulations, students who withdraw from the university before the end of the semester may be required to repay federal or state financial aid funds received for use during that semester. The amount of the repayment depends upon the point in the semester at which the student withdraws. Students who cease to attend but fail to withdraw may also be subject to repayment of financial aid. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for further information.
If you are switching classes, try to do this during the first week of the semester. Dropping after this date will show as a withdrawal and count against your "Satisfactory Academic Progress". Even if you do not withdraw from all of your classes, all class drops after the first week are recorded as a "Withdrawal".
Students considering a complete or partial withdrawal from classes at IU Southeast should review the following information:
If you withdraw from all classes after the semester or session begins and you have received money from a federal aid program, federal regulations require that part of the money you received be given back to the federal aid program. This includes Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan; Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan; Federal PLUS Loan; Federal Perkins Loan; Federal Pell Grant; Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant (AC Grant); Federal Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG); and other Title IV aid (excluding Federal Work Study). If you have not attended more than 60% of the semester or session, a percentage of your federal aid money will have to be repaid to the federal aid program.
When you withdraw from all classes, your tuition and fees for the semester or session will be adjusted according to IU Southeast Fee Refund Policy (please see the Schedule of Classes for details). Then, if you received money from one or more of the federal aid programs, the IU Southeast Office of Student Financial Aid will calculate the amount of money that has to be returned to the federal aid program(s), based upon how much of the semester or session you attended.
Please view the Return of Title IV Funds Policy for more information.
Esme was registered for 12 credit hours and started classes on August 24th for the fall semester. She has an EFC of 0 and received an award package for fall that included a $2675 Pell grant and she also accepted a subsidized loan for $988. Esme completely withdrew on September 25th and therefore only completed 31% of the semester. After the Return to Title IV calculation was performed, $683.23 of her Pell Grant and the entire amount of her subsidized loans was returned.
Rosie was registered for 6 credit hours and started classes on August 24th. She has an EFC of $5329 and received an award package that included $1750 in a subsidized loan and $1000 in an unsubsidized loan. Rosie completely withdrew from her classes on August 31st. Because she only completed 8% of the semester, some of the awards that she already received had to be returned. After the Return to Title IV calculation was performed, $995 of her unsubsidized loan and $115.35 of her subsidized loan were returned to the lender.
Taylor was enrolled in 6 credit hours and started classes on August 24th. He has an EFC of 0 and received an award package that included a $1338 Pell grant, a $250 SEOG grant and a $750 Perkins loan. Taylor completely withdrew from all of his classes on October 9th and only completed 45% of the semester. Upon completing the Return to Title IV calculation $591.49 of his Perkins loan was returned to the lender.
Generally, if you have been convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid, you will be ineligible for a period of time based on the type and number of convictions. If you answer "Yes" to having a conviction, it is very important that you complete and submit the FAFSA to determine your eligibility.
If you need assistance or have any questions on how to answer this question, call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) for help from the Federal Student Aid Information Center.
Even if you're ineligible for federal student aid because of a drug conviction, you should still complete the FAFSA because most schools and states use FAFSA information to award nonfederal aid.
