NASFAA Examines Final ACG/SMART Rules Part 3: Proprietary Institutional Participation, Eligibility Of Certificate Programs, and Eligibility For Programs Leading Directly To A Graduate Degree

Abstract

NASFAA continues its examination of the Department of Education’s Nov. 1 Final Rule on the Student Assistance General Provisions that included the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant programs. In this article we examine the final rules on three issues: proprietary institutional eligibility, certificate program eligibility, and the eligibility of programs that lead directly to a graduate degree.

Originally posted to NASFAA’s Today’s News on 11/15/06