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This request is for an extension of the current approval of the policies and procedures for determining satisfactory

academic progress (SAP) as required in Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). These regulations identify th e policies and procedures to ensure that students are making satisfactory

academic progress in their program at a pace and a level to receive or continue to receive Title IV, HEA program funds. If there is lapse in progress, the policy must identify

how t he student will be notified and what steps are available to a student not making satisfactory academic progress toward the completion of their program, and under what conditions a student who is not making satisfactory academic progress may

continue to rec eive Title I V, HEA program funds.
Section 668.34(a)

– Satisfactory academic progress policy

. This section of the regulations requires an institution to establish a reasonable satisfactory academic progress policy to determine a student’s eligibility for Title IV, HEA program funds. # of Respondents # of Responses Hrs/Response Burden Hours Private institutions 1,743 1,743 X 3 hrs 5,229 Section 668.34(c)

– Institutions that evaluate satisfactory academic progress at the end of each pay ment p eriod. This section of the regulations identifies the process that is followed for institutions that evaluate a student’s SAP at the end of a pay ment period. This section specifies that an institution’s policy

may provide for disbursement of Title IV aid to a student not meeting SAP under certain circumstances. This includes policies that automaticall y place a student who is not meeting SAP on “financial aid warning” a newl y defined term. # of Respondents # of Responses Hrs/Response Burden Hours Priv ate institutions

– Evaluation of all students for SAP * 6 , 938 , 885 X .02 138 , 778 Private institutions

– Working with students not meeting SAP * 485,722 X .25 121,431 Section 668.34(d)

– Institutions that evaluate satis factory academic progress annually or less frequentl y than at the end of each pay ment period. This section of the regulations identifies the process that is followed for institutions that evaluate a student’s SAP on an annual basis. This section specifies that an institution’s policy may provide for disbursement of Title IV aid to a student not meeting SAP under certain circumstances. This includes policies that require a student to file an appeal and either having a determination made b y t he school that the student should meet SAP standards after the subsequent pay

ment period or if the school develops, with the student, an academic plan which if successfull y completed will ensure the student meets the institution’s SAP standards at a specific time.ICRAS 1472 1845

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# of Respondents # of Responses Hrs/Response Burden Hours Private institutions

– Evaluation of all students for SAP * 2,838,635 X .02 56,773 Private institutions

– Working with students not meeting SAP * 198,705 X .25 49,67 6

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- To avoid double counting the number of respondents when developing these tables the number of institutions is only

included in the totals for section 668.34(a).
Section 600.55(g)(1) & (2)

– Other Criteria. This regulation requires foreign graduate medical schools to apply existing regulations in SAP for establishing maximum timeframes in which a student must complete their educational program and requires that a student complete their educational program in 150 percent of the published length of the program. The regulations require foreign graduate medical schools to document the educational remediation it provides to assist students in making SAP. Subpart E of Section 600

- Eligibility of Foreign Institutions Section 600.55

– Other criteria. # of Respondents # of Responses Hrs/Response # of Burden Hours Private institutions 5 5 X 2.5 13

TOTAL S Responses 10 , 463 , 695 Respondents 1,748 Burden Hours 3 71 , 900