The	student	is	eligible	for	Max	Pell,	which	is	$7,500	for	demonstration	purposes.	As	a	full-time	student,	the	Pell	Grant	COA
($9,000)	is	greater	than	the	Pell	Grant	amount	($7,500),	so	the	student9s	Scheduled	Award	is	$7,500.	However,	since	the
less-than-half-time	Pell	Grant	COA	($3,500)	is	less	than	the	Pell	Grant	amount	($7,500),	the	student9s	Scheduled	Award	as
a	less-than-half-time	student	is	capped	at	$3,500.	See	<Volume	7,	Chapter	4,	Example	4=	for	a	demonstration	of	how	to
determine	the	student9s	annual	award,	based	on	less-than-half-time	enrollment	intensity.
Pell	Grant	Cost	of	Attendance	for	Cooperative	Education
If	a	student	has	a	co-op	job	for	the	first	term,	the	tuition	and	fees	for	that	period	can	be	prorated	over	the	full	academic
year	for	the	program	(which	must	include	at	least	24	semester/trimester	hours,	36	quarter	credit	hours,	or	900	clock
hours,	as	well	as	30	weeks	of	instructional	time,	or,	for	clock-hour	programs,	26	weeks).	This	prorated	amount	is	then
added	to	the	other	COA	components	to	arrive	at	the	total	cost	for	a	full-time	student	for	a	full	academic	year.
For	the	rest	of	the	year,	your	school	can	either	use	the	COA	with	the	projected	amount	or	can	recalculate	the	student9s
tuition	and	fees	at	the	end	of	the	first	term	to	determine	a	new	COA	for	the	remaining	payment	periods.	This	decision
must	be	consistent	with	your	school9s	overall	policy	on	recalculating	for	changes	in	a	student9s	costs.	Note	that	the	COA
can	also	include	employment-related	expenses.
Pell	Grant	Cost	of	Attendance	for	a	Consortium	Program
A	student	receiving	a	Pell	Grant	for	attendance	at	two	schools	through	a	consortium	agreement	may	have	costs	from	both
schools	at	the	same	time.	The	student9s	COA	is	calculated	in	the	same	way	as	for	a	student	taking	classes	at	only	one
school.	The	student9s	charges	for	tuition	and	fees	and	books	and	supplies	at	the	consortium	schools	must	be	combined
into	a	single	charge	for	a	full	academic	year	for	purposes	of	the	Pell	calculation.
The	school	paying	the	student	may	choose	to	use	actual	charges	for	the	student,	which	would	simply	be	the	sum	of	the
actual	charges	at	each	school.	Of	course,	if	the	student	isn9t	attending	full-time,	your	school	will	have	to	prorate	these
tuition	and	fees	and	books	and	supplies	charges	so	that	they	are	the	correct	amounts	for	a	full-time,	full-year	student.
If	the	disbursing	school	uses	average	charges,	then	the	average	full-time	charges	at	each	of	the	schools	must	be	prorated
and	combined.	If	the	student	is	taking	a	full-time	load	at	each	school,	the	full-time	tuition	and	fees	charges	for	an
academic	year	at	each	school	can	be	averaged	to	determine	the	tuition	and	fee	cost.	However,	if	the	student	is	taking	an
unequal	course	load,	the	disbursing	school	must	prorate	the	charges	based	on	the	number	of	hours	the	student	is	taking
at	each	school.
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