Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 19 - Eligibility and Responsibilities of PostSecondary Institutions
Section IV-1903 - Responsibilities of Post-Secondary Institutions

a. admission and full-time undergraduate enrollment; and

b. eligibility for, or enrollment in, a course of study leading to initial teacher certification; and

c. enrollment in math or chemistry as a major while pursuing teacher certification; and

d. graduate or undergraduate enrollment in wildlife forestry or marine science; and

e. cumulative college grade point average; and

f. cumulative college credit hours earned; and

g. academic year hours earned.

a. admission and full-time undergraduate enrollment; and

b. eligibility for, or enrollment in, a course of study leading to initial teacher certification; and

c. enrollment in math or chemistry as a major while pursuing teacher certification; and

d. graduate or undergraduate enrollment in wildlife forestry or marine science; and

e. semester hours attempted; and

f. semester hours earned; and

g. semester quality points earned; and

h. resignation from the institution or withdrawal from all courses.

a. a students completion of a program of study;

b. through the 2015-2016 academic year (TOPS) whether the program of study was academic or technical;

c. type of credential (degree, certificate, diploma, baccalaureate);

d. semester of completion; and

e. beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year (TOPS):

a. through the 2016-2017 academic year (college), institutions may only bill for students who have been certified by the board as eligible for a TOPS Award and, in the case of the TOPS Tech Award, enrolled in an eligible technical program of study; and

b. beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year (college), institutions may bill for students who have been certified by the board as eligible for a TOPS Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award and may only bill for a TOPS-Tech Award if the student is enrolled in an associate's degree or other shorter-term training and education program that is aligned to state workforce priorities as determined by the Louisiana Board of Regents and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council at that institution;

a. at eligible colleges and universities, except cosmetology and proprietary schools, at the end of the fourteenth class day or later for semester schools and the ninth class day or later for quarter and term schools, and for any qualifying summer sessions at the end of the last day to drop and receive a full refund for the full summer session. Institutions shall not bill for students who are enrolled less than full-time at the end of the fourteenth class day for semester schools or the ninth class day for quarter and term schools, and for any qualifying summer sessions at the end of the last day to drop and receive a full refund for the summer session, unless the student qualifies for payment for less than full-time enrollment as defined in §2103. C. Students failing to meet the full-time enrollment requirement are responsible for reimbursing the institution for any awards received. Refunds of awards to students who are not receiving federal title IV aid, for less than full-time enrollment after the fourteenth or ninth class day, as applicable, shall be returned to the state. Refunds to students who are receiving federal title IV aid shall be refunded to the state in accordance with the institution's federal title IV aid refund procedures;

b. at eligible cosmetology or proprietary schools, on a billing date for students who were enrolled full-time on that date. The billing dates are September 1, December 1, March 1 and June 1. Institutions shall not bill for students who are enrolled less than full-time on a billing date, unless the student qualifies for payment for less than full-time enrollment as provided in §2103. C. Students failing to meet the full-time enrollment requirement are responsible for reimbursing the institution for any awards received. Refunds of awards to students who are not receiving federal title IV aid, for less than full-time enrollment shall be returned to the state. Refunds to students who are receiving federal title IV aid shall be refunded to the state in accordance with the institution's federal title IV aid refund procedures;

a. public colleges and universities may bill for an amount up to the maximum tuition for that institution, as defined in §301;

b. Louisiana Technical College campuses may bill for an amount up to the tuition for that institution, as defined in §301;

c. LAICU member colleges and universities or an out-of-state college or university if all of the conditions of §703. I are met may bill for students enrolled in academic programs an amount up to the weighted average award amount, as defined in §301;

d. LAICU member colleges and universities may bill for students enrolled in nonacademic programs an amount up to the average award amount (TOPS-Tech), as defined in §301;

e. for recipients of the Performance and Honors Awards, institutions may bill the board for the stipend that accompanies these awards, in the amounts of $200 or $400 per semester, respectively;

f. for students enrolled in a public professional school, institutions may bill the board an amount equal to the tuition charged or the tuition charged a student pursuing a baccalaureate degree at the highest cost public school, whichever is less;

g. for students enrolled in a LAICU professional school, institutions may charge the weighted average award amount;

h. for students enrolled in graduate school, institutions may bill the board an amount equal to the tuition or the tuition charged for a student while pursuing a baccalaureate degree at the highest cost public school in the state, whichever is less;

i. for students enrolled in eligible cosmetology and proprietary schools, institutions may bill for an amount of up to one quarter of the annual average award amount (TOPS-Tech), as defined in §301;

a. eligible public colleges and universities that do not offer an academic undergraduate degree at the baccalaureate level may bill for an amount up to the tuition for that institution, as defined in §301;

b. all other eligible colleges and universities, except eligible cosmetology or proprietary schools, may bill for an amount up to the average award amount (TOPS-Tech), as defined in §301;

c. eligible cosmetology and proprietary schools may bill for an amount of up to one quarter of the annual average award amount (TOPS-Tech), as defined in §301;

a. eligible public community colleges and Louisiana Technical College may bill for an amount up to the tuition for that institution, as defined in §301; and

b. institutionally-accredited independent colleges or universities in the state that are members of LAICU may bill up to an amount equal to the award amount authorized for TOPS-Tech students attending LAICU institutions during the academic year;

a. upon the school's certification that a student who is eligible for a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award is enrolled in an industry-based occupational or vocational education credential program in a top demand occupation, institutions shall bill for and the board will pay the institution for each such recipient according to the following schedule;

b. the maximum that may be billed is $300 per semester and $600 per academic year (TOPS);

c. institutions may not bill for summer semesters or sessions;

a. beginning with the spring semester of 2014 through the Spring semester of 2016, for a public college or university to be permitted to bill for a TOPS Award amount under the provisions of §1903. B.6 of these rules, the college or university must include on the student fee bill line items entitled:

b. there shall be no reference to a tuition amount on a student's fee bill other than as provided herein.

a. verify that the recipient is enrolled full-time in an approved degree program or course of study leading to a degree in education or alternative program leading to regular certification as a teacher at the elementary or secondary level; or

b. if designated as a math or chemistry major, verify enrollment in a course of study leading to certification as a math or chemistry teacher;

a. wildlife, forestry or marine science; or

b. another major specified by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as meeting their criteria for receipt of scholarship funds;

a. verify enrollment at one of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center medical schools or at the Tulane University School of Medicine; and

b. verify the recipient is in good standing; and

c. verify the student has continued to make satisfactory progress towards a medical degree in a primary care field;

a. verify the student is eligible and enrolled in a course in an industry-based occupational or vocational education credential program in a top-demand occupation; and

b. verify the student is in good standing;

a. verify the student has continued to make steady academic progress; and

b. verify the student is enrolled full-time on the billing date.

a. requesting payment for the summer session from the student's remaining TOPS eligibility;

b. stating the student understands that the use of the TOPS Award for the summer session reduces the student's TOPS eligibility by one semester or term;

c. stating the student understands that the hours earned cannot be used to meet the TOPS requirement to earn at least 24 hours each academic year; and

d. stating the student understands that the grades earned during the summer session will be included in the student's cumulative grade point average.