---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 690.66"
title: "34"
number: "690.66"
heading: "Correspondence study."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/690.66"
---

# §690.66. Correspondence study.

- (a) An institution calculates the Federal Pell Grant for a payment period for a student in a program of study offered by correspondence courses without terms, but not including any residential component, by—
  - (1) Determining the student's annual award using the half-time Disbursement Schedule; and
  - (2) Multiplying the annual award determined from the Disbursement Schedule for a half-time student by the lesser of—
    - (i)
    - (ii)
- (b) **For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section—**
  - (1) The institution shall make the first payment to a student for an academic year, as calculated under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, after the student submits 25 percent of the lessons or otherwise completes 25 percent of the work scheduled for the program or the academic year, whichever occurs last; and
  - (2) The institution shall make the second payment to a student for an academic year, as calculated under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, after the student submits 75 percent of the lessons or otherwise completes 75 percent of the work scheduled for the program or the academic year, whichever occurs last.
- (c) In a program of correspondence study offered by correspondence courses using terms but not including any residential component—
  - (1) The institution must prepare a written schedule for submission of lessons that reflects a workload of at least 30 hours of preparation per semester hour or 20 hours of preparation per quarter hour during the term;
  - (2)
    - (i) If the student is enrolled in at least 6 credit hours that commence and are completed in that term, the Disbursement Schedule for a half-time student is used to calculate the payment for the payment period; or
    - (ii) If the student is enrolled in less than 6 credit hours that commence and are completed in that term the Disbursement Schedule for a less-than-half-time student is used to calculate the payment for the payment period;
  - (3) A payment for a payment period is calculated using the formula in [§ 690.63(d)](/cfr/34/690.63.md?p=d) except that [paragraphs (c)](#c) (1) and (2) of this section are used in lieu of [§ 690.63(d)](/cfr/34/690.63.md?p=d) (1) and (2) respectively; and
  - (4) The institution shall make the payment to a student for a payment period after that student completes 50 percent of the lessons or otherwise completes 50 percent of the work scheduled for the term, whichever occurs last.
- (d) Payments for periods of residential training shall be calculated under [§ 690.63(d)](/cfr/34/690.63.md?p=d) if the residential training is offered using terms and credit hours or [§ 690.63(e)](/cfr/34/690.63.md?p=e) if the residential training is offered using credit hours without terms.

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 54734, Nov. 1, 1994, as amended at 72 FR 62033, Nov. 1, 2007; 74 FR 20221, May 1, 2009]

### Source

Source: 50 FR 10722, Mar. 15, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070g, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[59 FR 54734, Nov. 1, 1994, as amended at 72 FR 62033, Nov. 1, 2007; 74 FR 20221, May 1, 2009]