New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter I - Scholarships and Grants
Part 145 - Higher Education Student Financial Aid Program
Subpart 145-2 - Educational Requirements For Awards And Loans
Section 145-2.6 - Theological study

General and academic performance awards shall not be provided for study in programs that, in the determination of the commissioner, provide professional training in theology or religious education, or in programs leading to the following theological degrees:

Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.)

Bachelor of Religious Education (B.R.E.)

Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.)

Bachelor of Theology (Th.B.)

Master of Divinity (M.Div.)

Master of Religious Education (M.R.E.)

Master of Arts in Religious Education (M.A. in R.E.)

Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.)

Master of Theology (Th.M.)

Master of Arts in Theology (M.A. in Th.)

Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)

Doctor of Religious Education (D.R.E.)

Doctor of Theology (Th.D.)