Federal Drug Conviction Policy

Students who are convicted of violating any federal or state drug possession or sale law during a period of enrollment for which they were receiving Title IV aid will become ineligible for Title IV federal financial aid under the following circumstances:

For a student convicted of drug possession, federal aid eligibility is suspended for

• one year for the first offense.
• two years for the second offense.
• indefinitely for the third offense.

For a student convicted of a drug sale, federal aid eligibility is suspended for

• two years for the first offense.
• indefinitely for the second offense.

A student’s Title IV federal financial aid eligibility may be resumed before the end of the ineligibility period if either of the following conditions is met:

• The student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program that complies with criteria established by the Department of Education, and such program includes two unannounced drug tests.
• The conviction is reversed, set aside or otherwise rendered nugatory (invalid or without force).

Title IV federal financial aid includes the Pell Grant, SEOG Grant, TEACH Grant, Student Loans (Stafford, PLUS and Grad PLUS), Perkins Loan and Work-Study programs.