Impact
of Withdrawal on Students Receiving
Federal Financial Aid
In addition to the financial impact on institutional costs and charges noted earlier in this section related to withdrawal from all classes in an enrollment period, student recipients of federal Title IV aid (Federal Pell Grants, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and Alabama State Grants) are subject to additional rules and regulations that may result in cancellation or reduction of federal Title IV aid upon withdrawal from classes in an enrollment period.
Although federal aid is normally disbursed at the beginning of an enrollment period, this aid is "earned" as the student attends classes throughout the period. The difference in awarded and "earned" aid at the point of withdrawal may result in the need to return "unearned" aid.
Reductions in aid associated with the institutional cost portion (tuition, dorm charges, courses fees) resulting from withdrawal from all classes for the enrollment period will be returned to each source of aid/scholarship received by the student, up to the total amount received from each source, in the following order:
- Federal Direct Loan(s), Unsubsidized
- Federal Direct loans (s), Subsidized
- Federal Perkins Loan
- Federal Direct Loan(s), PLUS
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal SEOG Grant
- Other aid or scholarships
Any remaining credit, after these cancellations have occurred, will be refunded to the student (net of any charges remaining on the student account).
In some circumstances, withdrawal may result in the student assuming the liability for the payment of any remaining institutional charges for the enrollment period in addition to any miscellaneous charges outstanding on the student account.
A federal aid recipient who withdraws from an enrollment period is subject to possible repayment of federal aid disbursed to the student (after payment of institutional charges) for living expenses and other educational needs. If the aid disbursed is greater than the "earned" portion of the aid at the point of withdrawal, it may be necessary for the student to repay all or a portion of the federal aid received.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For further information, contact The University of Alabama, Office of Student Receivables, Box 870120, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0120, (205) 348-5350 or by email at receivables@fa.ua.edu. The Student Receivables Office is located in 105 Student Services Center.
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