Certificate and Licensure Federal Aid Eligibility
Federal financial aid regulations make a distinction between licensure programs that provide an "initial teaching license" and programs that provide additional licenses.
This determines whether a program is subject to graduate or undergraduate enrollment requirements and borrowing limits for federal loans.
Graduate Level Enrollment and Loan Limits
These certificate and licensure programs follow graduate level requirements for federal loans.
Students enrolled in these programs establish half-time enrollment by carrying at least 3 credits per semester and are eligible for unsubsidized loans at the graduate level.
- Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Certificate in Gerontology
- Certificate in International Baccalaureate
- Certificate in Literacy
- Certificate in Nursing Care Leadership in Healthcare Organizations
- Certificate in Nursing Education
- Certificate in Postsecondary Teaching
- Director of Special Education Licensure
- K-12 Reading Licensure
- Principal Licensure
- Superintendent Licensure
- Teacher Coordinator of Work Based Learning Licensure
Undergraduate Level Enrollment and Loan Limits
These certificate and licensure programs follow undergraduate level requirements for federal loans.
Students enrolled in these programs establish half-time enrollment by carrying at least 6 credits per semester and are eligible for subsidized/unsubsidized loans at the undergraduate senior level.
- Emotional/Behavioral Disorders License
- Secondary (5-12) Teaching License
- Specific Learning Disabilities License
- K-12 Teaching License
