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Page | 106 E. Income eligibility: Work Study, TRA/TAA, and WIOA may be verified by the student (awards letters, copies of checks, etc.), school (financial aid officer), or source (Job Services). TANF may be verified via ACCESS

F. On-the-job Training: Documentation from the employer that the individual is attending school as part of the employee’s training.

7313 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

An institution of higher education for this purpose is a college, university, business, technical, trade, or vocational school that normally requires a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate, such as a GED, for enrollment.

Colleges or universities normally require diplomas or certificates but allow exceptions for some students to enroll in a regular curriculum who are not high school graduates. These institutions still are considered institutions of higher education.

A. Enrollment Status – Enrollment status in an institution of higher education begins on the first day of the first school term at the institution, even though the student might register early for classes. For example, a high school senior might be accepted by a college and register for classes before graduation; however, enrollment status does not begin until the start of the college term.

Once enrolled, enrollment status continues through normal periods of class attendance, vacation, and recess until the person graduates, is suspended or expelled, drops out, or otherwise does not intend to register for the next normal term (excluding summer school). A student thus retains enrollment status during summer vacations, for example, unless the student does not intend to return to school in the fall.

7314 WORK STUDY PROGRAMS

To qualify under this criterion, the student must be approved for a Federal or State Work Study Program and anticipate working during the school term at a work study job. There is no minimum number of work hours a week to qualify as a work study program. The exemption would continue until the end of the month in which the school term ends, or it becomes known that a student has refused an assignment. Work study eligibility would not continue between terms when there are breaks of a full month or longer for which work study has not been approved. The eligibility criteria only apply during the months in which the student is approved for work study. Eligibility will no longer be allowed during the summer months unless the student is approved for work study during the break or meets other student eligibility criteria.

If a student anticipates a work study job, and it does not materialize during the school term, a claim will not need to be completed unless the student gave wrong or misleading information. The following clarify situations involving approved Federal or State work study funds:

A. At application, the student does not yet have a Federal or State funded work study job but anticipates getting a job later that month.  The student meets work study eligibility criteria and retains eligibility during the school term unless they refuse a work study job assignment.

B. Student applies September 5. They do not have a Federal or State work study job but anticipate getting one sometime in the school term.  The student meets work study eligibility criteria for September and retains eligibility during the school term unless they refuse a work study job.