Graduate Level Certificate Programs
The following certificate programs are eligible for federal financial aid (Title IV):
- Curriculum and Instruction, Bilingual and Bicultural Education
- Educational Leadership, Educational Administration (UCAPP)
- Educational Psychology, Cognition, Instruction, and Learning Technology
- Educational Psychology, Counseling
- Educational Psychology, Educational Psychology: Giftedness, Creativity and Talent Development
- Educational Psychology, School Psychology
- Educational Psychology, Special Education
- Long Term Health Care Management Certificate
- School of Business, Accounting Fundamentals Certificate
- School of Nursing, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- School of Nursing, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Information on the financial aid application process is available at the Apply for Aid: Graduate Students page.
Non-Title IV Eligible Certificate Programs
Graduate students who are enrolled in any other non-Title IV eligible certificate programs (only) are not eligible to receive federal financial aid.
Students enrolled in these programs may wish to consider:
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs
The following certificate programs are eligible for federal financial aid (Title IV):
- Diagnostic Genetic Sciences Certificate
- Pre-Medical and Health Professions - Elevate track only (Plan B)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences Certificate
Students who are enrolled in one of the three programs above may be eligible for undergraduate-level Federal Direct Student Loans and Private/Alternative Educational Loans. Parents of dependent undergraduate students may wish to apply for a Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan .
The 2026-2027 Financial Aid for Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs document is a useful guide for DGS, Pre-Med/Health - Elevate track (Plan B), and MLS students who are interested in applying for loans.
- When completing the FAFSA, students enrolled in one of these three post-baccalaureate certificate programs should not indicate that they are enrolled in a graduate program. Please see the document above for instructions on selecting the correct grade-level on the FAFSA.