Clock-Hour Programs Toolkit
NASFAA recognizes that different programs have to follow different regulations. We have compiled this toolkit for institutions with clock-hour programs. If you have any suggestions on how to improve this toolkit, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
AskRegs Questions
AskRegs is a searchable, reliable Knowledgebase of answers to financial aid administrators' questions, maintained exclusively for NASFAA members. For this clock-hour programs toolkit, we’ve opened the following questions to the public.
- Can a Clock-Hour Program Offer a Portion Of Its Classes Via Distance Learning Or Online?
- Do We Extend the Payment Period in the R2T4 Calculation When a Student Fails a Course in a Clock-Hour Program and Withdraws?
- How Do You Calculate the Completion Rate For a Withdrawal From a Clock-Hour Program?
- How Do You Determine the Number of Clock Hours to Use in a Return of Title IV Funds Calculation?
- How Does a Clock-Hour School Report Term Begin and End Dates In Enrollment Reporting?
- Is a Student a Withdrawal If She Completes All Clock Hours Early Without Completing All Scheduled Weeks Of Instruction?
- What Are the Direct Loan Periods When a Student Transfers With Overlapping Academic Years In a Clock-Hour Program?
- Who is Responsible For the Overaward Created When a Student Completes the Clock-Hour Program Early and Graduates?
These questions and answers are just the tip of the iceberg. A quick search for "clock-hour" in the AskRegs Knowledgebase turns up 92 questions submitted by NASFAA members, with corresponding answers provided by NASFAA staff. To see more clock-hour Q&As in AskRegs, log in using your NASFAA credentials. (Not a NASFAA member? Join today.)
Student Aid Reference Desk Resources
The Ref Desk compiles resources related to the administration of student aid programs with direct links to federal regulation, legislative text, and U.S. Department of Education guidance, as well as interpretation and analysis from policy organizations, institutions, researchers, and groups focused on student access and success in higher education.
- Clock hour - appears in: Program Eligibility
- Clock-hour or non-term credit hour program - appears in: Return of Title IV Funds; Reentry after withdrawal
- Clock-hour calculations - appears in: Return of Title IV Funds
- Clock-hour programs - appears in: Return of Title IV Funds - Percentage of period completed
- Clock-hour programs - appears in: Return of Title IV Funds - Withdrawal, definition/determination of
- Clock-hour programs - appears in: Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) - Timing of evaluations
- Clock-hour definition - appears in: Academic Year - Credit or clock-hour component
- Clock-hour programs - appears in: Payment Period
- Transfer from a clock-hour or nonterm credit-hour program - appears in: Payment Period
- Clock-hour or nonterm credit-hour programs - appears in: Pell Grant - Calculation of a Federal Pell Grant for a payment period
Publication Date: 4/14/2022
