Chapter HEA 4

Chapter HEA 4

TUITION GRANTS

HEA 4.01   Application deadline.

HEA 4.02   Study abroad.

HEA 4.03   Accelerated and summer session.

HEA 4.04   Tuition charges.

HEA 4.05   Institutional responsibilities.

HEA 4.06   Adjustments to family financial strength.

Ch. HEA 4 Note Note: Chapter HEA 4 as it existed on March 31, 1978, was repealed and a new chapter HEA 4 was created effective April 1, 1978.

HEA 4.01 HEA 4.01 Application deadline. A student must apply for a tuition grant prior to or during the term for which the student expects to receive the grant.

HEA 4.01 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1978, No. 267, eff. 4-1-78.

HEA 4.02 HEA 4.02 Study abroad. Any eligible student who, as a part of the academic program in which the student is enrolled at an eligible Wisconsin institution, attends an institution outside the United States may receive a tuition grant for the period of study abroad so long as the tuition cost of the program is paid directly to the Wisconsin institution and the credits earned are acceptable by the institution in serving the degree toward which the student is working.

HEA 4.02 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1978, No. 267, eff. 4-1-78.

HEA 4.03 HEA 4.03 Accelerated and summer session. If an institution certifies that an eligible student is enrolled in approved accelerated study, which may include a summer session or 4th quarter, that will permit the student to complete a degree program in less than the normal period of full-time study for such degree, the student will be eligible for a prorated tuition grant for each academic term of accelerated study.

HEA 4.03 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1978, No. 267, eff. 4-1-78.

HEA 4.04 HEA 4.04 Tuition charges. To be eligible for a tuition grant, the student must be charged an actual tuition by the institution. If for any reason a student is not charged a tuition or it is waived, no tuition grant will be awarded. If a partial tuition charge is made, then the partial amount shall be used to calculate the student’s eligibility for a tuition grant.

HEA 4.04 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1978, No. 267, eff. 4-1-78.

HEA 4.05 HEA 4.05 Institutional responsibilities.

HEA 4.05(1) (1) The student’s eligibility for a tuition grant shall be certified by the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled.

HEA 4.05(2) (2) The institution shall provide the board with information necessary for the proper administration of the tuition grant program. Such information may include but is not limited to:

HEA 4.05(2)(a) (a) Proof of accreditation through a federal accepted accrediting agency is required;

HEA 4.05(2)(b) (b) Proof of state and federal non-profit status;

HEA 4.05(2)(c) (c) Tuition costs, instruction related fees, and all other student educational costs;

HEA 4.05(2)(d) (d) The number and dates of the institution’s academic semesters or terms; and

HEA 4.05(2)(e) (e) The number of credits which must be carried by full-time students.

HEA 4.05 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1978, No. 267, eff. 4-1-78; am. (2) (a) and (b), Register, April, 1992, No. 436, eff. 5-1-92.

HEA 4.06 HEA 4.06 Adjustments to family financial strength. Procedures shall be available to the institutions which will enable the adjustment in a student’s financial strength and resulting grant amount. Such adjustment procedures shall be available to correct inaccurate information and respond to the changing financial circumstances of students.

HEA 4.06 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1978, No. 267, eff. 4-1-78; renum. from HEA 4.07, Register, February, 1990, No. 410, eff. 3-1-90.