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You can repay federal loans under the terms and conditions of the promissory note for the loan. However, a grant repayment must be repaid within 45 days. If the grant repayment has not been repaid in full within 45 days, the college will forward the debt to the U. S. Department of
Education for collection. You will not be permitted to re-enroll at LBCC nor will you be eligible to receive federal financial aid( including loans) from any higher education institution in the country until the grant has been repaid. For a complete copy of the federal aid repayment policy or if you have any questions, please contact the LBCC Financial Aid Office. 2012 – 13 Year: 60 % of Financial Aid Earned Dates for Each Term
August 14, 2013- Summer 2013 November 13, 2013- Fall 2013 February 19, 2014- Winter 2014 May 14, 2014- Spring 2014
Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs Office: Veterans Specialist is available in the Financial Aid Office, Takena Hall 117, 541-917-4858, www. linnbenton. edu / veterans
The Veterans Specialist is also the LBCC VA School Certifying Official who assists student veterans, current military service personnel, and eligible dependents with VA Educational Benefits. The Specialist reports enrollment information, academic progress and graduation to the VA. Academic advising, counseling, and referral for veterans are available. The type of educational benefits varies. For details, visit the Veterans Specialist in Veterans Affairs, www. gibill. va. gov or www. linnbenton. edu / veterans / veterans-education-resources.
Student Responsibilities
• Complete the admission process for LBCC.
• Bring your VA Certificate of Eligibility and DD 214 to the LBCC Veterans Office to begin receiving benefits.
• Complete and submit the LBCC Veterans Office entrance forms to get your file started. Forms are available at the LBCC Veterans window in Takena Hall.
• Submit the Course Completion Verification Form every term. This form lists the classes the student is registered for classes.
• Notify the LBCC Veterans Office of any changes; including class schedule changes, address or name change and change of major or program.
LBCC Veterans Office Responsibilities
• Verify that the classes the student is enrolled in apply to the completion of their declared degree program.
• Submit the student’ s enrollment certification to the VA.
• Notify the student of any enrollment issues.
• Report dropped classes and unsatisfactory grades to the VA.
• Adhere to the Satisfactory Academic Progress standards established by LBCC.
• Notify and report students on Academic Probation and Suspension who fall below LBCC Academic Standards
Transfer of Military Credit
Veterans should submit a copy of their SMART or AARTS transcripts to the Admissions Office for college credit. Veterans who submit their military transcripts will automatically receive 3 credits toward the PE 231 Lifetime Health & Fitness requirement. Veterans who have not submitted their transcripts may submit a copy of the DD 214 to the Admissions Office to receive the same credits.
Satisfactory Academic Standards & Progress
The law requires that educational assistance benefits to Veterans and other eligible persons be discontinued when the student ceases to make satisfactory progress toward completion of their training objective. The Veterans Office follows the same Satisfactory Academic Policy guidelines as the Financial Aid Office but with their own probation and appeal process.
The Veterans Office will evaluate the student’ s classes each term to verify they apply toward the completion of the student’ s declared program. Any classes that do not qualify toward the completion of a degree will not be certified with the VA and will be the student’ s responsibility to cover those tuition expenses.
Veterans Academic Probation
At the end of each term, the student veteran’ s grades will be evaluated. Students who fall below a 2.0 GPA or the 70 % completion rate will be placed on Academic Probation. Students will be notified by mail. This is a warning and does not affect their benefits for the next term. They have the following term to clear the probation and move back into good standing or drop down into Academic Suspension. To clear Academic Probation, the student veteran must complete 100 % of their enrolled classes with a 2.0 GPA or better.
Veterans Academic Suspension
A student veteran on Academic Probation who does not succeed the following term is placed on Academic Suspension and will be notified by mail. Veterans do have the option to complete the appeal process, but they will not be certified to receive benefits until it is approved. If the appeal is not approved or the student has already received an appeal before, they will need to complete a term on their own. After a successful term without benefits, they may request an evaluation to be re-instated.