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AwardYear: 1998-1999 EnterChapterNo: 2 EnterChapterTitle: Student Eligibility and Financial Need SectionNumber: SectionTitle: Contents PageNumbers: CHAPTER 2 STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND FINANCIAL NEED INTRODUCTION . . . . . 1 Recent Changes . . . . . 2 SECTION 1: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY . . . . . 3 Citizenship . . . . . 3 Enrollment as a Regular Student in an Eligible Program . . . . . 7 High School Diploma; Ability To Benefit . . . . . 9 Remedial Coursework for Postsecondary Study . . . . . 15 Enrollment Status . . . . . 17 Satisfactory Progress . . . . . 18 Loan Defaults and Overpayments . . . . . 23 Bankruptcy . . . . . 26 Eligibility After Total and Permanent Disability Cancellation . . . . . 26 Valid Social Security Numbers . . . . . 28 Registration with Selective Service . . . . . 31 Borrowing in Excess of Loan Limits . . . . . 36 Members of Religious Orders . . . . . 37 Incarcerated Students . . . . . 37 Correspondence and Telecommunications Courses . . . . . 37 Student Certifications and Statements . . . . . 37 Specific Program Requirements . . . . . 38 SECTION 2: THE STUDENT'S FINANCIAL AID HISTORY . . 39 NSLDS Match . . . . . 40 Checking Previous Attendance . . . . . 41 Using NSLDS for Financial Aid Histories . . . . . 42 Requesting FAT information . . . . . 43 NSLDS and Midyear Transfers . . . . . 45 Payment and Certification Options . . . . . 46 Sending a Transcript . . . . . 47 Required Information Items . . . . . 47 Model Transcript . . . . . 50 SECTION 3: OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL NEED . . . . . 53 Expected Family Contribution . . . . . 54 Professional Judgment . . . . . 56 Cost of Attendance (COA) . . . . . 57 Award Calculations, Resources, and Estimated Financial Assistance . . . . . 60 Packaging Aid . . . . . 65 Overawards . . . . . 67 APPENDIX A: DOCUMENTING CITIZENSHIP STATUS . . . . 71 U.S. Citizen or National . . . . . 73 Citizens of the Pacific Islands . . . . . 76 Other Eligible Categories . . . . . 76 Student Rights with Respect to the Computer Match . . . . . 79 Using the G-845S for Secondary Confirmation . . . . . 81 Documentation of Permanent-Residence Status . . . . . 83 Documentation for Other Categories of Eligible Noncitizens . . . . . 84 Interpreting the G-845S . . . . . 88 Updating Eligible Noncitizen Status in Later Award Years . . . . 92 Replacing Lost INS Documents . . . . . 93 Additional Information . . . . . 93 APPENDIX B: SELECTIVE SERVICE STATUS INFORMATION LETTERS . . . . . 113 APPENDIX C: ELIGIBILITY MATCH RESULTS . . . . . 127 |