04-01-2025, 01:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2025, 01:24 PM by Jonathan Whatley.)
Note these requirements for a postbaccalaureate teacher preparation program to be Pell-eligible, from the Code of Federal Regulations:
Criterion 3 rules out most colleges and universities with a teacher preparation program.
Code of Federal Regulations Wrote:An otherwise eligible student who has a baccalaureate degree and is enrolled in a postbaccalaureate program is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the period of time necessary to complete the program if—
(1) The postbaccalaureate program consists of courses that are required by a State for the student to receive a professional certification or licensing credential that is required for employment as a teacher in an elementary or secondary school in that State;
(2) The postbaccalaureate program does not lead to a graduate degree;
(3) The institution offering the postbaccalaureate program does not also offer a baccalaureate degree in education;
(4) The student is enrolled as at least a half-time student; and
(5) The student is pursuing an initial teacher certification or licensing credential within a State.
Criterion 3 rules out most colleges and universities with a teacher preparation program.


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