Is it a credit-hour or clock-hour program per the Program Integrity rules? Learning about clock-hour programs Presenters: Carol Lindsey, TG and Kevin Campbell, ED

Undergraduate Programs That Can be Measured in Credit Hours for Title IV Program Purposes

Undergraduate credit-hour programs If a school wants to measure an undergraduate program in credit hours, it must require students to complete at least a specified minimum number of clock hours per credit hour awarded unless:  Program is at least 2 academic years in length and provides a degree recognized by ED, or  Each course in program is acceptable for full credit toward a degree offered by school, and degree program requires at least 2 academic years of study o Students are enrolling in and completing degree program

Undergraduate Programs That Must be Measured in Clock Hours for Title IV Program Purposes

Programs that must be measured in clock hours A program is a clock-hour program for Title IV purposes if:  Program must measure student progress in clock hours to receive state or federal approval, or  Completion of clock hours is required for graduates to apply for approval to practice applicable occupation If above approval(s) apply only to “limited component” of program involving practicum, internship, or clinical experience component that must include a minimum number of clock hours, rule does not apply if no other clock-hour approval requirements exist

Programs that must be measured in clock hours What happens if school now offers credit-hour program that ED will consider to be clock-hour program as of July 1, 2011?  School may permit current students to complete program as credit-hour program, if complies with current regulatory requirements and if students remain continuously enrolled in program  If new students enroll or current students break enrollment and re-enroll, Title IV aid for those students must be administered under clock-hour program rules (see Federal Register, p )

Resources

TG Online: Program Integrity Final Rules Web page  TG resources One-page summaries of Program Integrity issues Shoptalk articles Flow charts  TG Tools New Regulations Roadmap Compilation: Overview of 14 Program Integrity Topics –

Resources TG Online: Program Integrity Final Rules Web page  Department of Education (ED) resources Federal Registers Dear Colleague Letters and e-announcements 2010 FSA Conference training modules 2011 Regulatory Update workshop handouts Gainful Employment Information page

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