### Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs U.S. Department of Education, Fede ral Student Aid, Program Complian ce, School Eligibility Channel, School Participation Management Division 

## Introduction

What is this document? When must an institution submit this application? How is this application organized? Why is there a glossary? Paperwork Reduction Statement Privacy Act Disclosure Notice How to complete this application What is your status during our review period? What if you have questions? 

## What is this document?
This is an application that a postsecondary educationa l institution must complete and submit to the U.S. Department of Education:

 to be approved for the first time (initial certification) to particip ate in federal student financial aid programs,

 to be approved following a change of owners hip, a conversion to a nonpr ofit institution, or a merger of two or more instituti ons (referred to as a "change in ownership or structure" for the remainder of this application) to participate in federal st udent financial aid programs,

 to be reapproved (recertification) to participat e in federal student financial aid programs,

 to be designated as an "eligible institution" under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), so that its students may receive deferments under federal student loan programs, or so that the institution may apply to participate in fede ral HEA programs other than student financial aid programs, including the Hope and Li fetime Learning Tax Credits,

 to be reinstated to participate in fe deral student financial aid programs. 

## When must an institution submit this application?
An institution (referred to as "you" for the remainder of this applic ation) must submit this application to the U.S. Department of Ed ucation (referred to as "we" for the re mainder of this application) when:

 You wish to be initially certified to particip ate in federal student fi nancial aid programs.

 You undergo a change of ownership or structure and you wish to participate in federal student financial aid pro g rams. You must notif y us no later than 10 calendar da y s after the chan g e Pa g e 1 of 9 E-App Introductio n

8/27/2013 htt p ://www.eli g cert.ed. g ov/ows-doc/intro.htmb ecomes effective. If th is due date falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, you may submit the notification no later than the next business day. After you receive your state and accrediting agency approvals, submit this application and ma il copies of the approva ls to us. We encourage you to complete your application and submit it as soon as possible.

 You wish to be recertified to c ontinue to participate in federal student financial aid programs. You should submit this fully comple ted application before the expi ration date in your Program Participation Agreement (PPA). If you submit your application to us no later than 90 calendar days before your PPA expires, your eligibility to part icipate in federal student financial aid programs continues until your appli cation is either approved or deni ed. This is true even if we do not complete our evaluation of your application be fore the PPA expiration date. (For example, if your PPA expires on June 30 and you submit your application by March 31, you will remain certified during our review period even if our review extends beyond June 30.) If the 90th day before your PPA's expiration falls on a weeke nd or a federal holiday and you submit your application no later than the next business day, we will consider the application to be submitted 90 calendar days before your PPA expires.

 You wish to become eligible so that your stude nts may receive deferments under federal student loan programs, or so that you may participat e in federal HEA program s other than student financial aid programs, including the Hope and Lifetime Lear ning Tax Credits.

or

 You wish to be reinstated to participate in federal student fina ncial aid programs. We will consider your date of submission to be the date you used the "Submit Application" page to electronically submit th e application to us. 

## How is this application organized?
This application is divided into 13 se ctions, plus a glossary at the end.

 Section A through Section D contain gene ral questions about your institution.

 Section E and Section F contai n questions about your educati onal programs and locations.

 Section G contains questions ab out your correspondence (corr) courses, students enrolled under ability-to-benefit provisions, and incarcerated students.

 Section H is for institutions that are initial applicants, institutions with a change in ownership or structure, and institutions seeking reinstatement.

 Section I is for foreign institutions, in cluding foreign graduate medical schools.

 Section J contains questions a bout your third-party servicers in cluding your ability to benefit tester.

 Section K contains questions about your administ rative capability and your financial responsibility.

 Section L must be signed by your Presiden t/CEO/Chancellor and mailed to us.

 Section M contains a list of do cuments you must send to us with the signature page (Section L).

 Glossary

N ote: To expand on any of your answers, you may use Question 69.
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8/27/2013 htt p ://www.eli g cert.ed. g ov/ows-doc/intro.htmWe mean a specific definition for many of the words a nd phrases in this applic ation, such as "regular student," "award year," and "feder al student financial aid programs." When filling out the application, you must be sure that you know how terms are defined. The definiti ons contained in the glossary generally are restatements of stat utory or regulatory definitions. 

## Paperwork Reduction Statement
According to the Paperwork Reducti on Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection o f information unless it displays a valid OMB contro l number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1845-0012. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 17 hours per response, including th e time to review instru ctions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002- 5402. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to: School Participation Management Divi sion, U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5402. 

## Privacy Act Disclosure Notice
Thank you for visiting our Web site. Postsecondary inst itutions use the E-APP to apply or designation as an eligible institution, initial pa rticipation, recertificati on, reinstatement, change in ownership, or to update a current approval. Updates include changes su ch as, but not limited to, name or address change, new location or program, increased level of offeri ng, change of officials, or mailing address for p ublications. This includes informati on about the school’s name, address, locations, programs, officials, authorizing agencies, owners and servicers. We only co llect information that we need to determine if the institution is eligible, and if appl icable, certified to participate in the Title IV, HEA programs. The information that is being requested is mandated by the Higher Education Act and Title 31 as amended by Section 31001 of Public Law 104-134 of the De bt Collection Improveme nt Act of 1996. Section 498A(a)(3) of the HEA requires the Secretary to establish a central database of information on institutional accreditation, eligibility, and certification that incl ude all information available to the Department. Section 498A(c) instructs the Secretary to ma ke this information available to all institutions of higher education, guaranty agencies, states, and other organizations partic ipating in the programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA. Please note: the Application requests the Social Security numbers (SSNs) of the owners of the institutions. The SSNs are used to determine institutional eligibility and to verify identities. The SSNs are collected under the authority of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104- 134. This act requires Federal agencies to secure the TIN (the Social Security Number, for individuals) of persons "doing business with the agency," a term that includes being "in a relationship with the agency that may give rise to a receivable due that agency." 31 U.S.C. §7701(c)(1), (2)(E). Due to security concerns , U.S. Department of Education is not collecting SSNs on this website at this time. Instead, if applicable, you must submit your SSNs to U.S. Department of Education by writing them on Section M of the application.

N o cookies or other tracking technology are used on the website. If you decide to send us an electroni c mail message (e-mail), the messag e will usually contain our return e-mail address. I you include personally identify information in your e-mail because you want us to address issues specific to your situation, we may use that info rmation in responding to your request. This information is not maintained in a privacy act system of records. Also e-mail is not necessarily
secure a g ainst interception. Please send onl y information necessar y to help us process y our application. Pa g e 3 of 9 E-App Introductio n

8/27/2013 htt p ://www.eli g cert.ed. g ov/ows-doc/intro.htmIf you chose not to submit an Application for Approva l to Participate in Fede ral Student Financial Aid Programs, the institution cannot be dete rmined to be eligible or continue d to be eligible for the Title IV FSA programs. Please contact us at U. S. Department of Edu cation, Student Federal Aid, 830 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5402, or call 1-800 872-5327, or email us at customerservice@inet.ed.gov to ask any questions regarding our Privac y Policy and our Privacy Statement. 

## How to complete this application
Step 1: You must have an OPE ID assigned by the U.S. Department of Education to use the Electronic Application. Read each section that you are requi red to complete and identify the kinds of information and documents you will need to collect. Note that you will not have to complete every section of the applicati on. Determine the information that you need from other offices and request it. At the time of your request, also ask those offices to notify you if the information changes.
Step 2: Gather the information and fill out the application. Refer to the Help Page for additional assistance in filling out the electronic application.
Step 3: If you have any questions, please contact th e appropriate School Participation Team ( listed at the end of this Introduction ) by telephone, fax, or Internet.
Step 4: After you have filled out your ap plication, you must submit it el ectronically. For your electronic application to be considered submitted to U.S. Department of Education, you must:

 Click on the Submit the Application link from the Index page or Section M (there is also a submit option available from the bot tom of each application page).

 If there are any edit errors on the application or if any required fields have not been entered, messages will display to indicate what cha nges are required with hot links to follow to access the appropriate section of the application directly.

 If all required entries have been made on your application and all edit errors have been corrected, a "Submit Applicat ion" button will display.

 Click on this button to submit your application to U.S. Department of Education

 A page will display with the message " Your application has been received by the U.S. Department of Education. " to verify that the application has been submitted.

 If you need to make additional changes to your application after it is submitted the first time, follow this same process to resubmit the application after co mpleting the changes.
Step 5: Have the President/CEO/Chancell or of your institution review the application and sign the signature page (Section L).
Step 6: Keep a copy of the applicati on and the required supporting documentation for your records (see Section M for a list of attachment s required with your application).
Step 7: Send the signature page (Section L) and copies of required suppor ting documents to us. Do not mail the rest of the application to U.S. Departmentof Education. Send the signature page and copies of require d supporting documents to the following address Pa g e 4 of 9 E-App Introductio n

8/27/2013 htt p ://www.eli g cert.ed. g ov/ows-doc/intro.htmDepending on the outcome of our review, either we will send you a Program Participation Agreement to sign (and further instructions) or we will notify you that your application is denied. 

## What is your status during our review period?
During our review period, your st atus will be as follows:

 If you have never been certified, you will not be considered cert ified during our review period.

or

 If you change ownership or struct ure, the Secretary may continue the institution's participation on a provisional basis, provided that the instituti on under the new ownership submits a "materially complete application" that is received by the Secretary no later than 10 business days after the change occurs.

or

 If you were certified, you will remain certifie d during our review period if you submit your application during the correct ti me frame described earlier.

or

 If you never have been an eligible institution unde r the HEA, you will not be considered eligible during our review period.

or

 If you once participated in federal student fina ncial aid programs but no longer do so, you will not be considered certified during our review period. 

## What if you have questions? (To assist in the processing of your appli cation, please send all supporting documents via commercial overnight delivery.): U.S. Department of Educat ion, Federal Student Aid Program Compliance Integrated Partner Management Division 830 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20202-5402 We recommend that you retain proof of when you submit the application.
Step 8: Respond to any additional questions that we might have about your application du ring our review period. You will receive any such requests ge nerally within 90 days of our receiving your application. We might ask for mate rials, such as your catalog or copies of contracts with thirdparty servicers. We also will use information from documents on file that you already submitted to us. Pa g e 5 of 9 E-App Introductio n

8/27/2013 htt p ://www.eli g cert.ed. g ov/ows-doc/intro.htmFor additional help in filling out th e Electronic Application, refer to the Help Document If you have questions, please cont act the appropriate School Partic ipation Team by telephone, fax or Internet. If you are a foreign institution or foreign gradua te medical school, contact the School Participation Foreign School Team at: Telephone: (202) 377-3168 Fax: (202) 275-3486 Email: SPT For all other schools contact the appropriate Sc hool Participation Team identified below.

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