Finding 370964 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-02-28
Audit: 292589
Organization: The University of Akron (OH)
Auditor: Crowe LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Federal Direct Student Loans and Pell Grants were awarded incorrectly to transfer students and those with College Credit Plus credits.
  • Impacted Requirements: Errors in class level and credit hour updates led to incorrect financial aid awards totaling $11,136.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish new procedures to ensure accurate financial aid determinations for transfer students and those adjusting credit hours.

Finding Text

Condition: Federal Direct Student Loans were incorrectly awarded to transfer students and students that had credits through the College Credit Plus Program. Federal Pell Grants were incorrectly awarded to students with a change in credits. Context: The following errors were identified during testing of a sample of 25 students: • Two students had an unsubsidized loan disbursement error due to an incorrect class level utilized in awarding aid. The total under award was $4,000. • One student was over-awarded an unsubsidized loan instead of being awarded a subsidized loan. The amount of the error was $5,500. • One student had a Pell disbursement error when the student re-enrolled in a cooperative program with full-time status for the term and the University did not update packing information. This resulted in an under award of $1,636. Questioned Cost: None due to under awards. Effect: Students were incorrectly awarded student financial aid. Cause: Errors in packaging of the student financial aid resulted in inaccurate awards to students. Recommendation: We recommend implementing procedures that appropriately determines student financial aid to students, specifically those who transfer into The University, have College Credit Plus and adjust their credit hours.

Categories

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 370961 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 370962 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 370963 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 947403 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 947404 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 947405 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 947406 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $50.34M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $18.38M
84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program $5.26M
47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences $1.49M
12.910 Research and Technology Development $946,329
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $769,658
93.364 Nursing Student Loans $673,483
81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development $624,528
84.047 Trio_upward Bound $615,647
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $584,701
47.074 Biological Sciences $443,971
84.044 Trio_talent Search $405,714
81.086 Conservation Research and Development $377,727
47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering $345,900
93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research $289,379
47.050 Geosciences $255,598
84.325 Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities $203,267
93.107 Area Health Education Centers Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement Awards $195,158
47.084 Nfs Technology, Innovation and Partnerships $174,908
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $142,584
93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research $116,515
20.701 University Transportation Centers Program $115,044
47.083 Integrative Activities $103,550
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $101,454
81.121 Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration $73,170
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $73,155
12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program $70,702
81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program $67,843
93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health $61,571
93.855 Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation Research $61,504
93.659 Adoption Assistance $52,173
93.124 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships $49,679
47.041 Engineering $49,016
17.268 H-1b Job Training Grants $44,178
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National Significance $42,671
43.002 Aeronautics $37,080
12.420 Military Medical Research and Development $35,459
84.323 Special Education - State Personnel Development $35,207
93.846 Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research $33,648
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $29,499
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $27,829
20.200 Highway Research and Development Program $27,360
84.379 Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (teach Grants) $23,103
93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders $21,118
93.969 Pphf Geriatric Education Centers $17,980
43.001 Science $17,642
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $17,202
12.560 Dod, Ndep, Dotc-Stem Education Outreach Implementation $17,184
93.867 Vision Research $16,126
47.079 Office of International Science and Engineering $15,882
93.242 Mental Health Research Grants $14,988
20.724 Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (caap) $14,621
93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research $12,307
12.750 Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects $12,166
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $11,652
93.732 Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants $10,048
12.630 Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering $6,716
43.002 Science $6,651
93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders $6,459
12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research $6,277
45.310 Grants to States $4,999
47.076 Education and Human Resources $4,478
93.895 Cancer Treatment Research $2,926
93.068 Chronic Diseases: Research, Control, and Prevention $2,145
10.351 Rural Business Development Grant $581
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $531
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $309
43.008 Education $120
93.318 Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security $96
43.008 Aeronautics $16
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $1
93.838 Lung Diseases Research $0
20.109 Air Transportation Centers of Excellence $-167
12.810 Air Force Medical Research and Development $-265