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A student who receives federal financial aid withdraws from all their courses mid-semester. The financial aid office determines that they did not complete 60% of the enrollment period. What is the most likely consequence regarding their federal financial aid?

A The student will be required to repay a portion of the federal aid they received for that semester.
B Their federal aid eligibility for future semesters will be automatically revoked.
C The college will absorb the cost of the unearned federal aid.
D The student will be placed on an immediate academic probation, but their aid will remain unchanged.

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

When a student withdraws before completing 60% of the enrollment period, federal regulations (Return to Title IV, R2T4) require the college to calculate the amount of unearned federal aid that must be returned to the Department of Education, often resulting in the student owing funds.

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