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- The program
is designed to be full-time from the start
through conclusion. Students are taking 12 or more hours per quarter.
- Students
who have already received a prior Bachelor's degree
are not eligible for Pell Grant or federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant funds, or the Monetary
Award Program of the Illinois Student Assistance
Commission.
- Parent
information
is required on both the FAFSA and Institutional
Application to be considered for institutional grants
or loans.
- Credit-based
loans may be necessary for some students to meet
the cost of education. If so, then the student must
be credit-worthy or else have co-signers who are
credit-worthy. Having good credit is important now
as well as in the future, and Rush University will
assist individual students, if possible, with credit
related issues; however, Rush University is unable
to replace credit-based loans with institutional
funds.
- Students
in the Bachelor's Completion Program
are eligible for aid if registered for 6 hours or
more. Because this is a web-based program, the maximum
amount of aid that can be approved is the tuition.
Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid
for further information and assistance.
- Books
and equipment purchases from Rush's Bookstore must
be made with either cash, check or credit card.
"Vouchers" are not utilized by the University.
- Students
must be registered at least half-time (4.5 hours
or more)
to receive federal or institutional aid consideration.
The exception is doctoral students registered for
3 hours in NUR 699, and Anesthesia students during
the residency portion of their program. Less than
half-time students may apply for a credit-based
loan.
- Students
who are students-at-large
are not eligible for federal or institutional aid.
If the status changes to a degree program, then
aid is possible from that time forward.
- Students in the post-masters or in the certificate program may apply for financial aid by completing the following application process.
- Graduate
nursing students must meet Satisfactory Academic
Progress (SAP)
standards as it relates to degree progress. The
reverse side of the Projected Enrollment Form (on
the Forms page) states the time frame for degree
completion by program for continued federal aid
eligibility.
- Students
taking web-based
courses and otherwise eligible for aid can only
receive up to the tuition cost for the quarter unless
the web-based course comprises fewer than half of
the hours for the quarter.
- Employees
of Rush University Medical Center may be eligible
for LEAP - the employee tuition plan. LEAP
benefits are a form of financial aid and will be
included in the financial aid package.
- Most students typically come from positions of full-time
employment to full-time student status, and find
it difficult, if not impossible, to work during
the first year of the program. The cost of education
includes a 'living allowance'
component which may be far less than the applicant
typically spends for monthly living expenses. This
'living allowance', however, is the amount utilized
for all Rush university graduate students living
in the Chicago area. Therefore, it is very important
to review your expenses and pay down credit
cards, outstanding loan obligations, etc., so that
you are able to live with the funds provided through
financial aid and any possible earnings.
- The first year academic calendar contains a break
of almost a month between the end of fall quarter
and beginning of winter quarter. During this time
students may be able to work to supplement additional
expenses and/or reduce the amount of educational
debt.
- Students in the second year residency receive a taxable
stipend of approximately $700 per month. This,
in addition to any aid offered, is generally sufficient
to cover living expenses throughout the year.
Anesthesia
applicants are strongly encouraged to contact
the Office of Student Financial Aid to speak
with a counselor regarding financial aid issues
and concerns.
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