Will Financial Aid Cover a Double Major?

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Please help me out with question. I am majoring in finance. I am

thinking about pursuing a double-major in finance and real estate. I

will have to take only 6 more classes than what I am supposed to take for

my finance major. Will my financial aid cover the extra classes?

— Jeffrey P.

As noted in a previous Ask Kantro column,

What types of student aid are available for a second Bachelor's degree?,

the Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

(FSEOG) and TEACH Grant are not available to students who have already

received a Bachelor's degree.

Students are considered to have earned a Bachelor's degree if they

have completed all of the requirements for the degree, even if they

have not yet received the diploma.

In certain limited circumstances, students who are completing a

State-required post-baccalaureate teacher certification program are

still treated as though they were undergraduate students for federal

student aid purposes. These students are eligible for the Pell Grant

and the TEACH grant but not the FSEOG grant, and their Stafford loan

eligibility is restricted to the undergraduate loan limits.



Colleges have some discretion in deciding when a student has completed

a Bachelor's degree program. Some colleges have more flexible policies

than others, so it is worthwhile to ask the college for a copy of its

written policies concerning Double Majors Do Double Duty

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