New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 11 - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
Subchapter 3 - GRADUATE EOF FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY
Section 9A:11-3.5 - Duration of graduate student eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) To retain eligibility for an Article III graduate grant, students shall comply with the Tuition Aid Grant and Garden State Scholarship programs' rule at 9A:9-2.4, Eligibility and repayment, in accordance with the Board's annually established deadline dates.
(b) No student shall be eligible for an Article III graduate grant for more than 10 semesters; however:
Degree | Full-Time | Length of |
Requirements | Graduate Student | Eligibility |
36 credits | 9 credits | (36/9) = 4 + 1 = 5 semesters |
84 credits | 12 credits | (84/12) = 7 + 1 = 8 semesters |
(c) Graduate grant recipients may pursue more than one advanced degree; however:
(d) An Article III graduate grant shall not be awarded for summer program study except in those programs that, by their nature, require specific course(s) to be taken during the summer.
(e) Students in their last semester of study to complete degree requirements may enroll for less than full-time status and still receive the maximum Article III graduate grant for which they would be eligible as a full-time student.