TITLE IV

The Department of Education regulates the treatment of all Federal Grants and Loans. For those students who withdraw during a semester, the college is required to exercise the "Return to Title IV calculation (R2T4)

The R2T4 is based on the number of days in the semester divided into the date of withdrawal. This provides the percentage of Title IV aid a student has "earned".

For example, if the semester is 100 days, and a student's withdrawal date falls on the 43rd day of the semester, the formula used would be 43 / 100 or 43 percent. This percentage would then be applied to the Title IV aid disbursed, or potentially disbursed, in order to determine how much and which proceeds need to be returned. Any "earned" percentage greater than 60 will yield the student 100% retention of all eligible Title IV aid.

The order in which funds are returned is also determined by the Department of Education. The Attribution Table requires funds to be returned as follows:

NOTE: Federal Work-Study (FWS) must be earned and is not included in the R2T4 calculation. Funds earned prior to withdrawal may be kept by the student or retained, with student authorization, by the school for a balance owed. Students, however, may not continue working in the FWS program after their withdrawal date.

New York State requires the college to report tuition liability to NYS Higher Education Services Corporation. As TAP is driven by the cost of tuition, the TAP reduction is relative to withdrawal date and liability incurred. Our experience is that students with 60 percent or more liability generally receive their full TAP for the semester.

Withdrawn students with a liability greater than 0 percent and less than 100% will have their awards prorated based on the percentage of tuition liability. Students whose withdrawal date takes place during or after the ninth week of the semester will retain 100% of their awards.

Students are responsible for open balances resulting from withdrawal and the above financial aid retention policies. Students are also responsible for any aid proceeds received, in the form of a refund, for which they are no longer eligible. Monroe College encourages all students, who need to withdraw, to take advantage of one-on-one counseling available only during an official on-site withdrawal.