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· B.C.’s unique student loan forgiveness program is being expanded to include students who graduate on or after Dec. 1, 2004, in speech pathology, audiology, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
· Graduates make neither principal nor interest payments on their B.C. student loans while they are participating in the loan forgiveness program.
· Applicants can graduate from any designated university in Canada and be eligible for loan forgiveness as long as they have a B.C. student loan.
· Graduates in speech language pathology, audiology, occupational therapy or physiotherapy must be employees of, or contracted with, the Ministry of Education, a B.C. school district, the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the Ministry of Health, a public health-care facility, or a B.C. regional health authority to take part in the program.
· Application forms are available: § In PDF format at www.bcsap.bc.ca by Jan. 14, 2005. § Through the mail by contacting the loan remission section of the student services branch at 250 387-6100, 604 660-2610 (Lower Mainland) or 1-800 561-1818 (toll free in Canada).
· The loan forgiveness program has been in place for graduates from accredited schools in nursing (including licensed practical nursing), and medical, midwifery and pharmacy schools since Aug. 1, 2000. -30- For information on AchieveBC, visit http://www.achievebc.ca online.
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