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TAP PROGRESS CHART

To receive payments under New York State Tuition Assistance Programs you must maintain good academic standing. This requirement applies to all students receiving payments from either TAP or the Aid For Part-Time Study program.

The good academic standing requirement for New York State financial aid programs consists of both an "Academic Progress" and a "Program Pursuit" component as explained below.

Academic Progress [for students who received their first NYS award prior to the 2006-2007 school year]
Meeting the Academic Progress Standard requires that you:
(1)

accumulate at least 6 degree credits by the end of your 2nd TAP-supported semester and between 12-15 credits each semester thereafter, and

(2)

attain the minimum GPA as specified in the chart for each payment requested.

For TAP payment number:
1
2
3
4
5
6
You must            
a. Have at least this # of credits:
0
0
6
18
31
45
b. With at least this GPA:
0
0
1.0
1.2
2.0
2.0
NOTE: If you are receiving APTS as a part-time student, you have two terms to meet the credit accrual and GPA requirement that a full-time student must achieve in one term.
Academic Progress [for students who received their first NYS award in the 2007-2008 school year or meet the NYS definition of "remedial student*"]
Meeting the Academic Progress Standard requires that you:
(1)

accumulate at least 9 degree credits by the end of your 2nd TAP-supported semester and between 9-15 credits each semester thereafter, and

(2)

attain the minimum GPA as specified in the chart for each payment requested.

For TAP payment number:
1
2
3
4
5
6
You must            
a. Have at least this # of credits:
0
3
9
18
30
45
b. With at least this GPA:
0
.5
.75
1.3
2.0
2.0
NOTE: If you are receiving APTS as a part-time student, you have two terms to meet the credit accrual and GPA requirement that a full-time student must achieve in one term.

*A remedial student is defined as either a.) a College Discovery student or b.) a student who enrolled in a minimum of 9 equated credits of remedial classes in their first year (including summer) at BMCC.


Academic Progress [for students who received their first NYS award in the 2010-2011 school year and do not meet the NYS definition of "remedial student"]
Meeting the Academic Progress Standard requires that you:
(1)

accumulate at least 15 degree credits by the end of your 2nd TAP-supported semester and at least 15 credits each semester thereafter, and

(2)

attain the minimum GPA as specified in the chart for each payment requested.

For TAP payment number:
1
2
3
4
5
6
You must            
a. Have at least this # of credits:
0
6
15
27
39
51
b. With at least this GPA:
0
1.3
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.0
NOTE: If you are receiving APTS as a part-time student, you have two terms to meet the credit accrual and GPA requirement that a full-time student must achieve in one term.
Program Pursuit [for all students]
Meeting Program Pursuit requires that you complete a minimum percent of your course work for each payment received.
In TAP semester number:
1
2
3
4
5
6
You must complete this percentage of a minimum full-time/part-time course load:
50%
50%
75%
75%
100%
100%
NOTE: If you are a part-time student receiving APTS, you must meet the appropriate Program Pursuit standard every semester you receive a payment.

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