Academic Requirements

There are academic requirements that must be met in order to qualify for and remain eligible for Federal and New York State financial aid.
Students must:

• Maintain the required GPA (Grade Point Average)
• Complete the required # of credits per semester
   

Please review the charts below:

1. New York State TAP Academic Requirements

• New TAP Guidelines

2. Federal (Title IV) Academic Requirements 

• Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

• Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards (& Appeal for Reinstatement form)

Financial Aid Lifetime Limits

There are limits to the number of years undergraduate students can receive federal PELL and NYS TAP.

• 12 full-time semesters for Federal Pell - CHECK YOUR PELL AND/OR LOAN USAGE STATUS

• 8 semesters for TAP (10 semeters for Architecture,  pre Fall 2016 Biomed majors, and SEEK students).