The enrollment requirements and minimum academic performance
standards for the federal and state financial aid programs
differ from one another and exist separately from the College's
own enrollment and retention requirements.
For example, students might be charged as full-time
students by the College but not qualify for full-time financial
assistance due to failing to meet one or more of the enrollment
requirements listed below. Likewise, students might be in
good academic standing according the College's own retention
standard but fail one or more of the financial aid satisfactory
progress requirements listed below and therefore not qualify
for certain grant or loan programs.
The following table summarizes the enrollment and academic
performance requirements for the federal and state financial
aid programs. You may click on the blue pointers [
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below to read more about each requirement.
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ENROLLMENT
REQUIREMENTS [GETTING YOUR AID]
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Basic Enrollment Conditions
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Federal
Pell Grant: You must maintain
enrollment in from 1 to 18 credits or equated credits
per semester. Pell $ amounts are pro-rated to your enrollment
status according to the current Pell Award Schedule.
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Federal Loans, Work-Study &
Supplemental Grant: You
must maintain enrollment in at least 6 credits or equated
credits.
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New
York State Tuition Assistance Progam (TAP):
You must enroll full-time in a minimum of 12 credits or
equated credits per semester.  |
Part-Time
TAP (PTAP): You must enroll
part-time in a minimum of 6 to 11 credits or equated credits
per semester. (PTAP is available beginning in the 2007-08 academic year for students who earned 24 credits in the prior year).  |
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NYS Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS):
You must enroll part-time in at least 6 to 11 credits
or equated credits per semester. (APTS is available
to part-time students not receiving PTAP.)
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Additional Enrollment Conditions
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All
Federal Aid Programs: There
is a 30 hour limit on payments for remedial [non-ESL]
classes.  |
TAP:
You must include in your full-time course load at least
3 degree credits the 1st semester you receive an award
and 6 degree credits every semester thereafter.
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APTS:
You must have at least 3 degree credits each semester.
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TAP:
You are limited to 6 full-time semesters or the equivalent
of full-time assistance as an associate degree student.
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Federal Aid Programs: Courses
taken should count toward the degree. |
All
NYS Programs (TAP or APTS):
Courses counted toward the minimum full-time/part-time
enrollment requirement MUST count toward the degree.
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REPEATED
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
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Repeating Failed Courses
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All
Federal Aid Programs: Payments
are available for repeating failed courses subject to
maintaining the federal satisfactory academic progress
requirements described below. 
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All
NYS Aid Programs: Payments
are available for repeating failed courses subject to
maintaining the NYS satisfactory academic progress requirements
described below. |
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Repeating Previously Passed Courses
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All
Federal Aid Programs: Payments
are available for repeating courses previously passed
under the College's C- or lower grade policy (up to 16
credits maximum). |
All
NYS Aid Programs: Payments
are NOT AVAILABLE for repeating any course previously
passed and accepted for the degree, including those repeated
under the College's C- or lower grade policy.
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| ACADEMIC
PROGRESS REQUIREMENTS [KEEPING YOUR AID] |
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When Academic Progress Is Measured
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All
Federal Aid Programs: Measured
once a year after the spring term.
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All
NYS Aid Programs: Measured
after every term including summer. |
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Pursuit of Program Conditions
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All Federal Aid Programs:
You may attempt no more than 150% of the courses needed
for your current degree (that is, you may attempt no
more than 90 credits to earn 60).
>All NYS Aid Programs:
You must complete a certain % of coursework each semester
you receive a NYS payment: 
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Semester
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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% to complete
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50%
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50%
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75%
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75%
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100%
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100%
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Academic Progress Conditions
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All Federal Aid Programs:
You must earn a minimum number of credits toward your
degree each year according to either one of the following
2 standards:
A. Regular Standard: Your earned credits must
be equal to or greater than 2/3 of your attempted credits.
B. Conditional Standard: Your earned credits
must be equal to or greater than your attempted credits
times .875 minus 21. 
All NYS Aid Programs:
You must earn credits toward your degree and attain
a minimum GPA each semester you receive NYS payment:

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| Progress
Chart [for students who received 1st NYS award prior to
2006-2007] |
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After TAP
Semester
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Credits earned
for degree
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0
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6
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18
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31
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45
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60
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with Minimum
GPA
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0
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1.0
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1.2
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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| Progress
Chart [for students receiving their 1st NYS award in 2006-2007] |
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After TAP
Semester
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Credits earned
for degree
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3
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9
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18
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30
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45
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60
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with Minimum
GPA
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.5
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.75
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1.3
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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If you are notified that you are not meeting
one or more of the federal academic progress conditions,
you may not receive additional payments of federal financial
aid until your eligibility is restored. You may want to
consider one of several options for the possible restoration
of your federal eligibility including appeal, transfer or
leave of absence. 
If you are notified that you are not meeting
one or more of the New York State academic progress conditions,
you may not receive additional payments of NYS financial
aid until your eligibility is restored. You may want to
consider one of several options for the possible restoration
of state eligibility including appeal, transfer or leave
of absence. 