A consortium agreement is a contract that enables students to pursue coursework at two institutions simultaneously. Under such an agreement, a student may receive financial aid based on total hours of enrollment at both institutions. Schools are not required to enter into consortium agreements.
If a degree-seeking Southeastern student has a valid and approved academic reason for requesting a consortium agreement, Southeastern will serve as the ‘home’ school. Non-degree seeking students may request that Southeastern serve as the ‘host’ school and request a consortium agreement through the applicable ‘home’ school.
Southeastern degree-seeking students, who are interested in receiving financial aid through Southeastern while taking some or all coursework at another institution, should speak with a Financial Aid Counselor in the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships to discuss the reason(s) for requesting a Consortium Agreement. If applicable, the Financial Aid Counselor will provide the next steps to the student to begin the Consortium agreement process.
After the student completes their required portion of the consortium agreement, the consortium agreement will be sent to the student’s Department Head for approval, confirming that the courses being taken at another institution will transfer as credit in the student’s degree program. Next, the Financial Aid Counselor will email the Consortium Agreement to the host school.
If the host school agrees to the terms of the Consortium Agreement, the contract will be completed, signed, and returned to Southeastern’s Financial Aid Counselor. Schools are not required to enter into consortium agreements so it is at the discretion of each institution to enter into such an agreement. Therefore, the consortium agreement is not officially approved until the completed contract and proof of enrollment from the host school are received back to the Financial Aid Counselor.
All students who enter into a consortium agreement with Southeastern as the home school will be required to provide proof of grades from the host school within thirty days of the end of the term. Aid for upcoming semesters will not be disbursed until the proof of grades has been provided. The deadline to submit a consortium agreement request is two weeks before the end of the term for which the student is requesting the consortium.
A student who is degree-seeking at another institution may want to enroll in coursework at Southeastern (host school) while obtaining financial aid from their home institution. The student must request the consortium agreement and obtain permission from their home institution.
If the student is not receiving aid at Southeastern, a Financial Aid Counselor will verify enrollment at Southeastern (we can only do this once the student is actually enrolled), provide cost of attendance information, and complete any additional items required on the consortium agreement.
The Financial Aid Counselor will make a copy of the completed and signed consortium agreement for our records, email the consortium agreement to the home school, checks enrollment of the student regularly through established reports, and notifies the host school of any changes in enrollment.
For more information or to begin the consortium agreement process, please contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships at 985-549-2244 or email [email protected].
