Section R7-3-304. Arizona LEAP Student Eligibility Requirements

A.       Student eligibility requirements. To be eligible for a grant from the Arizona LEAP Program, a student must:

1.        Be a resident of the State of Arizona as defined by the A.R.S. §§ 15-1802, 15-1803, 15-1804, and 15-1805;

2.        Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half- time basis as defined in R7-3-309(A)(20) in an eligible course or program at an Arizona postsecondary educa- tional institution which has met the institutional eligibil- ity requirements in R7-3-302, and which has been approved by the Commission.

3.        At the discretion of the institution financial aid officer, this may include a person who has attained a baccalaure- ate or first professional degree and has re-entered an eli- gible Arizona postsecondary institution for retraining in a program below the baccalaureate level. Such a person will be considered an undergraduate student for LEAP purposes.

4.        Have a substantial  demonstrated financial  need deter- mined in accordance with the provision given in R7-3- 304(B);

5.        Maintain satisfactory progress in a course of study as defined by the institution and not be in default or owe a repayment on a federal grant or loan. Refer to 34 CFR 692.

B.       Financial Need Determination Procedures. The financial need of eligible students will be determined annually, or more often if need be, by the financial aid officer of the institution the stu- dent is attending, or will attend, using the Federal Methodol- ogy (FM) system of need analysis approved by the Commission and the U.S. Department of Education. A student must be considered to have substantial need.

C.       A student is considered to have  substantial financial need when:

1.        The  student   has  an  expected  family   contribution  of

$2,140 or less as a result of the student’s FM need analy- sis for the program year; or,

2.        The difference between the student’s cost of education and the student’s expected family contribution is at least

$100.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 19, 1996, under an exemp- tion from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to

A.R.S. § 15-1852(C) (Supp. 96-3). Amended by exempt

rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 2046, effective June 1, 1999

(Supp. 99-2).