Satisfactory Academic Progress: Nondegree Students
In general, if a student is not in a degree-seeking, IU Bloomington program, they are ineligible to receive financial aid. Two exceptions follow:
Teacher’s Certificate Students
Although teacher’s certificate students are not receiving a degree from IU Bloomington, federal regulations grant an exception allowing them to receive loans at the fifth-year undergraduate level.
- The School of Education will provide OSFA with a list of any such students. If a student is not currently listed as in a valid certificate program and believes they should be, they should contact the School of Education to have their records updated.
- Teacher’s certificate students must follow the same satisfactory academic progress requirements as undergraduate students.
Students Enrolled in Preparatory Coursework Required for Admission to an IU Bloomington Graduate Degree Program
Students who have received a bachelor’s degree and are taking preparatory coursework in order to gain admission to an IUB graduate program are permitted, if approved, to receive loans at the fifth-year undergraduate level for up to a twelve-month period.
- Such students must list all the classes they will be taking over the next twelve months as prerequisites for admission to their IU Bloomington graduate program of choice.
- The IU Bloomington graduate program that the student wishes to enter must affirm that once the preparatory coursework is successfully completed, the student will, in fact, be admitted to the program.
- Preparatory coursework students must follow the same satisfactory academic progress requirements as undergraduate students.