<p>i'm 99% sure its not indefinite lol</p>
<p>The new rules say 18 semesters. Which still seems an awful lot! I imagine it would be difficult to meet a school's satisfactory academic progress requirements and still be getting aid for 18 semesters.</p>
<p>Well are Pell grants able to be used on graduate degrees? or like vet and med school?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, No.</p>
<p>Oh boy :( that is no good vet school is expensive!!!!</p>
<p>No Pell for grad or professional school ... or for any bachelors degree after the first is earned.</p>
<p>There isn't much in the way of federal aid for grad/professional programs. Loans are the bulk of aid, although there may be some work study available at some schools.</p>
<p>wait 18 semesters? 9 years? i expected it to be either 8 or 10 (semesters obv not years) =/</p>
<p>Yes, it seems strange. Most schools have a satisfactory academic progress rules that would probably make it unlikely anyone would actually get financial aid for 18 semesters.</p>
<p>You cannot imagine how many semesters students go to school for undergrad ... you know the loan limits ... we have students who are at the undergrad maximum limit ... $57,500 ... and still aren't done with their undergrad degrees. There are ways around the SAP rules.</p>
<p>I have an uncle (closer to my age than my Mum's) who we thought was a professional student. Of course that was in the UK where, at the time, university was pretty much free. Then he became a Prof - guess he really liked university.</p>
<p>Maybe with $57k in loans i would stay in school 'till i dropped dead so I didn't have to repay them!</p>
<p>I suspect that's exactly why some of them stay in school! :)</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure my D could use close to the 18 semesters, even with good grades! For 6-7 year programs like pharmacy (no BS, first professional degree programs) it's very common for kids to take summer classes to offload their 18-21 credit hour/semesters required courses. Some of her schools consider them undergrads until their final year, which I'm thinking makes them Pell eligible. Is that right, kelsmom?</p>
<p>I think for Some of those 7 year programs like the the 7 year MD and 6-7 year pharmacy doctorate there is a point during the program when they switch the student to being considered a graduate/professional student which makes them not eligible for federal grants like the Pell & SEOG anymore. I remember being very surprised to read this on CC last year when a poster was very upset about it because their student was in the 3rd or 4th year of a pharmacy program and was told they could no longer have the Pell. I don't know if that is standard or based on the way certain programs are set up.</p>
<p>8 or 10 semesters only? Wow, that would be harsh. I would already be half way done. I think they do the 18 semester limit because if someone goes part time they would need more time. Seriously, if I go for another three years part time and get a degree I could then go for another year and get either a 4 year degree or a different associates degree but have all the core classes out of the way. I do know someone that has been going to college for like 17 years. They kept going because they would get loans and then as long as they were in school they got the loans deferred. I think she has like 3 degrees now.</p>
<p>PharmD programs are undergrad for only a portion of the program ... once they hit a certain number of credits, they become grad. At that point, no Pell or SEOG (they are undergrad only). Sub limit goes up, if there is need. Grad loan maximums are at a higher rate, as well. PharmD students get med school grad limits when they hit grad level.</p>
<p>sry for the late reply, but i said 8-10 because I checked the NY state equivalent of federal Pell, the TAP.
here's what I found:</p>
<p>For how many semesters can I receive TAP?
You may receive TAP for up to 6 semesters (or the equivalent) as an associate degree student. You will be limited to 6 semesters of TAP even if you change majors or transfer to another community college.</p>
<p>When you enroll in a 4 year college program at a senior college, you will become eligible for an additional 2 full-time semesters of TAP bringing your undergraduate total to 8 semesters.</p>
<p>PS: and i just realized theres a typo in the title, whoopsies</p>
<p>As far as I know summer classes do not count as an extra pell eligible term. If the school year is 2009-2010, the Pell is a maximum amount for that term, whether you took 2 or 3 semestres</p>
<p>i thought there was something new in the rules passed last year about extra Pell for summer terms (I think it would count as part of the 18). But there was also talk of some way higher amount for the pell and i am not hearing much about tht actually happening.</p>
<p>One of my DDs did summer school every year at her university and had a Pell, she was not eligible for any Pell over summer. I do not know if it has changed as she graduated several years ago</p>
<p>The change I am talking about just passed (or was proposed?) last year. Before then there was no extra Pell for summer. Now - it may be available - but I am not sure - I keep reading too many different things about Pell - especially the amount. Wish they would announce it already.</p>