specific requirements that will be used     Student Responsibilities                   withdraws, which is the last date of  to bring the student’s academic progress                                               academic related activity determined by  within standards. If the appeal is denied,  Students should only take required         the instructor. For information on how  students may appeal this decision to the    courses according to their program of      to formally withdraw from a class, see  Executive Dean of Student Services.         study and the transfer institution (if     Enrollment Services’ Withdrawal and  Decisions made by the Dean are final.       applicable). Taking courses outside of     WA Grade Policies.                                              their program of study will affect the  A student who submits an appeal due to      student’s maximum program completion       If the student did not receive all the  minimum cumulative completion rate          time. Withdrawing, repeating, and          funds earned, a student may be due  and/or cumulative GPA requirements          failing courses, including remedial        a post-withdrawal disbursement.  and is denied by both the director          courses or dual credit, will also have     Any grant funds disbursed for post-  and Dean must meet the minimum              an adverse effect on a student’s           withdrawal will pay any outstanding  cumulative completion rate and/             cumulative completion and cumulative       balances owed (tuition, fees, books,  or cumulative GPA requirements as           GPA. Students should seek advisement       fines, etc.).  set forth in this policy and will not       from an academic advisor during their  receive further financial assistance        warning period to remediate deficient      Any amount of unearned grant funds  until minimum requirements are met.         credits and GPA.                           that the student must return is called an  Decisions made by the Dean are final.                                                  overpayment. The maximum amount                                              Financial Aid Withdrawal Policy            of a grant overpayment the student  A student who submits an appeal due                                                    must repay is half of the grant funds  to maximum hours attempted and is           The Department of Education (ED)           the student received or is scheduled  denied by both the director and Dean        states a school must determine the         to receive. The Financial Aid Office  will remain on permanent financial aid      amount of Title IV program assistance      notifies students in writing if they must  suspension. Neither the director nor        earned once a student withdraws from       return any unearned grant funds to the  Dean will accept any further appeals.       school. The Title IV programs governed     Department of Education. Student must                                              by this law include: Federal Pell Grants   make arrangements with the Financial  FINANCIAL AID                               and Federal Supplemental Educational       Aid Office to return unearned grant  REINSTATEMENT                               Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs).               funds. The student has 45 days to repay                                                                                         any overpayments. After 45 days, the  Once a student is placed on financial aid   When a student withdraws during            student must contact the Department  suspension, there are two options for       the period of enrollment the amount        of Education. Students may not receive  students to continue receiving financial    of Title IV program assistance that        any subsequent financial aid until  aid:                                        the student earned up to that point is     overpayment is resolved.                                              determined by a specific formula. If       1.	 The student must meet              the student received more assistance       The order funds must be returned are as            the minimum cumulative            than the amount earned, the student        follows:            completion rate and/or            must return the excess funds. The            cumulative GPA requirements       amount of assistance a student earned           1.	 Federal Pell Grants            set forth in this policy; or,     is determined on a prorated basis.              2.	 Federal Supplemental                                              For example, if a student completed       2.	 The student must submit an         30% of the period of enrollment, the                 Educational Opportunity            appeal that is approved by        student earned 30% of the assistance                 Grants (FSEOG)            the Director of Financial         scheduled to receive. Once the student            Aid or Executive Dean of          completes more than 60% of the period      If the student (or school) received            Student Services in which the     of enrollment, the Department of           excess Title IV program funds that must            student is granted financial aid  Education indicates the student earned     be returned, Southeastern will return            probation.                        100% of the scheduled assistance for       within 45 days the excess equal to the                                              that period.                               lesser of:  REGAINING  ELIGIBILITY FOR                             Students enrolled in module courses             1.	 The institutional charges  FINANCIAL AID                               (i.e. courses that do not span the entire            multiplied by the unearned                                              length of the period of enrollment) and              percentage of received funds,  If, in a regularly scheduled evaluation,    withdraw before the second module                    or  it is determined a student once again       course(s) begins, must provide written  meets the standards outlined in this        confirmation of intent to attend the            2.	 The entire amount of excess  policy, the student will be placed in       second module. Regardless if the                     funds.  good standing. Otherwise, once placed       student completes the first module but  on suspension status, the suspension        does not attend the second module, the     Southeastern requires students to  status remains unless determined            student will be considered a Return        pay the College the funds that were  otherwise through the appeal process.       to Title IV student and must return a      returned. If a student owes the College                                              portion of their Title IV aid.             after funds are returned, the Financial  34                                                                                     Aid Office will charge the student’s                                              The withdrawal date is determined          account for the amount owed. The                                              by the date the student officially         Financial Aid Office, in writing, notifies                                              withdrew from the class or unofficially    students if they owe any grant funds                                                                                         to the College. Students must make                                                                                         repayment arrangements with the