UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT HISTORY FLAG (UEH) Presented by: Theresa Cowan Associate Vice-President Student Affairs/Financial Aid Broward College

WHAT IS UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT The UEH Flag indicates whether the student has an unusual enrollment history with regard to the receipt of Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) funds and is intended to address possible fraud and abuse in the title IV student aid programs. The specific enrollment patterns evaluated are  Where the student attends an institution long enough to receive title IV credit balance refund  Leaves without completing the enrollment period  Enrolls at another institution, and  Repeats the pattern of remaining just long enough to collect another title IV credit balance without having earned any academic credit Resource:

UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT AND THE ISIR  Unusual Enrollment is commented on the ISIR  Comment Code 359 is included when the UEH Flag value is ‘2, ’  Comment Code 360 is included when the UEH Flag value is ‘3’.

UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT HISTORY (UEH) AND GUIDANCE  DCL ID: GEN  DCL ID: GEN  FSA Handbook, Vol. 1, Page GEN Published 2013 Indicates Pell Recipients Only Evaluation based on 3 award years GEN Published 3/16/2015 Indicates Pell and Loan Recipients Evaluation based on 4 award years Starts with Award year

CLEARING THE UEH COMMENT CODE UEH FLAG 2  Check in NSLDS under Enrollment History to determine the enrollment pattern of the student for the last 4 award years.  Ask the student about their enrollment for the last 4 years using the information obtained from NSLDS.  Confirm the student’s intention to complete the current program  Discuss why the student did not complete prior program if an additional institution is listed in NSLDS within the last 4 award years.  If all 4 award years were at your institution no further action needed

CLEARING THE UEH COMMENT CODE UEH FLAG 3  Check in NSLDS under Enrollment History to determine the enrollment pattern of the student for the last 4 award years.  Ask the student about their enrollment for the last 4 years using the information obtained from NSLDS.  Order a transcript (official or unofficial is acceptable) of all institutions student attended within the last 4 award years  Possible meeting to discuss prior enrollments.  Evaluate the grades and progress and each institution.

NSLDS INFORMATION

POSSIBLE UEH 2 RESOLUTIONS  Document the evaluation of NSLDS  Document the conversation with student  Comment on all enrollment over the last 4 years which includes , , ,  Obtain confirmation from student of intent to complete current program of study at your institution  Complete Institutional Document to clear comment code

POSSIBLE UEH 3 RESOLUTIONS  Document the evaluation of NSLDS  Official/Unofficial transcripts in file  Comment on all enrollment over the last 4 years which includes , , ,  Obtain confirmation from student of intent to complete current program of study at your institution  Complete Institutional Document to clear comment code  Document Approval/Denial  Formulate APPEAL PROCESS

WHAT IS YOUR INSTITUTIONAL UEH POLICY?

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