The Department of Education (ED) updated its interim list of programs treated as professional degrees for student loan limits under the court-ordered pause of its Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) rule to include physical therapy, physician assistant, registered nursing programs and more—but the interim designations may change as the litigation proceeds. The court order resulted from the Trump Administration’s move to declassify certain professional degrees, limiting their eligibility for federally-backed student loans. To read previous coverage on this topic, click here.