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From the Interim Vice President for Finance and Management
New York State Education Law Section 661 requires that a student be matriculated in an approved program (major) to be eligible for state financial aid (includes TAP and all grants and scholarships enumerated in Articles 13 and 14 of the law). Pre-majors do not qualify as approved programs under Education Law.

To be eligible for TAP, students must:

• Be accepted into a major prior to their completion of 60 credit hours
  > Pre-major and undeclared status are unacceptable for TAP purposes once a student has earned 60 credit hours
• Enroll full time each semester only in courses that apply to the program of study or major
  > Minimum of 12 new credit hours required
  > Enrollment in course(s) previously failed or withdrawn from is allowed as part of the minimum 12 credit hours
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress according to this published TAP chart.

Academic advisers: please have this important information available when advising your students.