Awarding Pell Grants for Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate Candidates

A student who has earned a bachelor's degree and is pursuing an initial teaching certification or licensing credential that does not lead to a graduate degree is eligible for a Pell Grant for that aid year. The Packaging process determines the eligibility for this type of student by evaluating the following fields:

Record	Field	Description
ISIR_STUDENT	DEGREE_CERTIF	The degree or certification the student is pursuing. The student must be pursuing a teaching credential.
ISIR_STUDENT	FIRST_BACH_DEGREE	Indicates whether the student has a bachelor's degree. The student can have earned a bachelor's degree.
STUDENT_FA_TERM	NSLDS_LOAN_YEAR	The NSLDS loan year for the student. Eligible students cannot be graduate students.

If a student is pursuing a teaching credential and has a bachelor's degree and the student's NSLDS loan year is not graduate, then Packaging evaluates the student for a Pell Grant.

If a student is not pursuing a teaching credential but has a bachelor's degree and the student's NSLDS loan year is not graduate, then Packaging does not evaluate the student for a Pell Grant.