专业的判断 is the process of reviewing an individual student’s unique circumstances and exercising the option to change the data elements normally applied through the Department of Education Federal Methodology (FM) formula on the FAFSA application that helps compute a student’s family contribution. Professional judgment changes are made when the financial aid administrator judges the standards used to determine the family contribution are inappropriate for purposes of calculating eligibility for financial aid due to extenuating circumstances. 正常情况下, it comes as a result of a change in the student and/or family’s income or asset information as reported on the FAFSA.
Changes to FM are done only through individual data element changes and on an individual, 具体问题具体分析. Substitutions of data elements that result in a changed family contribution are thoroughly documented in the student file, recomputed in and generate a valid ISIR through correction in FAA Access to CPS 在线 or through the PowerFAIDS Software.
While maintaining the flexibility to respond to individual student circumstances, the 金融援助 Office also strives for consistency in treatment of students with similar unusual circumstances. 当不寻常的学生案件发生时, 或者学生对奖励决定提出上诉, 他们由财政援助主任审查.
Columbia International University uses PowerFAIDS software to re-compute the family contribution both for corrections to reported data and for changes resulting when professional judgment is exercised. 因此, when changes are made to a student’s or parents’ analysis of financial need, 收到更正后的单个数据元素发生更改, 更新, or enhanced information are entered and the revised family contribution is automatically recalculated. 更改后的EFC用于所有项目的资格确定. 在收到有效的ISIR之前，不会支付佩尔助学金.
行使职业判断的潜在原因
All professional judgment changes apply only to data element changes and apply to all Title IV programs.
A. 令人满意的学业进展
- The 金融援助 Appeal Committee will be granted the use of “professional judgment”. 因此, 用于经济援助申请, the 金融援助 Appeal Committee has the ability to “override” the SAP status and make a SAP ineligible student — eligible for federal financial aid based on the student’s appeal.
B. 依赖状态的改变
- The ability to change the dependency status is only granted by the Director of 金融援助.
- Students submitting requests to have their dependency status changed from dependent to independent are required to submit documentation that clearly indicates extenuating circumstances with the students and parental relationship. Students who were raised by family members other than their parents may be considered for a dependency over-ride. 文件必须是可核实的. Support letters should come from “independent” sources not associated with the student—such as a counselor, 老师, 医学专业, 社会工作者, 或者宗教领袖. All documentation needs to have contact information on letterhead from the individual writing the letter — including their address and phone number(s).
- Students with a marital status change from single (dependent on parent) to married within the award year may also submit a request for a dependency override. Required documentation is listed on the Special Circumstances-Change in Marital Status form.
C. 收入下降和收入调整
- The ability to use professional judgment for adjustments of data elements on the ISIR is granted to the Director of 金融援助.
- 所有的收入调整都必须根据具体情况进行.
- All income adjustments must be used to address special circumstances where the data elements on the ISIR — based on income from the base year — no longer reflect the family’s (or student’s) ability to contribute to the student’s education.
- 在进行调整时, it is appropriate to take into 账户 a changed circumstance that affects the student’s (or family’s) current and near-term economic situation. 可以考虑失业或减少工作时间.
- 在进行调整时，可以使用预计收益.
- 应使用有关变化情况的第三方文件, 只要有可能, 将要求专业判断的请求记录下来. 除了, students (and parents) will need to submit a formal request for an assessment of special circumstances.
- Adjustments on all “dollar” data elements that affect the EFC are allowed by law, 包括失业人数. 这些调整, 然而, must be documented along with the reason for the use of professional judgment.
You may submit the appropriate Special Circumstances Request and supporting documentation to the CIU 金融援助 Office. The 金融援助 Office will begin to process your request for consideration within 30 days of submittal.
To find 专业的判断 documents, you will need to log into your MYCIU 账户.
- 单击“财务”选项卡并向下滚动，直到看到“财务援助”.
- 点击“点击这里查看你的经济援助信息”.这将把你带到财政援助门户网站的主页.
- 在主页上, 向下滚动到“您的文档详细信息”，然后单击“获取更多文档”,，然后点击“此处查看表单”.”
- 单击特殊情况请求的相应蓝色链接.