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Sec. 3 · H.R. 6739

Professional degree defined

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Section 455(a)(4)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(4)(C)) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking, as defined under section 668.2 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph),; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iii) Professional degree In this paragraph, the term professional degree has the meaning given the term in section 668.2 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph), except that such term also includes the following degrees: (I) Nursing (A.D.N., R.N., or B.S.N.). (II) Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.). (III) Physical Therapy (D.P.T.). (IV) Social Work (M.S.W.). (V) Accounting (MAcc). (VI) Architecture (M.Arch.). (VII) Special and Secondary Education (M.Ed., M.S.Ed., or M.A.T.). (VIII) Music Education (M.S. or M.M.E.). (IX) World Languages (M.Ed.). (X) Public Health (M.P.H.)..

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