PEP Reference Sheets
These guides are part of our learning series, which provides customized materials to support the administration of financial aid as part of PEPs.
- Dependency Status for 2025-26 & Later
- Return of Title IV Funds for 2024-25 & Later
- Administrative Capability Requirements for 2023-24 & Later
- Satisfactory Academic Progress for 2023-24 & Later
- Cost of Attendance for 2023-24 & Later
- Federal Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used for 2025-26 & Later
- Verification for 2025-26 & Later
- Consumer Information Requirements for 2023-24 & Later
This work was generously sponsored by a grant from Ascendium Education Group.
Publication Date: 4/22/2026
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