Eligibility Update for Part-Time Tap and Regulation Changes

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HESC would like to update our partners with information regarding eligibility for part-time TAP and regulation changes to the deferment of the declaration of a major by matriculated students for NYS Financial Aid.

Part-time TAP

  • Students who enroll full time (12 credits or more) for a semester but only 6-11 credits (3-11 for ADA students) are in their program of study may be eligible to receive a part-time TAP award.  Schools should certify the student with the applicable tuition for the credits allowable for TAP.  Schools should NOT use the full-time tuition rate for certification. 
  • Students who fall into this population will need to comply with the Part-time TAP 2.0 GPA requirement.

Regulation changes to declaration of a major for NYS financial aid.

Please see the memo regarding regulation changes to the deferment of the declaration of a major by matriculated students for TAP financial aid.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected].

Sincerely, 
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation