A student is eligible to receive New Mexico work study funds if the student:

1. A. is a resident (for tuition purposes) of New Mexico;
2. B. is a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien;
3. C. is enrolled at least six semester hours during regular session and three semester hours during summer session as a student at an eligible institution;
4. D. is in compliance with the institution's satisfactory academic progress requirements; and

5. E. is eligible according to a standard needs analysis or when a financial aid officer exercises professional judgment in accordance with the institution's and applicable federal financial aid standards to determine that circumstances, for which documentation exists in the student's file, warrant adjusting the cost of attendance, expected family contribution or other factors to make the program responsive to a student's special financial circumstances, within the parameters authorized for this program.

   [7/15/98; Recompiled 10/31/01]