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Federal agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal program title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.063, 84.033, 84.268 Award Period: September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: In accordance with the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Enrollment Reporting Guide published by the Department of Education, schools are required to respond within 15 days of the date that NSLDS sends a Roster file to the school or its third-party servicer. Any errors identified and returned by NSLDS, in an Error/Acknowledgement file should be corrected and resubmitted within 10 days. Condition: During our testing of the NSLDS SCHER1 report, we noted one instance where the University failed to respond to an NSLDS roster within 15 days of receipt, and two instances where the University failed to correct and resubmit errors within 10 days. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Three exceptions were noted from the 12-month population. Cause: The University's internal controls did not identify the errors for compliance with the criteria mentioned above. Effect: Roster file submissions, and therefore student status changes, were not reported timely. Repeat Finding: Yes, see finding 2021-002. Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure that roster file submissions are reported timely to NSLDS as required by regulations. Views of Responsible Officials: Please refer to the attached corrective action plan.