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1. Withdrawal exemption for graduates/completers
   • A student who completes all the requirements for graduation from his or her program before completing the days or hours in the period that he or she was scheduled to complete is not considered to have withdrawn
   • This exemption applies to all types of programs (with or without modules)
2. Withdrawal exemptions for programs offered in modules
3. A student is not considered to have withdrawn if the student successfully completes a combination of modules that when combined contain 49 percent or more of the number of days in the payment period, excluding scheduled breaks of five or more consecutive days and all days between modules
4. A student is not considered to have withdrawn if the student successfully completes a combination of modules that when combined contain 49 percent or more of the number of days in the payment period, excluding scheduled breaks of five or more consecutive days and all days between modules
5. A student is not considered to have withdrawn if the student successfully completes coursework equal to or greater than the coursework required for the institution's definition of a Half-Time (Undergraduate = 6 hours, Graduate = 5 hours) student for the payment period

A module is any course that does not span the entire length of the payment period (semester). An example of courses offered in modules would be the accelerated online program.

For example: The spring semester consists of 15 weeks of instructional time. Jim is enrolled in an online program that contains three 5-week courses within the Spring semester, none of which span the entire 15 weeks. Because Jim's courses do not span the entire length of the Spring semester, he is considered enrolled in modules.

To determine if a student enrolled in modules has withdrawn, we will ask the following questions:

1. Did the student cease to attend, or fail to begin attendance in a scheduled course that was included in the institution's calculation of the student's Title IV awards for the payment period of enrollment?

• If yes, go to question 2
• If no, student is not a withdraw

• If yes, student is not a withdrawal, but Pell recalculations may apply
• If no, go to question 3

• If yes, student is not a withdrawal, but Pell recalculations may apply
• If no, go to question 4

4. When the student ceased to attend or failed to begin attendance in a scheduled course, did the student successfully complete:

• Coursework applicable to the student's Title IV eligible program of study in a module or combination of modules that contain 49% or more of the number of days of the payment period (excluding scheduled breaks of 5 consecutive days or more and all days between modules) applicable to the student's Title IV eligible program of study; OR
• Title IV eligible coursework equal to or greater than the coursework required for the institution's definition of a Half-Time student for the payment period?
• If yes to either question, student is not a withdrawal, but Pell recalculations may apply
• If no, go to question 5

5. Did the student confirm attendance in writing for a course applicable to the student's Title IV eligible program of student in a later module in the payment period or period of enrollment that begins no later than 45 calendar days after the end of the module he or she ceased attending?

• If yes, student is not a withdrawal, but Pell recalculations may apply
• If no, student is a withdrawal

If you are receiving federal grant or loan funds and you meet the definition of a withdrawn student, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ is required to perform an R2T4 calculation to determine the amount of aid you have earned. If the amount of federal aid disbursed to you is greater than the amount you have earned, the unearned funds must be returned to ED. If the amount of federal funds disbursed to you is less than the amount you have earned and are eligible, you may be eligible for a post-withdrawal disbursement of the earned aid that was not received.

Federal grant and loan funds subject to the R2T4 calculation include:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, PLUS Loans)
• Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
• Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant

Although state and institutional grants are not part of this calculation; other institutional and state policies apply. If you withdraw prior to the Pell Recalculation Date (PRD), these grants will be cancelled, which may leave you with a balance owed to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳.

Up through the 60% point in each payment period (semester), a prorated schedule is used to determine the amount of Title IV funds a student earns at the time of withdrawal. After the 60% point in the payment, a student has earned 100% of the Title IV funds the student was scheduled to receive during the period and no return of funds is required.

There are two types of withdraws, Official and Unofficial.

• You are considered an "Official Withdrawal" if you provide official notification of your intent to withdraw.
• You are considered an "Unofficial Withdrawal" if you stop attending without providing official notification of your intent to withdraw.

For a student who officially withdraws, the withdraws date is either the date is either the date the student begins the official withdrawal process or the date the student provides the notification.

For a student who unofficially withdraws, the withdrawal date is:

• For circumstances beyond the students control, the withdrawal date used is the date Lamar determines is related to the circumstances beyond the student's control
• For circumstances when the student withdraws without providing official notification but a last date of attendance past the 60% date is documented, the last date of attendance is used
• For circumstances when the student withdraws without providing official notification attendance past the 60% point is not documented, the midpoint of the payment period

Once the R2T4 calculation has been completed, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ will return all unearned aid the school is responsible for returning to its federal program. Aid is returned in the following order:

• Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
• Federal Direct Subsidized Loan
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
• Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan
• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
• Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH)
• Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant 

You will receive an email notifying you once the return has been made. The email will instruct you to view your Self-Service Banner account to view the amount of funds that have been returned. 

Any Federal Grants that you are responsible for returning is called a Federal Overpayment. Federal regulations provide that 50% of the unearned amount of all federal grants is protected by the federal calculation. If determined that you owe a federal grant overpayment, the University will make this return on your behalf. If the amount is less than $50, then no repayment is required. 

Any loan funds that you (or parent for PLUS Loan), are responsible for returning must be repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Mastery Promissory Note.

If you withdraw before receiving all the funds you have earned, you may be due a post withdrawal disbursement. Post withdrawal disbursements will be confirmed within 30 calendar day of the date you withdraw. If your post withdrawal disbursement includes loan funds, we must first get your permission in writing before we can disburse these loan funds to you. Failure to receive written notification will result in the cancellation of the loan funds.

The Return of Title IV Worksheet can be found .