"Can colleges define 'professional programs'?," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. 

... "U.S. Department of Education officials floated temporarily softening their limited definition of which graduate programs count as professional — and therefore qualify for higher federal student-loan limits — when Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill kicks in next year. A proposed 'interim definition of professional student' would count anyone enrolled by July 2027 in a program designated by its college as awarding a professional degree. (NASFAA)"

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Publication Date: 10/3/2025