Nursing is a Professional Degree Act

This bill changes how the Higher Education Act of 1965 defines a "professional degree" for purposes of a federal student loan provision covering professional students. It removes the reference to an existing federal regulation and writes a definition directly into the law. A professional degree would mean a degree showing completion of the academic requirements to begin practice in a profession, with skill beyond a bachelor's degree. The bill lists specific degrees that count, including pharmacy, dentistry, law, medicine, clinical psychology, and nursing (MSN, DNP, DNAP, or Ph.D.), and lets the Secretary add other degrees that meet the definition.

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley Democrat sponsor
• 7 cosponsors