Audit 389292

FY End
2025-05-31
Total Expended
$45.86M
Findings
12
Programs
17
Organization: St. Catherine University (MN)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-02-26

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1175513 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1175514 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1175515 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1175516 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1175517 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1175518 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1175519 2025-004 Material Weakness Yes N
1175520 2025-004 Material Weakness Yes N
1175521 2025-004 Material Weakness Yes N
1175522 2025-004 Material Weakness Yes N
1175523 2025-004 Material Weakness Yes N
1175524 2025-004 Material Weakness Yes N

Contacts

Name Title Type
RQJ5KM1LQ935 Anita Silver Auditee
6516906566 Brenda Scherer Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of St. Catherine University under programs of the federal government for the year ended May 31, 2025. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of St. Catherine University, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of St. Catherine University.
The federal student loan programs listed subsequently are administered directly by St. Catherine University, and balances and transactions relating to these programs are included in St. Catherine University’s basic financial statements. Loans outstanding at the beginning of the year and loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. The balance of loans outstanding at May 31, 2025 consists of: Federal Perkins Loan Program - 84.038 - Amount Outstanding $1,037,485; Nursing Student Loans - 93.364 - Amount Oustanding $2,138,492; Nursing Faculty Loan Program - 93.264 - Amount Outstanding $1,242,680
The University is in compliance with the following institutional and program eligibility requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and Federal regulations under 34 CFR 668.23: • Correspondence courses the institution offers under 34 CFR 600.7(b) and (g); • Regular students that enroll in correspondence courses under 34 CFR 600.7(b) and (g);• Institution’s regular students that are incarcerated under 34 CFR 600.7(c) and (g); • Completion rates for confined or incarcerated individuals enrolled in non-degree programs at nonprofit institutions under 34 CFR 600.7(c)(3)(ii) and (g); • Institution’s regular students that lack a high University diploma or its equivalent under 34 CFR 600.7(d) and (g); • Completion rates for short-term programs under 34 CFR 668.8(f) and (g); • Placement rates for short-term programs under https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title- • 34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-668/subpart-A/section-668.8 34 CFR 668.8(e)(2).

Finding Details

Enrollment Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.007 – Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants 84.033 – Federal Work Study Program 84.038 – Federal Perkins Loan Program 84.063 – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 – Federal Direct Student Loans 84.379 - Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Federal Award Identification Number and Year: N/A Pass-Through Agency: N/A Pass-Through Number(s): N/A Award Period: June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 Type of Finding: • Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance • Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 685.309(b), states schools must have some arrangement to report student enrollment data to National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS) through an enrollment roster file. The school is required to report changes in the student’s enrollment status, the effective date of the status, and an anticipated completion date. Also, the Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 682.610, states that institutions must report accurately the enrollment status of all students regardless if they receive aid from the institution or not. Changes to said status are required to be reported within 30 days of becoming aware of the status change, or with the next scheduled transmission of statuses if the scheduled transmission is within 60 day. Condition: During our testing, it was noted that 10 out of the 40 students tested were not reported timely. In addition, it was noted that 4 out of the 40 students tested did not have Campus Level detail that matches the Program Level detail. Questioned Costs: None Context: Updates to NSLDS were not completed in a timely manner. In addition, the enrollment roster file contained dates that were incorrect for the Enrollment and Program Level effective dates. Cause: The University's process for NSLDS enrollment reporting did not provide accurate and timely reporting.Effect: The University did not comply with Department of Education (ED) regulations by reporting student enrollment status changes timely and accurately. Repeat Finding: Yes – 2024-001 Auditor’s Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure the students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.007 – Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants 84.033 – Federal Work Study Program 84.038 – Federal Perkins Loan Program 84.063 – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 – Federal Direct Student Loans 84.379 - Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Federal Award Identification Number and Year: N/A Pass-Through Agency: N/A Pass-Through Number(s): N/A Award Period: June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 Type of Finding: • Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance • Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Department of Education requires the University to report the disbursement dates and amounts to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system within 15 days of disbursing Pell (34 CFR 690.83(b)(2) and Direct Loan (34 CFR 685.309) funds to a student. Condition: During our testing, we noted 1 of the 40 disbursements was not reported within the required 15 days.Questioned Costs: None Context: The University submits disbursement data to COD before the actual disbursement is made and it doesn’t have an effective process in place to identify when a delay in a disbursement occurs to alert them to update the information in COD. Cause: The University does not have a process in place to accurately report Pell disbursements to COD within the required 15 days. Effect: Disbursement dates in the COD system are not accurate. Repeat Finding: No Auditor’s Recommendation: We recommend the University evaluate its procedures and policies around reporting disbursements to COD to ensure that student information is reported accurately and timely. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.