Per federal regulations (Subpart F of Part 668), La Sierra University will hold itself to the highest levels of integrity and will not provide any false, erroneous, or misleading statements to a student or prospective student, to the family of an enrolled or prospective student, or to the U.S. Department of Education.

La Sierra University is committed to operating in an environment of integrity. Each member of the La Sierra University community is responsible for assuring that the actions and activities conducted at the University promote such an environment.

Published information in the bulletin, on the University website, and in the University’s marketing materials are reviewed carefully by multiple persons who check for accuracy as well as composition of the content.

The bulletin is reviewed annually, each department providing updates from their own areas, but reviewed as a whole by persons in the Records Office. Records reports to the Provost’s office and any questions or concerns that come across are referred up the chain of command. 

Through the hiring, training, and evaluation processes employees learn the culture and official policies and are educated to represent the University with integrity.

For specific information in the following areas, please contact the departments listed here:
 

La Sierra University’s Office of Student Financial Services is committed to maintaining the highest level of integrity in all interactions with students, parents, and the Department of Education. The Office of Student Financial Services carefully monitors all financial aid documents for potential errors or discrepancies – including willful misrepresentations, or fraud. Per Federal regulations, La Sierra University is required to report to the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) any individual who is suspected of fraud, or deliberate misrepresentation of information which may affect an applicant’s eligibility for Title IV aid (see statute 34 CFR 668.16(g)(1)). In addition to reporting our suspicions to the OIG, we may also verify award eligibility for previous aid years; students may be required to repay some or all aid which has previously disbursed. Section 490(a) of the Higher Education Act outlines the potential penalties of financial aid fraud:

“Any person who knowingly and willfully embezzles, misapplies, steals, obtains by fraud, false statement, or forgery [...] or attempts to so embezzle, misapply, steal, obtain by fraud, false statement or forgery [...] shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, except if the amount so embezzled, misapplied, stolen, obtained by fraud, false statement, or forgery, or failed to be refunded does not exceed $200, then the fine shall not be more than $5,000 and imprisonment shall not exceed one year, or both.”

By accepting La Sierra University’s Terms and Conditions of a financial aid award or receiving Title IV Financial Aid, students acknowledge and accept the above relevant statutes.