Coursework	Completion	Requirement	and	Withdrawal/Re-entry	in	Non-term	Programs
Students	in	non-term	programs	must	successfully	complete	a	payment	period	to	receive	subsequent	payments.	We
discuss	the	effect	of	withdrawal	and	re-entry	into	a	program	in	Volume	5.
Pell	Formula	5:	Calculations	for	Correspondence	Study	Programs
Formulas	5A	and	5B	must	be	used	for	correspondence	study	programs.	Students	enrolled	in	correspondence	courses	are
eligible	for	aid	under	Title	IV	programs	only	if	the	courses	are	part	of	a	program	leading	to	an	associate9s,	bachelor9s,	or
graduate	degree.	In	addition,	the	correspondence	program	must	meet	the	criteria	for	an	eligible	program	(see	Volume	2
of	the	FSA	Handbook).
Pell	COA	for	Correspondence	Study	Programs
(11	weeks	in	the	payment	period	*	$7,500)	÷	26	weeks	in	the	program9s	academic	year	=	$3,173.08
In	this	example,	the	lesser	fraction	is	the	one	based	on	weeks.	Therefore,	the	student9s	payment	for	the	first
payment	period	will	be	$3,173.08	(or	$3,173	if	your	school	does	not	award	cents).	The	student	can	get	this
payment	when	they	begin	the	program.	They	can	receive	a	second	payment	of	$3,173.08	(or	$3,173	if	your
school	does	not	award	cents)	after	the	student	successfully	completes	the	450	clock	hours	and	11	weeks	in	the
first	payment	period.
Volume	7,	Chapter	4,	Example	11:	Payments	for	Credit-Hour	Non-term	Program
A	school	offers	a	program	that	is	24	quarter	hours	and	20	weeks	of	instructional	time	in	length.	The	academic
year	for	the	program	is	defined	as	36	quarter	hours	and	30	weeks	of	instructional	time.	The	school	has	established
two	payment	periods	of	12	quarter	hours	and	10	weeks	each	for	this	program.	To	determine	the	disbursement	for
the	payment	period,	the	school	must	multiply	the	Scheduled	Award	by	the	lesser	of:
the	fraction	comparing	the	hours	in	the	payment	period	to	the	hours	in	the	academic	year	(12/36),	or
the	fraction	comparing	the	weeks	in	the	payment	period	to	the	weeks	in	the	academic	year	(10/30).
If	a	student9s	Scheduled	Award	is	$7,500,	the	two	possible	calculations	would	be	as	follows:
(12	quarter	hours	x	$7,500)	÷	36	quarter	hours	in	academic	year	=	$2,500;	or
(10	weeks	*	$7,500)	÷	30	weeks	in	program's	academic	year	=	$2,500
Since	the	two	resulting	fractions	(12/36	and	10/30)	are	the	same,	either	calculation	produces	the	same	result:
$2,500.	Thus,	the	student9s	payment	for	the	first	payment	period	will	be	$2,500.	The	student	can	receive	this
payment	when	they	begin	the	program.	The	school	can	make	a	second	payment	of	$2,500	after	the	school	has
determined	that	the	student	has	successfully	completed	12	quarter	hours	and	10	weeks	of	instructional	time	of
the	program.
Pell	Grants	for	Correspondence	Study
34	CFR	690.66
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