The U.S. Department of Education's proposal defines a professional degree as one that 'signifies both completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession, and a level of professional skill beyond that normally required for a bachelor's degree' and lists pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology as examples of professional degree programs.
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Proposed regulatory definition and examples used to determine eligibility for higher student loan limits.
Under the U.S. Department of Education's proposal, programs defined as professional degrees include pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, and theology.
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List of program types the department's proposal treats as professional degrees for loan-cap purposes.