Requirement 4.8: The institution is in compliance with its program responsibilities under Title IV of the 1998 Higher Education Amendments. (In reviewing the institution’s compliance with these program responsibilities, the Commission relies on documentation forwarded to it by the Secretary of Education.) (Applies only to those institutions receiving Title IV funding.)

Full Compliance

Georgia Southern is in compliance with its program responsibilities under Title IV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and can provide documentation to support that judgment of compliance. The Office of Financial Aid administered more than 26,500 scholarship awards in the 2001-2002 academic year, of which federally funded employment and grant programs constituted about 27% of the total number of awards¹ . The polices, procedures, and guidelines administered by the Office of Financial Aid are subject to annual audits to ensure that they satisfy the audit and review standards established by the U.S. Department of Education and the State of Georgia. Such confirmation was provided in recent documents issued by the U.S. Department of Education (dated December 16, 2003) and the Georgia Student Finance Commission (dated December 22, 2003). Georgia Southern University remains committed to upholding high standards in the administration of student financial aid services.

Resources:

• U.S. Department of Education, letter dated December 16, 2003, providing the results of the audit report of the State of Georgia re Title IV, HEA, Federal Student Aid Programs.
• The Georgia Student Finance Commission, letter dated December 22, 2003, providing the results of the review of the University’s compliance with the HOPE Program.
• 2004-2005 Student Guide —this document provides information on the administrative regulations, financial aid guidelines, policies and procedures, and the satisfactory academic progress policy. Graduate students may also avail themselves of the information accessible at the Office of Financial Aid’s web site.
• Georgia Southern University, Office of Financial Aid Scholarship Opportunities.
• 5. The Student Guide Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education 2004-2005. (Distributed by the Georgia Southern University Office of Financial Aid).
• 2004-2005 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (pp. 27-32).
• The Office of Financial Aid’s website. This site contains information on types of programs administered, program requirements, contact information, and application guidelines and procedures.