Nondegree Admission

Students who are not admitted into a degree program are not eligible for financial assistance. Students who have been admitted as nondegree seeking students may be eligible for Stafford Loan under limited circumstances:

• If the student is enrolled in a required teacher certification program, he/she may be eligible to borrow under the Federal Stafford Loan program. Students in this category may borrow up to $5,500 in subsidized Federal Stafford Loan and, as an independent student, up to $5,000 in unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan (but no more than the student's undergraduate/graduate cost of attendance as determined by the Financial Aid Office). The program must be required for initial elementary or secondary teacher certification or re-certification in the state where the student plans to teach, or the state in which the student is completing the program. This exception is not intended to cover optional courses that the student elects to take for professional recognition or advancement. Nor does the exception cover courses that the school recommends but that are not required for certification or recertification. Students taking classes for professional recognition or advancement ARE NOT eligible under this criteria.  The undergraduate total debt limits apply to borrowers in this category. If you qualify under this criteria, your Academic Advisor or Department Chair must complete the Nondegree-seeking Student Certification form. The form will be sent to students upon receipt of the FAFSA and admission to RU.

• If the student is enrolled in prerequisite coursework required for entrance into a degree program at Radford University, he/she may be eligible to borrow under the Federal Stafford Loan program. Students under this exception are eligible to borrow for only a one year period. Students taking prerequisite courses for entrance into an undergraduate program may borrow no more than $2,625 subsidized Federal Stafford Loan and, if an independent student, no more than $4,000 unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan (amounts can total no more than the student's undergraduate/graduate cost of attendance.  Students taking prerequisite courses for entrance into a graduate degree program may borrow no more than $5,500 subsidized Federal Stafford Loan and, if an independent student, no more than $5,000 unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan (amounts can total no more than the student's undergraduate/graduate cost of attendance). The undergraduate total debt limits apply to borrowers in this category. If you qualify under this criteria, your Academic Advisor or Department Chair must complete the Nondegree-seeking Student Certification form listing the classes and the terms that the student is approved to take. The form will be sent to students upon receipt of the FAFSA and admission to RU.

Go to the appropriate Nondegree Seeking form by clicking below. Then print the screen and follow the instructions:

TEACHER CERTIFICATION

PREREQUISITE COURSES