Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

tAP PAYments
• TAP payments are limited to three
years (6 payments) for students
enrolled in a two-year associate’s
program.
• Payment and any TAP award or
scholarship can only be made after
a student begins classes and is
matriculated full time in an approved
program.
• Students may not repeat a course
in which a grade of D or better was
achieved. Students may not repeat a
course for which credit was already
granted.
• All courses taken to achieve fulltime
status must be required in the
student’s academic program. (Required
development course equivalents can
be included as applicable credits for
full-time status only.) Students must
accrue the designated number of degree
credits with the required GPA to remain
academically eligible for the next TAP
payment. See chart on previous page.
• Transfer students must submit all
academic transcripts for credit
evaluation.
• To retain eligibility for a TAP award or
scholarship, a student must maintain
good academic standing as determined
by the college.
• If after completing one associate’s
degree students pursue a second
associate’s degree, they may be eligible
for TAP if the second degree program
is entirely new subject matter with the
student taking 12 credits of required
course work in the new program. It
is strongly recommended to check
with the TAP certifying offcer in the
Registrar’s Offce regarding the use
of TAP funds for a second associate’s
degree.
COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
• If after a fnancial aid payment is made
it is determined that a student was not
eligible for all or part of the award, the
student may owe money to the school
or have to refund a portion or all of the
payment to NYSHESC.
Part-Time TAP Program
Part-time students at approved schools in
New York State who were frst-time, fulltime
freshmen in 2006-07 may be eligible
for Part-Time TAP to help them pay for
college beginning in 2007-08. Part-Time
TAP is a grant and does not have to be
paid back. Part-Time TAP is not the same
as Aid for Part-Time Study.
stUdent eLiGiBiLitY
To be eligible for Part-Time TAP, a student
must:
• Be a frst-time freshman in the 2006-07
academic year or thereafter
• Have earned 12 credits or more in each
of the two consecutive semesters, for a
minimum total of 24 credits earned
• Maintain a minimum of a “C” average
In addition, the student must:
• Be a United States citizen or eligible
noncitizen
• Be a legal resident of New York State
• Have graduated from high school in
the United States, or earned a GED, or
passed a federally approved “Ability
to Beneft” test as defned by the
Commissioner of the State Education
Department
• Be matriculated in an approved
program of study and be in good
academic standing
• Be charged at least $200 tuition per
year
• Be taking 6 but fewer than 12 credits
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