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Period of Enrollment Table: Student A

Example 1:ÌýStudent A was scheduled to attend UMGC from August 12^th through December 8^th and was enrolled in two courses during that period.

• The student successfully completed Course 1.
• After Course 2 began, the student withdrew from the course.
• Because the student stopped attending before completing all of the courses originally scheduled for the payment period, the university must perform a Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) review.

What does this mean?
Federal financial aid is awarded based on the expectation that a student will complete all courses they were scheduled to attend. When a student withdraws from a course after it starts, the school must review the student's enrollment and attendance to determine whether they earned all of the federal aid they received.

Depending on the results of the review, the student:

• May have earned all of their aid, or
• May be required to have a portion of their federal aid returned, which could result in a balance owed to the university.

In this example:
Even though Student A completed Course 1, withdrawing from Course 2 after it began changed the student's enrollment. As a result, UMGC is required to conduct an R2T4 review to determine whether any federal financial aid must be adjusted.

Period of Enrollment Table: Student B

Example 2:ÌýStudent B was scheduled to attend UMGC from April 7^th through June 22^nd and was enrolled in one, 6-credit course during that period with no other enrollment.

• After the course began, the student withdrew from the course.
• Because the student stopped attending before completing the course, the university must perform a Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) review.

What does this mean?
Federal financial aid is awarded based on the expectation that a student will complete all courses they were scheduled to attend. When a student withdraws from a course after it starts, the school must review the student's enrollment and attendance to determine whether they earned all of the federal aid they received.

Depending on the results of the review, the student:

• May have earned all of their aid, or
• May be required to have a portion of their federal aid returned, which could result in a balance owed to the university.

In this example:
Because Student B withdrew from Course 1 with no other active enrollment, UMGC is required to conduct an R2T4 review to determine whether any federal financial aid must be adjusted.

Period of Enrollment Table: Student C

Student C was enrolled in three, 3-credit courses (9 credits total) scheduled between January 6^th and May 4^th.

• The student completed Course 1.
• The student then withdrew from Course 3.
• The student continued attending Course 2.

Because the student is still attending a course in the same enrollment period, this is considered a partial withdrawal, not a complete withdrawal. The student's enrollment period does not change, so an R2T4 calculation is not required.

What does this mean?
Even though the enrollment period stays the same, dropping Course 3 reduces the student's enrollment from 9 credits to 6 credits. Financial Aid must review the student's eligibility and adjust the Federal Pell Grant based on the new enrollment level.

In this example:
The student's Federal Pell Grant will be recalculated based on 6 enrolled credits instead of 9 credits. As a result, the student may receive less Pell Grant funding than originally awarded and may owe a balance to the university.