Institutional Eligibility

SUBJECT: Institutional Eligibility This assessment outlines your school's Institutional Eligibility responsibilities. If you identify areas requiring corrective action, we recommend that you complete an Action Plan. Activity Bar: Institutional Eligibility Activity 1: Accrediting and State Agency Exercise Institutional Eligibility Activity 2: Consortium and Contractual Agreements Institutional Eligibility Activity 3: Additional Locations & Non-Degree Programs Institutional Eligibility Activity 4: Electronic Processes Additional Links: 2024-2025 FSA Handbook, School Eligibility & Operations, Volume 2 (digital version); pdf version For reference, the table below lists the regulatory areas related to Institutional Eligibility. The left column shows the title of the regulatory section and summarizes the main content of some of the sections. The middle column includes a link to each regulatory section in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations and any related guidance posted in the Knowledge Center. Where applicable, the associated assessment activity is listed in the third column.

Institutional Eligibility Regulations

Section Title

Links

Assessment Activity

Definitions 34 CFR 668.2

Academic Year 34 CFR 668.3

Payment Period 34 CFR 668.4

Written Arrangements to provide educational programs 34 CFR 668.5

Eligible program 34 CFR 668.8

Relationship between clock hours and semester, trimester, or quarter hours in calculating Title IV, HEA program assistance 34 CFR 668.9

Direct assessment programs 34 CFR 668.10

Electronic Processes 34 CFR 668.16(o)

Contracts between an institution and a third-party servicer 34 CFR 668.25

Enrollment in telecommunications and correspondence courses 34 CFR 668.38

Study abroad programs 34 CFR 668.39

Accreditation/State Approval 34 CFR 600.4, 34 CFR 600.5, 34 CFR 600.6, 34 CFR 600.9, 34 CFR 600.11, 34 CFR 668.16, 34 CFR 668.25, 34 CFR 674.5

Conditions of institutional ineligibility 34 CFR 600.7

Treatment of a branch campus 34 CFR 600.8

Certification procedures 34 CFR 668.13

Program Participation Agreement 34 CFR 668.14

Financial Responsibility 34 CFR 668.15, 34 CFR 668.23, 34 CFR 668.171, 34 CFR 668.173, 34 CFR 668.174

Standards of administrative capability 34 CFR 668.16

Financial Aid History 34 CFR 668.19

Compliance audits and audited financial statements 34 CFR 668.23

Recertification 34 CFR 600.10, 34 CFR 600.20, 34 CFR 600.21, 34 CFR 600.31, 34 CFR 600.32, 34 CFR 668.188

Consumer Information (34 CFR 668.41 through 668.48)

Preferred Lender Lists 34 CFR 601.10; 34 CFR 601.11; 34 CFR 601.12

Gainful Employment 34 CFR 600.2; 34 CFR 600.4; 34 CFR 600.5; 34 CFR 600.10; 34 CFR 668.8

Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) 34 CFR 668 Subpart Q; 34 CFR 668 Subpart S

Last Modified: 11/25/2024