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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525351716-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Many of you asked me to report back on the question about
whether the "transferring" student can receive aid at my school. Some of
you said yes, most said no. See below for the response from Joe Williams
(who consulted w/ Kevin Campbell) from the DOE.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525351716-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Of course, all this is a mute point now, because (as Pam
McConahay predicted) now the student has decided to stay here and get her
Associate's degree before she transfers to OU. Good luck w/ this one
Pam! I spent a lot of time on this yesterday only to be yelled at by an
out-of-control student and now I will end up giving her aid
anyway. I did, however, require a notarized letter from her stating that
she intends to complete the program here and she understands that it is illegal
to receive federal aid funds from a school in which she doesn't intend to get a
degree from. Secondly, I told her that if I believe at any time that she
misrepresented herself, I would be forced to report her as a possible fraud case
to the DOE. She flinched a little, but her plan is to proceed with the
scam. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525351716-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Have a great day and thanks to everyone who chimed
in,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525351716-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Jonna</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Williams, Joe [mailto:Joe.Williams@ed.gov]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:58 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Jonna L.
Raney<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Compliance Question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 31.0pt">A </SPAN>person must be enrolled as a regular
student in an eligible program in order to receive FSA funds. A regular student
is someone who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an eligible institution
<STRONG>for the purpose of obtaining a degree or certificate offered by the
school. <SPAN class=615305515-07092006> If there are agreements between
institutions (such as consortiums, two+two) then the student could be
eligible.</SPAN></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jonna L. Raney
[mailto:jlraney@stgregorys.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 06, 2006
4:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Williams, Joe<BR><B>Subject:</B> Compliance
Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a student
who was admitted as a degree seeking student. However, she recently told
several different staff members that she is only going to complete 9-12 hours
here at SGU and then plans to transfer to another school to complete her
degree. I think that makes her non-degree seeking and therefore
ineligible for federal aid.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do you advise
we handle this situation?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank
you,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jonna
Raney</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial size=2>St. Gregory's
University</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=830325121-06092006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Financial Aid
Director</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>