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Session C-13
Federal Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant, and
National SMART Grant Programs Update
Carney McCulloughSophia McArdle
U.S. Department of Education
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Agenda
• Federal Pell Grant Update
– CCRAA– HEOA
• Pell/ACG/NSG Payment Calculations
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Agenda – cont’d.
• ACG and National SMART Grant Final Regulations
– Academic Year Progression– Grade Point Average (GPA)– Prior Enrollment– Successful Completion: Rigorous Secondary
Programs– Recognition of Rigorous Secondary Programs– Determination of Eligible Majors– Documenting Eligible Majors
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Agenda – cont’d.
• ACG and National SMART Grant Update
– First Year Implementation Outcomes
– Legislation
• ECASLA
• HEOA
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Federal Pell Grant Update
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Pell Grant
• College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) enacted September 27, 2007
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Pell Grant
• Uses mandatory funds to increase the Pell scheduled award by
– $ 490 for 2008-09 and 2009-10– $ 690 for 2010-11 and 2011-2012– $ 1,090 for 2012-14
• Increases applicable to students eligible based on the maximum award set in an appropriations act
Effective: 2008-2009 award year
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Pell Grant
• For 2008-09
– Maximum $4,731 ($4,241 + $490)– Minimum $890 ($400 + $490)
• Maximum eligible EFC is 4041
• Mandatory funds do not increase the number of eligible students
Effective: 2008-2009 award year
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Pell Grant
• Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) enacted August 14, 2008
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Pell Grant
• Authorized maximums for an academic year
– $6,000 for 2009-2010– $6,400 for 2010-2011– $6,800 for 2011-2012– $7,200 for 2012-2013– $7,600 for 2013-2014– $8,000 for 2014-2015
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Pell Grant
• Eliminated $400 minimum award
• Sets new minimum award amount at 10% of the maximum award
• Students who are eligible for an award equal to or greater than 5% but less than 10% of the maximum award will receive an award amount of 10% of the maximum award
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell Grant
• Year-round Pell Grant awards
• Students may receive up to two scheduled Pell Grant awards during a single award year if enrolled—
– At least half-time for more than one academic year or more than 2 semesters or the equivalent time during an award year
– In a certificate, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree program
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell Grant
• A student who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment after completing a period of incarceration for a forcible or non-forcible sexual offense is ineligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell Grant
• Duration of Federal Pell Grant eligibility
– Not to exceed 18 semesters or equivalent as determined by regulation
– Regulations will provide fractional equivalents for terms in which a student is enrolled less than full-time
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell Grant
• Duration of Federal Pell Grant eligibility – cont’d.
– Basically, student is eligible for up to 9 scheduled awards
– Applies to students who received a Federal Pell Grant for the first time on or after July 1, 2008
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell Grant
• Maximum Federal Pell Grant eligibility for survivors
– Applies to students—
• Whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after 9/11/2001
• Who were under 24 years old or who were enrolled in college at the time of the parent or guardian’s death
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell Grant
• Maximum Federal Pell Grant eligibility for survivors – cont’d.
– Students will be considered to have 0 EFC for Federal Pell Grant purposes
– Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense will provide information to ED
– No new questions on the FAFSA
Effective: 2009-2010 award year
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Pell/ACG/NSGPayment
Calculations
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Payment Calculations
• Revisions in General Provisions final regulations package – November 1, 2007
• Payment period definition• Programs eligible for Formula 1• Payment calculations for Formulas 4
and, for Pell only, 5A• Payment calculations the same for all
three grant programs
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Payment Calculations
• Added educational programs eligible for Formula 1
• Is no change for traditional calendar programs currently eligible to use Formula 1, i.e., programs with
– Two semesters or trimesters, or three quarters, in fall through spring, and
– At least 12 hours as full-time for all terms in award year
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Case Study: Currently Eligible for Formula 1
• Traditional semester-based academic calendar where full-time is defined as at least 12 semester hours in all terms.
• Eligibility to use Formula 1 continues
Fall Semester16 weeks of i.t.
Spring Semester15 weeks of i.t.
Summer10 weeks of i.t.
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Payment Calculations
• Adds programs eligible for Formula 1 where—
– Any two semesters or trimesters, or three quarters is at least 30 weeks of i.t.;
– Program starts in cohorts of students, e.g., monthly;
– Program is offered exclusively in semesters, trimesters, or quarters; and
– Student is not enrolled in overlapping terms
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Case Study: Final Rules Eligible for Formula 1
• The program consists of semesters. A new cohort of students starts a new semester on the first workday of each month.
Cohort 1 Term A – 15 weeks Term B - 15 weeks
Cohort 2 Term A – 15 weeks Term B - 15 weeks
Cohort 3 Term A – 15 weeks Term B - 15 weeks
Cohort 4 Term A – 15 weeks Term B - 15 weeks
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Payment Calculations
• Revised Formula 4 payment calculations (Formula 5A also)
• No change in programs that use Formula 4:
– Credit-hour programs without terms– Clock-hour programs
• Lesser of two fractions based on the academic year measures
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Payment Calculations
Formula 4scheduled award * the lesser of—
hours in the payment periodhours in the academic year
OR*weeks in the payment period*weeks in the academic year
*Weeks of instructional time
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Case Study 1: Payment Calculation
• A non-term undergraduate certificate program with scheduled classes
• Academic calendar: 28 quarter hours over 28 weeks of instructional time
• Academic year: 36 quarter hours and 30 weeks of instructional time
28 quarter hours28 weeks of instructional time
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Case Study 1: Payment Calculation
• Payment Periods: 14 quarter hours and 14 weeks of instructional time
• Formula 4 to calculate grant program payment for a payment period
• Student: Pell scheduled award of $4,000
14 hours14 weeks
14 hours14 weeks
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Step 1
Scheduled Award = $4,000
Step 2
Lesser of—
14 $4,000 = $1,55536
OR
14 $4,000 = $1,86630
Case Study 1: Payment Calculation
• Payment for each payment period
14 hours14 weeks
14 hours14 weeks
X
X
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Case Study 1: Payment Calculation
• The student receives two Pell disbursements that total $3,110 out of a $4,000 scheduled award
14 hours14 weeks
14 hours14 weeks
1st Pelldisbursement
2nd Pelldisbursement
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Case Study 2: Payment Calculation
• Non-term undergraduate certificate program with scheduled classes
• Academic calendar: 1200 clock hours over 30 weeks of instructional time
• Academic year: 900 clock hours and 26 weeks of instructional time
1200 clock hours30 weeks of instructional time
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Case Study 2: Payment Calculation
• Payment periods– 450 clock hours and 13 weeks of instructional
time;– 450 clock hours and 13 weeks of instructional
time; and– 300 clock hours and 4 weeks of instructional
time
450 clock hours13 weeks
450 clock hours13 weeks
300 clock hours4 weeks
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Case Study 2: Payment Calculation
• Formula 4 to calculate grant program payment for a payment period
• Student: Pell scheduled award of $1,000
450 clock hours13 weeks
450 clock hours13 weeks
300 clock hours4 weeks
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• First and second payment periods
Case Study 2: Payment Calculation
450 clock hours13 weeks
450 clock hours13 weeks
300 clock hours4 weeks
Step 1
Scheduled Award = $1,000
Step 2
Lesser of—
450 $1,000 = $500900
OR
13 $1,000 = $50026
X
X
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• Third payment period
Case Study 2: Payment Calculation
450 clock hours13 weeks
450 clock hours13 weeks
300 clock hours4 weeks
Step 1
Scheduled Award = $1,000
Step 2
Lesser of—
300 $1,000 = $333.33900
OR
4 $1,000 = $153.85 26
X
X
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Case Study 2: Payment Calculation
• Student receives—– $1,000 for the first two payment periods– $0 for the third payment period; or, if the
third payment period is in a new award year, $153.85 (assuming same scheduled award)
450 clock hours13 weeks
450 clock hours13 weeks
300 clock hours4 weeks
1st Pell disbursement 2nd Pell disbursement 3rd Pell disbursement
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ACG and National SMART Grant
Final Regulations
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Final Regulations
• NPRM: August 7, 2007
• Final regulations: October 29, 2007
• Effective July 1, 2008
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Academic YearProgression
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Academic Year Progression -Basics
Award Eligibility
• A student’s progression is based on the student’s attendance in all ACG and national SMART Grant eligible programs only at the institution in which the student is currently enrolled
Final §691.6(a), (b), and (c)
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Academic Year Progression -Basics
Award Eligibility
• A student may not receive more than two ACG Scheduled Awards and two National SMART Grant scheduled awards during the student’s undergraduate education
Final §691.6(a), (b), and (c)
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Academic Year Progression – Basics
Exact Accounting
• As with a student’s credit or clock hours, must determine a student’s progression in the weeks of instructional time of an academic year through an exact accounting of those weeks of instructional time
• Are some exceptions• Is in line with current regulations, but are
changes to exceptions
Final §691.6(e)(1)
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Academic Year Progression – Basics
Transfer Students
• The institution to which the student transferred must count both:
– The credit or clock hours earned by the student at the prior institutions that are accepted for the student’s ACG or National SMART Grant eligible program, and
– An estimated number of weeks of instructional time completed by the student
Final §691.6(d)(3)
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Academic Year Progression – Basics
Transfer Students
• To determine weeks of instructional time, must use specified formula:
(hours accepted * weeks of i.t. in ac. year)hours in ac. year
• Subject to prohibition under §691.6(d)(2) for hours without weeks
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Alternative Methods
• Three alternative methods for determining the weeks of instructional time and that assure general compliance with the academic year progression requirements
• Replacement of current §691.6(d) on treatment of summer terms
• Also replacement to transitional guidance in GEN 06-18
Final §691.6(e), (f), (g), and (h)
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Alternative Methods
• Only eligible programs that use Formula 1 or 2 to calculate payments (generally programs with traditional academic calendars)
• Eligible programs that use Formulas 3 or 4: must always do an exact accounting
Final §691.6(e), (f), (g), and (h)
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Alternative Methods
• Terms-attended: count weeks of instructional time based on the number of terms the student has attended
• Credits-earned: attribute weeks of instructional time to the credit hours earned by the student
• Grade-level: use the student’s grade level as a basis for determining weeks of instructional time completed
Final §691.6(e), (f), (g), and (h)
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Alternative Methods—Exclusions
• Is applicable to the credits-earned and grade-level alternatives
• In determining weeks of instructional time, must exclude consideration of hours subject to §691.6(d)(2)
Final §691.6(g) and (h)
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Alternative Methods—Applicability
• An alternative method of determining weeks of instructional time applies to all students enrolled in the eligible program
Final §691.6(e)(2)(ii)
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Alternative Methods—Exact Accounting• Upon a student’s request, an institution
must provide an exact accounting of the student’s academic year progression in all eligible programs at that institution including any qualifying credit hours accepted on transfer in an ACG- or National SMART Grant-eligible program
• An institution may initiate an exact accounting for a student
Final §691.6(e)(2)(iii)
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Alternative Methods—Exact Accounting
• After an exact accounting, an institution may not use any of the alternative methods in §691.6(f), (g), and (h) for determining that student’s academic year standing
Final §691.6(e)(3)
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Hours without Weeks
• No weeks of instructional time for hours in a student’s eligible program from:– Hours from AP and IB, testing out, life
experience, or similar competency measures– Hours earned while not enrolled as a regular
student in an ACG- or National SMART Grant- eligible program
– Hours for coursework that is not at the postsecondary level, such as remedial coursework
Final §691.6(d)(2)
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Hours without Weeks• Prohibition on weeks of instructional time
for credit or clock hours applies to:– Exact accounting– Transfer credits; and– Credits-earned and grade-level alternatives.
• While hours count toward the academic year progression, no weeks of instructional time are associated with these hours
Final §691.6(d)(2)
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Hours without Weeks
• An institution must assign weeks of instructional time to determine National SMART Grant eligibility for periods in which a student was enrolled in an ACG- eligible program prior to declaring, or certifying his or her intent to declare, a National SMART Grant-eligible major
Final §691.6(d)(2)
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Payment Formula Used for Eligible
Program
Academic Year Based on Actual
Weeks of Instructional Time
and Hours at Institution
May use Alternatives for
Weeks of Instructional
Time
Must Assume Weeks Based on Accepted Hours
for Transfer Students
Must Perform an Exact Accounting
if Student Requests for
Attendance at institution
Formula 1 or 2 YES YES YES YES
Formula 3, but eligible to use
Formula 1
YES NO YES N/A
Formulas 2, 3, and 4
YES NO YES N/A
Determining Academic Year ProgressionACG/NSG Final Regulations*
*Red underlined highlights are changes from current regulations and DCL GEN-06-18
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Grade Point Average
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GPA: Numeric Equivalent
• Have a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or numeric equivalent
• Does not mean institution can determine its own equivalency on a grading scale or simply use an equivalent measure
Final §691.15(b)(1)(iii)(D) and (c)(3)
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GPA: Numeric Equivalent
• If using alternatives to standard numeric grading, institutions must develop and apply an academically defensible equivalency policy
• Equivalency policy must be:– In writing;– Available to students upon request; and– Consistent with an institutions other
standards – academic and Title IVFinal §691.15(g)
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GPA: Numeric Equivalent
• The policy must include clear differentiations of student performance to support a determination of performance at a level commensurate with at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Final §691.15(g)
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GPA: ACG - Transfers
• For a student who transfers hours of at least one academic year but less than two, institution which the student transfers must calculate GPA using grades for courses accepted from any prior institution toward student’s ACG-eligible program
Final §691.15(f)(1)(i)
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GPA: ACG - Transfers
• For a student who transfers in hours comprising less than one academic year, the institution uses grades for all coursework accepted by the current institution into the eligible program and grades for coursework earned at the current institution
Final §691.15(f)(1)(i)
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GPA: National SMART Grant - Transfers
• Use one of two methods:
– Method #1: transfer grades not incorporated
– Method #2: transfer grades incorporated
Final §691.15(f)(1)(i) and (ii)
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GPA: National SMART Grant - Transfers
Method 1 – GPA
• For 1st payment period, use grades earned in courses accepted into National SMART Grant- eligible program if academic policy does not incorporate grades from courses accepted
• For subsequent payment periods, use institutional policy
Final §691.15(f)(2)(i)
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GPA: National SMART Grant - Transfers
Method 2 – GPA
• For 1st payment period, use grades earned in courses accepted into National SMART Grant-eligible program if academic policy incorporates grades from courses accepted
• For subsequent payment periods, use institutional policy that includes grades for transfer courses
Final §691.15(f)(2)(ii)
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Prior Enrollment
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Prior Enrollment
While in high school:• Is not eligible if enrolled as a “regular
student” in an ACG-eligible program while at or below the age of compulsory attendance
• May be eligible if not enrolled as a “regular student” in an ACG-eligible program
Final §691.15(b)(1)(ii)(C)
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Successful Completion of a Rigorous Secondary School
Program of Study
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Rigorous Program
High School Diploma• In addition to completing a rigorous
program, a student must receive a high school diploma, or for a home-schooled student, a certification of completion of a secondary education provided by the student’s parent or guardian
Final §691.15(b)(1)(ii)(A)Final §691.15(b)(1)(iii)(A)
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Successful Completion of a Rigorous Program
Documentation• Must document a student’s successful
completion of a rigorous program and receipt of a high school diploma or certification of home-schooling completion
Final §691.15(b)(2)(i)
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Successful Completion of a Rigorous Program
Cognizant AuthorityIncludes but is not limited to:• An LEA• An SEA or other state agency• A public or private high school• A testing organization such as the
College Board or state agency• Parent, if student is home-schooled
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Successful Completion of a Rigorous Program
Self-certification• Institution must attempt to document a
student’s successful completion of a rigorous secondary school program of study in the case of any student who:1. Self-certifies on the FAFSA2. Otherwise self-identifies to the
institutionFinal §691.15(b)(5)(i)
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Successful Completion of a Rigorous Program
Self-certification• If a student does not self-certify
completion of a rigorous program on the FAFSA or otherwise, the institution is not required to determine the student’s ACG eligibility, notwithstanding 34 CFR 668.16(f)
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Rigorous Secondary School Program of Study
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Recognition of a Rigorous Program
Currently Designated ProgramsState-designated programs:• State-submitted program• An advanced or honors program
established by a state and in existence for the 2004-2005 school year or 2005-2006 school year and beyond
• State Scholars Initiative
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SSI States
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
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Recognition of a Rigorous Program
Currently Designated Programs• Completion of at least 2 Advanced
Placement (AP) courses with a passing test score of 3 for those courses or 2 International Baccalaureate (IB) courses with a passing test score of 4 for those courses
• A set of courses as outlined in the regulations
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Recognition of a Rigorous Program
Currently Designated ProgramsThe recognized set of courses consists of:• 4 years of English• 3 years of mathematics, 2 of which must be
Algebra 1 and above• 3 years of science, 2 of which must be one
each of biology, chemistry, or physics• 3 years of social studies• 1 year of a language other than English
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Recognition of a Rigorous ProgramCurrently Designated Programs The secretary publishes a list of rigorous
programs of study that she recognizes:http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ac-smart.html Contains links to recognized rigorous
programs by year of student graduation for each state
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Recognition of a Rigorous ProgramMulti-year Recognition• SEAs and LEAs may request recognition of
rigorous secondary school programs of study for school years beyond the immediate next school year
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Recognition of a Rigorous Program
State Advanced and Honors Programs
• The secretary continues recognition of advanced or honors secondary school programs of study for school years subsequent to the 2005-2006 school year
Final §691.16(d)(1)
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Eligible Majors
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Determination of Eligible MajorsNew Process• New process added for institutions to
request that additional majors be added to the list of SMART-eligible majors
• Proposed additional eligible major would be identified by its Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code
Final §691.17(d) and §691.2(d)
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Determination of Eligible MajorsNew Process Requests for designation of an additional eligible
major must include:• The CIP code and program title of the additional
major• The reason or reasons the institution believes the
additional major should be considered• Documentation showing that the institution has
actually awarded or plans to award a bachelor’s degree in the requested major
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Determination of Eligible Majors
CIP Code Definition• Adds a definition of CIP code as it pertains to
the National SMART Grant Program to §691.2(d):
A taxonomy of instructional program classifications and descriptions developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics
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Determination of Eligible Majors
Dear Colleague Letter GEN-07-06• Published September 2007• Provides an updated list of eligible majors
for the 2007-2008 award year• Does not remove any eligible majors; only
adds new eligible majors
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Determination of Eligible MajorsAdditional fields of study (DCL GEN-07-06):• 01.1001 Food Science• 01.1002 Food Technology and Processing• 03.0104 Environmental Science• 03.0301 Fishing and Fisheries Science and Management• 03.0502 Forest Sciences and Biology• 03.0509 Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper
Technology• 03.0601 Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management• 30.1001 Biopsychology• 30.1901 Nutrition Sciences• 42.1101 Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
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Determination of Eligible Majors
Dear Colleague Letter GEN-08-02• Published February 6, 2008• Explained the process by which institutions
could request additional majors to be included on the list of SMART-eligible majors for 2008-2009
• Due date was February 29, 2008
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Determination of Eligible Majors
Dear Colleague Letter GEN-08-09• Published June 20, 2008• 33 requests, 26 unique• No new majors added for the 2008-2009
award year
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Documenting Major
• The final regulations clarify how an institutions must document both:1. A student’s eligible major2. Progress in the eligible program
and major
Final §691.15(d)(1)Final §691.15(e)
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Documenting Major• An institution must maintain documentation
of the declared major, or in the case of a student’s intent to declare a major, a written declaration of intent provided by the student timely enough for the institution to determine that it still correctly reflects the student’s stated intent
Final §691.15(d)(1)Final §691.15(e)
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Documenting Major
• The final regulations require written documentation showing that the student is completing coursework at an appropriate pace in the student’s declared eligible major or intended eligible major
Final §691.15(d)(1)Final §691.15(e)
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Documenting Major
DCL GEN-07-07 October 9, 2007• Student must be enrolled in at least one
course that meets the specific requirements of the student’s National SMART Grant-eligible major to receive a National SMART Grant for the payment period
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Documenting Major
DCL GEN-07-07Implementation• The remainder of the 2007-2008 award year
except through the fall payment period for:– Students already packaged and
disbursed; or– Students already packaged
• The 2008-2009 award year and beyond• No changes for the 2006-2007 award year
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First Year Implementation Outcomes
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Nationally
ACG:• $233,038,410 awarded to 299,089
students
National SMART Grants:• $195,544,735 awarded to 60,976
students
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ACG: Top Five Institutions
1. Pennsylvania State University (4,128)
2. University of California – Davis (1,926)
3. University of Texas – Austin (1,718)4. University of California – Los Angeles
(1,686)5. Ohio State University (1,620)
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National SMART Grants: Top Five Institutions
1. Brigham Young University (1,584)2. University of Phoenix (1,326)3. University of California – San Diego
(921)4. DeVry University (789)5. Pennsylvania State University (715)
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Top National SMART Grant Majors
1. Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2. Engineering3. Computer Science
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Top Foreign Language Majors
1. Russian2. Japanese3. Chinese
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“Best Practices”
• Discuss the ACG and National SMART Grant Programs in state, local, and school-level outreach
• Reach out to all potential eligibles, not just students who self-identify
• Advocate for low-income students’ access to rigorous, college preparatory classes and pursuit of high-demand majors
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The Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act
of 2008 (ECASLA)
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ECASLA
• Signed by the President on May 7, 2008 (Public Law 110-227)
• Makes changes to the ACG and National SMART Grant Programs that are effective January 1, 2009
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DCL GEN-08-08
• Published June 19, 2008• Describes ECASLA changes to
ACG/National SMART Grants• Notes that ECASLA changes may
be revisited
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Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
(HEOA)
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HEOA
• Signed by the president on August 14, 2008 (Public Law 110-315)
• Reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
• Amended certain ECASLA provisions• Sets July 1, 2009 as the effective
date for the ECASLA and HEOA changes.
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ECASLA Changes Not Impacted by HEOA
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ECASLA Changes to Both ACG and National SMART
Grants
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For both ACG and National SMART Grants• Eliminates the restriction to U.S. citizens• Stipulates that students can be enrolled less
than full-time but must be enrolled at least half-time
• Proportionally reduces maximum awards the same way Pell does for part-time students
• Requires grant awards and payments to be determined on the same basis as Pell
• Provides that awards are based on student’s grade level instead of academic year
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ECASLA Changes to ACG
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ACG Program Changes
• Authorizes a 1st-year ACG to a student enrolled in at least a 1-year certificate program if the student is attending a 2- or 4-year degree granting institution
• Authorizes a 2nd-year ACG to a student enrolled in at least a 2-year certificate program if the student is attending a 2- or 4-year degree granting institution
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• Amends provision excluding students who had been previously enrolled in a program of undergraduate education from eligibility for a first-year ACG by creating an exception for students whose prior enrollment in an undergraduate program was part of a secondary school program of study
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ECASLA Changes to National SMART Grants
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National SMART Grant Changes• Authorizes 3rd- and 4th-year grants to
students at institutions that offer a single liberal arts curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree but at which students are not allowed to declare a major in a particular subject area by the institution. Students must:– Take coursework certified to be at least equal to
the requirements for a SMART-eligible major at another institution that offers a baccalaureate degree in that SMART-eligible major
– Obtain a 3.0 cumulative GPA
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• OR, alternatively, students could enroll in a liberal arts degree program that:– Was offered prior to February 8, 2006 – Includes a rigorous course of study in
mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics, including at least 4 years of study in mathematics and 3 years of study in the sciences with a laboratory component in each of those years
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• OR, alternatively, a student could obtain a 5th year grant if the student:– Enrolls in the 5th year of a SMART-eligible
program certified by an appropriate institutional official to require 5 full years of coursework to complete
– Maintains a 3.0 cumulative GPA
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HEOA Changes to ECASLA
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HEOA Changes to ECASLA• Sets July 1, 2009 as the effective date for the
ECASLA and HEOA changes with one exception:– Effective October 1, 2008, the HEOA clarifies that
funds for the ACG and National SMART Grant Programs for any fiscal year are available from October 1 of that fiscal year and remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year
• Waives Master Calendar and negotiated rulemaking requirements for the changes to the ACG/National SMART Grant Programs in ECASLA and in HEOA
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• Provides additional rigorous secondary school program of study options under which a student can meet the rigorous secondary school program of study requirement for an ACG
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ACG Rigorous Program Options
• First-year ACG: Successful completion, after January 1, 2006, but before July 1, 2009, of a rigorous secondary school program of study established by a state or local educational agency and recognized as such by the secretary
• Second-year ACG: Successful completion, after January 1, 2005, but before July 1, 2009, of a rigorous secondary school program of study established by a state or local educational agency and recognized as such by the secretary
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ACG Rigorous Program Options
For a first- or second-year ACG:• Successfully completion, on or after July 1, 2009, of
a program that is recognized by an appropriate official, consistent with state law, to prepare students for college and is reported to the secretary when the secretary requires
• Successfully completion of a secondary school program of study recognized as rigorous by the secretary in regulations that were in effect on May 6, 2008 (72 FR 61248)
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HEOA Implementation
• Regulatory changes to be completed for the 09/10 award year
HEOA website: www.ed.gov/heoa
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