Finding No. 2024-001
SFA – Enrollment Reporting
Federal Program
Student Financial Assistance Cluster
AL No.
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans
Federal Agency
U.S. Department of Education
Federal Award Years
October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
Criteri...
Finding No. 2024-001
SFA – Enrollment Reporting
Federal Program
Student Financial Assistance Cluster
AL No.
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans
Federal Agency
U.S. Department of Education
Federal Award Years
October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
Criteria or Requirement
Institutions are required to report enrollment information under the Pell grant and the Direct and FFEL loan programs via the NSLDS (OMB No. 1845-0035) (Pell, 34CFR 690.83(b)(2); FFEL, 34CFR 682.610; Direct Loan, 34 CFR 685.309; Perkins 34 CFR 674.19(f)).
Condition and Context
During our test work, we selected a sample of 40 students that had enrollment status changes during fiscal year 2024. Within our sample, we identified 3 instances where the students’ enrollment status was not properly communicated to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). These instances involved students who reported their status changes to the College after the normal reporting period had ended.
Cause and Potential Effect
Noncompliance due to no control in place to identify late submissions of status changes and ensure that these changes are properly communicated to the NSLDS. This lack of control could result in inaccurate or delayed reporting of student status changes to the NSLDS, potentially affecting loan servicing and compliance with federal regulations.
Questioned Cost
There were no questioned cost associated with the finding.
Corrective Action Plan to Finding 2024-001:
Contact person for corrective action: LaKeidra Gilford – Interim Registrar Office of Records and Registration
Corrective Action Plan:
Morehouse College plan to implement the following to address finding No. 2024-001.
• Office of Records and Registration will create a new policy effective July 1, 2025, that will state any medical withdrawals received after the last day of the current term will not be honored.
• Office of Records and Registration effective May 2025 will continue the current process with additionally submitting two (2) additional graduation reports each month after the initial report is sent to National Student Clearinghouse to ensure all graduates are captured and reported.