Federal Student Aid- Drug Convictions
A student who is convicted of a drug offence during a period of enrollment in which they received federal student aid (FSA) will disqualify them from receiving FSA funds. The chart below illustrates the period of ineligibility for FSA funds, depending on whether the conviction was for sale or possession and whether the student had previous offenses. (A conviction for sale of drugs includes convictions for conspiring to sell drugs.)
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Possession of illegal drugs |
Sale of illegal drugs |
| 1st offense |
1 year from date of conviction |
2 years from date of conviction |
| 2nd offense |
2 years from date of conviction |
Indefinite Period |
| 3rd offense |
Indefinite period |
|
A student regains eligibility the day after the period of ineligibility ends or when he or she successfully completes a qualified drug rehabilitation program or passes two unannounced drug tests given by such a program. Further drug convictions will make the student ineligible again. Students denied eligibility for an indefinite period can regain it after successfully completing a rehabilitation program, passing two unannounced drug tests from such a program, or if a conviction is reversed, set aside, or removed from the student’s record so that fewer than two convictions for sale or three convictions for possession remain on the record.
If you have any questions about drug conviction and how if effects your financial aid please contact the Financial Aid Office at 706-776-0114 or finaid@piedmont.edu