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Sent: 2018-08-29
From: Financial Aid
To: All Employees, Various Recipients
From: Financial Aid
To: All Employees, Various Recipients
Subject: IMPORTANT! Fall Semester Census Date!
<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Dear EIU Faculty and Staff:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Please make a concerted effort to have students register for Spring 2018 classes by the published Census Date of Friday, August 31, 2018.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">FINANCIAL AID CENSUS DATE POLICY</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">In accordance with federal regulations, the Office of Financial Aid will recalculate federal, state, and institutional student aid awards based on the enrollment status as of the published Census Date (Count</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Day) by the Office of the Registrar, which is typically the end of the 10th day of class for both Fall and Spring terms. Generally, this policy typically coincides with the end of the drop/add period for each</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">semester. All federal, state, and institutional aid will be based upon the Census Date enrollment status.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">The Census Date for Fall 2018 is</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> August 31</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">, 2018.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">For the complete policy please refer to the following link: </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" href="/finaid/policies_census_date.php">/finaid/policies_census_date.php</a></p>