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The student must be a New York State resident. |
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The student must be full time. |
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- Undergraduates must be registered for 12 or more
credits.
- Graduates must be registered for 12 or more credits.
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The student must meet the
State Education Department Commissioner's Guidelines
on Good Academic Standing. |
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4. |
Undergraduates must declare a major before the start
of their junior year. |
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The student must meet the joint HESC and State Education
Department grade point average requirement. |
Students applying for TAP must do so via a FAFSA application.
An Express TAP Application will then be mailed. Applications
must be completed and returned to HESC in order to receive
any TAP grant. Award certificates will then be mailed to
the student. Students are urged to bring their certificates
into the Bursar's Office. TAP change
forms are available at the New York State Higher Education
Web site or call 518-474-5642 or 1-888-NYS-HESC. A limited
amount of forms are also available at the Bursar's Office.
To receive a TAP award from New York State, students must
meet good academic standing requirements. Requirement standards
monitor the following:
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- Minimum credits earned and/or courses successfully
completed.
- Minimum cumulative grade point average earned
and
- Minimum number of repeated courses.
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The undergraduate and graduate TAP charts which follow reflect
the requirement standards.
Standards of Satisfactory Academic
Progress
To Determine Eligibility for State TAP Awards
| UNDERGRADUATE CHART |
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HEOP |
| BEFORE BEING CERTIFIED
FOR THIS TAP PAYMENT, A STUDENT MUST |
1ST |
2ND |
3RD |
4TH |
5TH |
6TH |
7TH |
8TH |
9TH |
| HAVE THIS MANY PAYMENT
POINTS ON ROSTER: |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
36 |
42 |
48 |
54 |
| HAVE EARNED A MINIMUM
OF THIS MANY CUMULATIVE CREDITS. (SAP) |
0 |
6 |
15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 |
105 |
| HAVE A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE
GPA. (SAP) ** |
**Award
of credit indicates satisfactory academic work, equivalent
to a degree of "C" of better. |
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| COMPLETED CREDITS LAST F/T TERM.
(SPP) |
0 |
50% |
50% |
75% |
75% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
TAP Waivers
Students unable to meet these minimum requirements for
a given semester may receive a "waiver" which gives them
time to regain normal eligibility. The Bursar's Office
will notify students of their TAP ineligibility. Waivers
are allowed only once for all undergraduate payments and
once for all graduate payments. To discuss your eligibility
for a waiver, please see one of the counselors in the Bursar's
Office. Once your eligibility is determined, you will need
to complete a waiver application, receive academic counseling
and provide needed documentation.
Bill Clearance Using Estimated TAP
If you have not received a TAP award by the start of the
Fall semester, the Bursar's Office can use an estimate
generated by the Office of Student Financial Services to
assist you in bill clearance. Actual TAP awards must be
presented to the Bursar's Office by the end of the Fall
semester. Students cannot use estimated TAP to clear their
Spring bills (except for those new students where Spring
is their first semester). |
