Attendance Policy

ENROLLMENT STATUS FOR ELIGIBILITY

Initially, your financial aid is based on your enrollment status at the time of registration. You should be aware, however, that your final award will be determined based on your enrollment status as of the end of the official refund period for each class. Please refer to the attendance guidelines below as well as the Return of Funds Policy before you withdraw from classes to know how your financial aid will be affected. Contact the Financial Aid Office at 989-686-9080 if you have any additional questions.

ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES FOR FINANCIAL AID

Never Attended: If a student receives a grade of an F, W, or WI, Federal Title IV aid will be adjusted for those classes never attended. Example: A student is in four classes which are all three credit classes. The student receives three A grades and one F grade. The instructor reported that the student never attended the class that received the F grade. Aid will be adjusted from 12 credits (full time) to 9 credits (three-quarter time).

Complete Withdrawals: If a student receives only the following grades (F, W, or WI) without one passing grade, a return of Title IV calculation may have to be done. If attendance has not been achieved up through the 60% point of the semester, a calculation is done to determine the amount of the Title IV funds that the student has earned at the time of withdrawal. Once the 60% point of the semester passes, a student has earned 100% of Title IV funds and no calculation would be necessary.

Determining Withdrawal Date: The withdrawal date to be used when a student initiates withdrawal from a class (W grade) is the day that Records and Registration receives the drop slip and officially drops the student.

If an instructor initiates a withdrawal of a student (WI grade) before the mid-point of the semester, the withdrawal date is the midpoint of the semester (50% date). If the WI grade was reported after the midpoint of the semester, the latter of the midpoint date or the date attended will be used.

If an F grade is received, the midpoint of the semester (50% date) will be used for attendance. If it is reported that the student attended after the mid-point of the semester, the latter attendance date will be used.