Sec. 485. Student eligibility
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Section 484 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking a degree, certificate, or other program (including a program of study abroad approved for credit by the eligible institution at which such student is enrolled) leading to a and inserting an eligible program (including a program of study abroad approved for credit by the eligible institution at which such student is enrolled) leading to a degree, certificate, or other ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the after PROSPER Act and pursuant to section 461(a) of such Act, part E, ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (3), by striking part B or D and inserting part B, D, or E ; and by adding at the end the following:
For purposes of competency-based education, in order to be eligible to receive any loan under this title for an award year, a student may be enrolled in coursework attributable only to 2 academic years within the award year. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A)— by inserting least as frequently as before the end of each ; and by striking , and at the end and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B)— by striking the student has a cumulative and inserting the following: the student has— a cumulative ; by striking the second and inserting each ; by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: for the purposes of competency-based programs, a non-grade equivalent demonstration of academic standing consistent with the requirements for graduation, as determined by the institution, at the end of each such academic year; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the student maintains a pace in his or her educational program that— ensures that the student completes the program within the maximum timeframe; and is measured by a method determined by the institution which may be based on credit hours, clock hours, or competencies completed. ; in paragraph (2), by striking grading period and inserting evaluation period ; and by adding at the end the following:
For purposes of this subsection, the term maximum timeframe means— with respect to an undergraduate program measured in credit hours, a period that is no longer than 150 percent of the published length of the educational program, as measured in credit hours; with respect to an undergraduate program measured in competencies, a period that is no longer than 150 percent of the published length of the educational program, as measured in competencies; with respect to an undergraduate program measured in clock hours, a period that is no longer than 150 percent of the published length of the educational program, as measured by the cumulative number of clock hours the student is required to complete and expressed in calendar time; and with respect to a graduate program, a period defined by the institution that is based on the length of the educational program. ; by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subpart 1 of part A and parts C, D, and E of this title, the student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the education offered by the institution of higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate offered by the institution of higher education. A student who has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law shall be eligible for assistance under subpart 1 of part A and parts C, D, and E of this title. A student who has completed a secondary education provided by a school operating as a nonprofit corporation that offers a program of study determined acceptable for admission at an institution of higher education shall be eligible for assistance under subpart 1 of part A and parts C, D, and E of this title. . in subsection (f)(1), by striking or part E both places it appears and inserting the following: , part E (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the ; PROSPER Act and pursuant to section 461(a) of such Act), or part E (as in effect on or after the date of enactment of the PROSPER Act) by striking subsection (l); in subsection (n)— by striking
(n); and inserting the following: Data Base Matching.— To enforce To enforce ; and by adding at the end the following: A person who is 26 years of age or older shall not be ineligible for assistance or a benefit provided under this title by reason of failure to present himself for, and submit to, registration under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3802 ). ; and by redesignating subsections
(m)through
(t)as subsections
(l)through (s).
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