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U.S. Dept. of Education 2012-2013 Federal Student Aid Handbook

The 2012-2013 Federal Student Aid Handbook with Active Index is presented as a single PDF file. The page numbers in the index are active links that will take you directly to the cited page in the PDF file. The index appears at the beginning of the document (replacing the table of contents), followed by the  Continue Reading »

U.S. Department of Education Summary of Required Consumer Disclosures

Link to Department of Education document providing a detailed summary of all institutional disclosure requirements (Non-Loan Related and Loan Related) posted to the Department’s Federal Student Aid Consumer Information web page.

Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook

The Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook provides guidance to schools and lenders that offer federal student assistance to students and borrowers.  It is updated annually by the U.S. Department of Education.  This links to the TG website, which keeps the most updated version(s) of the Handbook.

U.S. Department of Education Gainful Employment Operations Manual

Published by the U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid, this manual contains information about the 2010 and 2011 gainful employment regulations.  It is intended for institutions that participate in the federal student assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).  Within this manual, you  Continue Reading »

U.S. Dept. of Education “Dear Colleague” Letter on P2P Copyright Infringement

This letter reminds institutions that participate in the Title IV, HEA programs of the new requirements for combating the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material by users of an institution’s network. This letter also provides a sample summary of civil and criminal penalties for copyright infringement that may be used by institutions to meet one of  Continue Reading »

Clery Act Clarifications

Clery Act clarifications approved by the Department of Education and distributed by Westat, the research firm responsible for maintaining the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Clery Act data collection portal. The clarifications address the F.B.I. revision of the definition of forcible rape for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary Reporting Program; status of  Continue Reading »

U.S. Department of Education 2011-2012 Federal Student Aid Handbook

U.S. Dept. of Education Guidance on Determining Whether a Program is a Gainful Employment Program

U.S. Department of Education Gainful Employment Resource Page

U.S. Department of Education “Dear Colleague” Letter Summarizing the HEOA