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According to federal regulations, students convicted for a drug offense while they were receiving federal financial aid may lose eligibility for federal aid, including Pell Grants, Direct Loans and Work-Study jobs.
Students who answer "Yes" to the question on the FAFSA regarding conviction for possession or sale of illegal drugs will be sent a worksheet by the Federal Processing Center to determine if the conviction affects aid eligibility. Should the Financial Aid Office be notified that a student has been convicted of selling or possessing illegal drugs, financial assistance will be suspended immediately.
If a conviction was reversed, set aside or removed from a student's record, it does not count. Convictions occurring during periods of non-enrollment also do not count. In addition, any conviction received as a juvenile does not count, unless the student was tried as an adult.
The period of aid ineligibility depends on the type of conviction (sale or possession) and if there were previous offenses.
If the student was convicted of both selling and possessing illegal drugs and the periods of ineligibility are different, the student will be ineligible for the longer period.
The student may regain eligibility by meeting either of the following requirements:
Students denied financial aid eligibility for an indefinite period can regain it after meeting either of the following requirements:
Additional drug convictions will make the student ineligible for federal aid again.
A qualified drug rehabilitation program must include at least two unannounced drug tests and must satisfy at least one of the following requirements:
NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to certify to the school that he or she has successfully completed the rehabilitation program.