Sacred Heart University Corrective Action Plan Year ended June 30, 2022 Finding 2022-001: Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance: Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Corrective Action Planned Sacred Heart University has implemented a corrective action plan which involved collab...
Sacred Heart University Corrective Action Plan Year ended June 30, 2022 Finding 2022-001: Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance: Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting Corrective Action Planned Sacred Heart University has implemented a corrective action plan which involved collaboration with our enterprise resource provider, Ellucian, the Registrar?s Office, and the Department of Information Technology (IT). Sacred Heart University acknowledges that published program lengths reported on National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) records did not conform with reporting requirements. The University?s ERP, Ellucian, provided instruction on updating the code for programs with ?years to complete,? which enabled the IT department to identify and correct existing active programs. To prevent future errors the Registrar?s Office can access the mnemonic (screen) to code new program records in ?years to complete.? Sacred Heart University processed and submitted the first two branches, 00 and 81, on 3/24/23, and Clearinghouse took steps to update the records. Sacred Heart University acknowledges incorrectly reporting the Graduated status effective date as the last day of classes instead of the last day of final exams at the NSLDS program level for two students sampled during our FY22 Federal Single audit. The University has amended its procedures to avoid potential errors causing nonconformities. The updated procedures will ensure the utilization of the last day of final exams as the Graduated status effective date at the program level and strengthen the review of the graduate file before submitting it to the Clearinghouse. Sacred Heart University acknowledges incorrectly reporting the student program begin date for one student sampled during our FY22 Federal Single audit. The University reported the student in the incorrect branch, discovered the error upon graduation, and moved the student to the correct branch. As a result of the branch correction, the University reported to the NSLDS the start date of the student?s last trimester instead of the actual program start date. The Registrar?s office, working with the Clearinghouse, is taking steps to correct the branch reporting which will fix the reported program start date for this particular student. The University is amending its procedures to prevent further noncompliance. The Registrar?s office is amending the report used to ensure students are selected and reported in the correct branches. The Registrar is also enhancing the report to include data identifying potential erroneous reporting before enrollment data is reported to the Clearinghouse. Contact Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action Angela Pitcher, University Registrar Lori Jo McEwan, Senior Systems Analyst Anticipated Completion Date April 25, 2023