The LSSU Prison Education Program (PEP) has cleared two approval hurdles so far, and we have two left to go.
There are four approvals necessary before we can begin enrolling students in the program and processing financial aid for them:
- HLC approval of the Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF) as an LSSU Site [√]
- MDOC approval of the degree program that will be offered at URF [√]
- HLC approval of the degree program that will be offered at URF [ ]
- US Dept of Education approval of the program so that students can use Pell Funds to pay for their courses [ ]
The first two approvals have been granted. The HLC application for program approval was submitted and we anticipate that approval will be granted at the end of April 2024.
Once that approval has been granted, we can submit our application to the Dept of Education for financial aid approval.