Can a school assume that a student has unofficially withdrawn when the student has failed to earn a passing grade in at least one class for the period enrolled?
No. The student’s failing grades do not necessarily provide evidence that the student unofficially withdrew during the period unless the institution’s grading system has the capacity to distinguish between an earned failing grade and when a failing grade is due to non-attendance. If the institution’s grading system cannot make this distinction, the institution must have a process in place to determine whether any student who received all failing grades ever established eligibility for the Title IV funds disbursed to the student during the period. If no evidence exists that the student began attendance, such as a test or quiz score or a grade on a project submission, the institution owes all the Title IV funds back to the program from which they came. If there is evidence that the student began classes and the school is not required to take attendance, it may use either the midpoint of the period or a student’s last day of attendance at or participation in any academically related activ
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