Finding 1171099 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The University failed to update the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) when a student graduated, leading to incorrect enrollment status.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 34 C.F.R. § 682.610, which mandates reporting changes in student status within 30 days or through a Student Status Confirmation Report within 60 days.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Management should establish and enforce procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting of student records to NSLDS.

Finding Text

Finding Number: 2025-002 Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various, 2024-2025 Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.268, 84.038, 93.342, 93.925 Federal Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Pass-through Entity: N/A Repeat Finding: No Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance – Enrollment Reporting Criteria: 34 C.F.R. § 682.610 Changes in a student’s status are required to be reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) within 30 days of the change or included in a Student Status Confirmation Report (SSCR) sent to the NSLDS within 60 days of the status change. Condition: The University did not properly update the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) for a student that graduated. Questioned Costs: None. Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed: N/A Context: Through testing of enrollment reporting during the year, we identified one instance where a student graduated in the University’s records; however, the University did not update NSLDS and the student still was reported as enrolled. Cause and Effect: The University did not properly review records submitted to NSLDS compared to institutional records, and as a result, a student was incorrectly shown as enrolled in NSLDS in a secondary curriculum even though the student graduated in the primary degree program. As a result, student loan records did not match between the University and NSLDS. Recommendation: We recommend management implement procedures and processes to ensure that student records are properly reported in NSLDS. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: See corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding Number: 2025-002 Anticipated Completion Date: 10/07/2025 Responsible Contact Person: Katherine Miranda, University Registrar Kelly Burt, Assistant Registrar Records Management and Reporting Michele Bergman, Assistant Registrar, Records Management and Reporting Planned Corrective Action: The Offices of the Registrar and Admission Operations reviewed the case, reviewed the proper student record protocol, and added a reporting checkpoint to review for dually enrolled students before submitting enrollment reports to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). Once NSLDS is updated with NSC data, the Office of the Registrar will work with Office of Financial Aid to confirm NSLDS is accurate for the dually enrolled students.

Categories

Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1171086 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171087 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171088 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171089 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171090 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171091 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171092 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171093 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171094 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171095 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171096 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171097 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171098 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $52.61M
93.493 CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES $1.89M
93.342 HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOANS, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE LOANS AND LOANS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS $1.05M
16.554 NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (NCHIP) $595,096
93.969 PPHF GERIATRIC EDUCATION CENTERS $532,230
93.732 MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS $426,136
93.107 AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS $421,110
93.113 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH $404,111
93.788 OPIOID STR $375,000
93.925 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS $360,000
93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH $325,078
47.050 GEOSCIENCES $295,157
93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH $177,313
84.038 FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM_FEDERAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS $136,791
93.884 PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT $99,115
93.173 RESEARCH RELATED TO DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS $96,569
16.838 COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID, STIMULANT, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES USE PROGRAM $84,914
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $81,978
93.350 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES $65,947
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $65,456
93.273 ALCOHOL RESEARCH PROGRAMS $58,124
12.420 MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $44,290
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $37,144
93.243 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE $37,072
93.866 AGING RESEARCH $33,307
93.958 BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES $27,808
93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS $26,009
93.396 CANCER BIOLOGY RESEARCH $17,931
93.310 TRANS-NIH RESEARCH SUPPORT $15,382
93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH $14,777
47.075 SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES $12,739
93.242 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS $7,014
93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH $6,491
93.846 ARTHRITIS, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES RESEARCH $4,953
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $2,415