Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education Institutions and Agencies › Part 653 - Nursing Education Forgivable Loan Program BSN (NELB), RN to BSN (NELR), MSN (NELM), RN to MSN (NERM), Ph.D./DNP (NELP) Rules and Regulations › Chapter 1 - Nursing Education Forgivable Loan Program BSN (NELB), RN to BSN (NELR), MSN (NELM), RN to MSN (NERM), Ph.D./DNP (NELP) Rules and Regulations › Rule 10-653-1.1 - Nursing Education Forgivable Loan Program BSN (NELB), RN to BSN (NELR), MSN (NELM), RN to MSN (NERM), Ph.D./DNP (NELP) Rules and Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are subject to change by the
				  Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board (hereinafter
				  referred to as the "Board"). The number of awards and recipients are dependent
				  upon availability of funds and selection shall be based on a first-come,
				  first-served basis of all eligible applicants; however, priority consideration
				  shall be given to persons previously receiving awards under the Nursing
				  Education Forgivable Loan program - BSN (NELB), RN to BSN (NELR), MSN (NELM),
				  RN to MSN (NERM), and Ph.D./DNP (NELP).
I.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY
A. The applicant must be a current legal
				resident of Mississippi. Resident status for purposes of receiving NELB, NELR,
				NELM, NERM, and NELP shall be determined in the same manner as resident status
				for tuition purposes as set forth in Sections
				37-103-1 through
				37-103-29 of Ms. Code Ann., with
				the exception of Section
				37-103-17.
B. The undergraduate applicant must be fully
				admitted as a regular student and enrolled either part-time or full-time at the
				undergraduate level as a Junior or Senior seeking a bachelor's degree in an
				approved nursing program at one (1) accredited four year institution of higher
				learning in the State of Mississippi. The graduate applicant must be fully
				admitted as a regular student and enrolled either part-time or full-time at the
				graduate level in an approved nursing program at one (1) accredited four-year
				institution of higher learning in the State of Mississippi. Enrollment and
				classification status will be determined by the attending
				institution.
C. The applicant must
				have expressed in writing a present intention to provide nursing service in the
				State of Mississippi and must diligently pursue the course of study and
				requirements for the appropriate nursing license.
D. The undergraduate recipient must have a
				cumulative 2.5 college grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale to establish
				eligibility, maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA each period of enrollment (i.e.
				semester or trimester) for continued eligibility and maintain satisfactory
				academic progress in the approved program of study in accordance with the
				attending institution's policy. The graduate recipient must have a cumulative
				3.0 college grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale to establish eligibility,
				maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA each period of enrollment (i.e. semester or
				trimester) for continued eligibility and maintain satisfactory academic
				progress in the approved program of study in accordance with the attending
				institution's policy.
E. The
				applicant must not presently or previously have defaulted on an educational
				loan.
F. NELR, NELM, NERM, and NELP
				applicants must possess a current Mississippi registered nursing
				license.
G. The NELM applicant must
				have earned a BSN degree and the NELP applicant must have earned an MSN degree
				prior to participation in the program.