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Instructions: On your FAFSA you either left question 23 blank or indicated that you have a drug
related conviction. The Federal government prohibits students from receiving Title IV financial
aid in certain circumstances when they have had a drug related conviction. Please check the
appropriate boxes, complete the appropriate lines, sign, and return this worksheet so we can
determine your eligibility for financial aid.
Note: On this worksheet count only federal or state convictions. Do not count convictions that have been
removed from your record or occurred before you turned 18 unless you were tried as an adult.
1. Have you ever received federal student aid? Answer “No” if you have never received
federal student aid (grants, loans, and/or work study). You should also answer “No” if you
have never attended college.
Yes If Yes, go to question 2.
No If No, stop, sign worksheet and return.
2. Have you ever been convicted for selling or possessing drugs, not including alcohol or
tobacco?
Yes If Yes, go to question 3.
No If No, stop, sign worksheet and return.
3. Did the offense for possessing or selling illegal drugs occur during a period of enrollment
for which you were receiving federal student aid (grants, loans, and/or work study)?
Yes If Yes, go to question 4.
No If No, stop, sign worksheet and return.
4. Have you completed an acceptable drug rehabilitation program since your last conviction?
An acceptable drug rehabilitation program must include at least two unannounced drug tests, and:
Be qualified to receive funds from federal, state, or local government or from a federally-
or state-licensed insurance company; or
Be administered or recognized by a federal, state, or local government agency or court,
or a federally- or state-licensed hospital, health clinic, or medical doctor.
Yes If Yes, stop, sign worksheet and return.
No If No, go to question 5.
5. Do you have more than two convictions for possessing drugs? Only count convictions
for offenses that occurred during a period of enrollment for which you were receiving
federal student aid (grants, loans and/or work-study).
Yes If Yes, stop, sign worksheet and return.
No If No, go to question 6.
Southwestern Michigan College
2020-2021 Drug Conviction Worksheet
Financial Aid Office, 58900 Cherry Grove Road, Dowagiac, MI 49047
Phone: 269.783.2143 Fax 269.783.2114 Email: finaid@swmich.edu
6. Do you have more than one conviction for selling illegal drugs? Only count convictions
for offenses that occurred during a period of enrollment for which you were receiving
federal student aid (grants, loans and/or work-study).
Yes If Yes, stop, sign worksheet and return.
No If No, go to question 7.
7. Write the date of your last conviction for possessing drugs here:_____/_____/_____
**If you have no convictions for possessing drugs, skip to question 9.
8. If you have one conviction for possessing drugs, add one year to the date in question 7,
and write that date here:______/______/______
If you have two convictions for possessing drugs, add two years to the date in question 7,
and write that date here:______/______/______
9. Write the date of your last conviction for selling drugs here:______/______/______
**If you have no convictions for selling illegal drugs, skip to question 11.
10. If you have only one conviction for selling drugs, add two years to the date in question 9,
and write that date here:______/______/______
11. Look at the dates you wrote in questions 8 and10. If there is only one date, copy that
date. If there are two dates, write the later one here:
______/______/______ (This is your Title IV Financial Aid eligibility date.)
By signing this worksheet, I certify that all the information reported here is complete and
correct. Warning: Anyone purposely giving false or misleading information on this worksheet
may be fined, sentenced to jail, or both.
Signature Date
Please sign and return this form to:
Financial Aid Office
Southwestern Michigan College
58900 Cherry Grove Road
Dowagiac, MI 49047
Fax 269-783-2114
Please note that submission of this form electronically should be encrypted to protect
any personal or confidential information.
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