with	compressed	coursework.	In	this	circumstance,	you	must	use	the	student9s	effective	enrollment	intensity	on	the	date
of	the	initial	calculation,	and	there	is	no	recalculation	of	the	student9s	Pell	Grant	for	the	term	due	to	a	subsequent	change
in	enrollment	intensity,	if	the	student	began	attendance	in	each	class.
If	the	student9s	payment	for	the	term	is	being	disbursed	in	a	subsequent	payment	period,	you	may	pay	the	student	only
for	the	coursework	completed	in	the	term	(including	earned	Fs).	Additional	information	about	retroactive	payments	is
available	in	Volume	4,	Chapter	2.
In	the	case	of	programs	offered	with	compressed	coursework	or	modules	within	the	terms,	your	school	may	adopt	a	policy
of	setting	the	PRD	based	on	the	add/drop	date	of	the	last	class	in	which	the	student	is	enrolled,	or	is	expected	to	enroll,
for	the	term.	In	this	circumstance,	your	school	must	consider	all	adjustments	to	the	enrollment	intensity,	both	increases
and	decreases,	up	to	the	add/drop	date	of	the	last	class	in	which	the	student	begins	attendance.
If	you	don9t	establish	a	policy	of	recalculating	based	on	changes	in	enrollment	intensity	that	occur	during	a	payment
period,	a	student	who	begins	attendance	in	all	classes	would	be	paid	based	on	the	initial	calculation,	even	if	their
Volume	7,	Chapter	7,	Example	3:	Enrollment	Intensity	Change	Within	the	Payment	Period
A	student	registers	for	15	credit	hours	which	is	full	time	and	100%	enrollment	intensity.	Their	school	initially
calculates	a	full-time	award,	based	on	its	definition	of	full-time	enrollment	as	12	or	more	credits	for	financial	aid
purposes.	The	student	begins	attending	all	classes	but	subsequently	drops	two	classes	(6	credits)	bringing	their
enrollment	down	to	9	credit	hours,	or	75%	enrollment	intensity.	The	school	does	not	recalculate	Pell	Grant	awards
based	on	enrollment	intensity	changes	during	a	payment	period,	so	the	student	may	still	be	paid	based	on	full-
time	enrollment	if	the	student	is	otherwise	eligible	for	payment.
If	the	school	did	not	receive	the	student9s	first	processed	valid	FAFSA	Submission	Summary	or	ISIR	with	an	official
SAI	until	after	the	student	dropped	to	75%	enrollment	intensity,	the	Pell	initial	calculation	would	be	based	on	the
student9s	enrollment	intensity	at	the	time	the	school	received	the	output	document,	which	was	75%.
If	the	school	had	a	policy	of	recalculating	Pell	Grant	awards	if	a	student9s	enrollment	intensity	for	a	payment
period	has	changed	as	of	a	specified	recalculation	date,	and	if	the	student	had	dropped	to	75%	enrollment
intensity	as	of	that	date,	the	school	would	recalculate	the	student9s	award	based	on	75%	enrollment	intensity.
Volume	7,	Chapter	7,	Example	4:	Enrollment	Intensity	Change	Between	Payment	Periods
A	student	registers	for	15	credit	hours,	which	is	full	time	and	100%	enrollment	intensity	because	the	institution
defines	full-time	enrollment	as	12	or	more	credits	for	financial	aid	purposes.	The	school	initially	calculates	a	full-
time	Pell	Grant	award	for	the	fall	and	spring	semesters.	Each	semester	is	divided	into	two	8-week	modules	that
are	combined	and	treated	as	a	single	16-week	standard	term.	The	student	begins	attendance	in	all	classes	in	the
fall.
In	the	spring	semester,	the	student	is	not	enrolled	in	any	classes	during	the	first	8-week	module	or	any	classes
that	span	the	entire	16-week	semester.	However,	the	student	is	enrolled	in	two	3-credit	courses	during	the	second
8-week	module.
The	school9s	Pell	Grant	recalculation	date	for	the	spring	semester	is	during	the	first	8-week	module.	Although	the
student	is	not	enrolled	in	any	classes	as	of	the	recalculation	date,	their	enrollment	during	the	second	module	of
the	semester	allows	them	to	be	paid	up	to	their	original	full-time	enrollment	status	as	determined	by	the	initial
Pell	Grant	calculation.	However,	because	the	student	is	enrolled	for	only	six	hours	in	the	second	module,	the
school	pays	the	student	at	50%	enrollment	intensity.	No	further	adjustments	to	the	student's	award	will	be	made
if	there	are	subsequent	enrollment	intensity	changes	during	the	term.