To be eligible for financial aid from St. Vladimir’s Seminary, a student must normally (1) live on campus (if enrolled in a residential program), (2) be enrolled at the seminary on a full-time basis as a degree candidate, and (3) be making satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree. To be considered full-time, students must be enrolled for at least twelve credits per semester; D.Min. students must be enrolled for six credits per term while registered for course work, three credits per term during their final project registration. To be eligible for U.S. Government loans, students must be degree candidates and enrolled for at least six credits per semester.
Students enrolled on a full-time basis (as defined above) are eligible to receive aid from the seminary only for the number of semesters or terms necessary for normal completion of a degree program. Therefore, M.Div. candidates are eligible to receive financial aid for no more than six semesters; M.A. candidates for no more than four semesters; Th.M. candidates for no more than two semesters; and D.Min. candidates for no more than six terms.
Satisfactory progress toward completion of a degree program is measured not only by a student’s successful completion of courses but also by satisfactory participation in the seminary’s co-curricular activities of chapel worship and community service.
Exception in the Case of Probation or Special Needs. A residential degree candidate whose course load has been reduced by the Faculty Council in the case of probation or by the Academic Dean in the case of a student with special needs (see Disability Services) remains eligible for financial aid on a pro-rated basis, as long as he or she is enrolled for at least six credits per semester and is otherwise making satisfactory progress toward completion of program requirements.
