TEACH Grant Request

Claim Worklist Item

Go to “Pending Worklist” screen and “claim next item” for TEACH Grant Request

General TEACH Grant Eligibility Requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.25 (ASU or transfer) Must be in eligible degree or certificate program Must teach or plan on teaching in a high-need field at a low-income

school Valid FAFSA on file If student has Parental Non-Disclosure on file they are not eligible

for TEACH Grant

Review TEACH Grant Request Form

▪ Click on the “Image” to review student’s submitted document

Review Type of Request

Undergraduate/Graduate student Enrolled in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, or Foreign Language and plans on getting their teaching certification and serving as a full-time teacher in a high-need field

▪ View Academic Program and Cumulative GPA from Worklist Item Detail

▪ Review Academic Program and Cumulative GPA in Maintain Student FA Term screen under Statistics

▪ If program and GPA meet requirements offer TEACH Grant for appropriate term(s)

▪ If program and/or GPA do not meet requirements post comment “TEACH Grant Request - denied, reason” and send counseling message: TEACH Grant Request Denied

Undergraduate/Graduate student (continued)Enrolled in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, or Foreign Language and plans on getting their teaching certification and serving as a full-time teacher in a high-need field

▪ If student’s program is eligible but they do not have a GPA, request a copy of the students transcripts to verify prior school GPA.

▪ Send counseling message: TEACH Additional Information. Allow a 2 week deadline. If student fails to submit transcripts, deny form due to GPA.

Graduate Student Enrolled in an education program, no established ASU GPA, and plans to teach as a full-time teacher in a high-need field

▪ View academic program and cumulative GPA▪ If student does not have an established ASU

GPA– Review student’s transcripts in AppXtender

▪ Data Source: AX-Grad▪ Select: GRADADM- Graduate Admissions▪ Doc Type: Transcript▪ Enter Student Empl ID▪ View Transcripts to determine most recent cumulative

GPA

▪ If student meets minimum GPA and all other requirements offer TEACH Grant for eligible term(s) in Assign Awards to a Student

▪ Post Comment: “Approved TEACH Grant Request, posted (amount).”

Graduate Student Current Teacher of a high-need field seeking Masters Degree, plans on continuing teaching full-time in a high-need field

▪ Review high-need field on form (must be indicated)– Verify is field is high-need at:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.doc▪ Review Academic Program– Verify academic program aligns with education and/or high-need

field GPA does not need to be determined as student is a

current teacher▪ Offer TEACH Grant for eligible term(s) in Assign Awards

to a Student▪ Post Comment: “Approved TEACH Grant Request, posted

(amount).”

Student believes they meet TEACH requirementsPlans on teaching full-time in a high-need field

▪ Review high-need field on form (must be indicated)– Verify is field is high-need at:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.doc▪ Review Academic Program– Verify academic program aligns with education and/or high-need

field▪ Review GPA▪ Offer TEACH Grant for eligible term(s) in Assign Awards

to a Student▪ Post Comment: “Approved TEACH Grant Request, posted

(amount).”

Determining Freshman/Transfer GPA

▪ From the Student Services Center Screen – Click on Admissions▪ Click on External Education

Determining Freshman/Transfer GPA

▪ Freshman ABOR GPA – School Information: Summary High

School – Transcript Summary: ▪ Click on GPA/Units ▪ Review ABOR GPA

▪ Transfer DARS GPA – School Information: Summary

University– Transcript Summary: ▪ Click on GPA/Units ▪ Review TR Total: DARS

▪ If student is eligible for TEACH Grant, offer TEACH Grant for eligible term(s) in Assign Awards to a Student

▪ Post Comment: “Approved TEACH Grant Request, posted (amount).”