Satisfactory Academic Progress
Undergraduate students must make satisfactory academic progress towards the completion of your degree in order to remain eligible for state and federal financial aid.
Satisfactory Academic Progress For Federal Financial Aid Programs
- You must be in good academic standing in your school with a 2.0 index (C Average) or higher after two years of enrollment
- Your earned credits must be equal to or greater than 2/3 or 66 percent of your total credits attempted * For example: If you take 24 credits in during two terms you must complete 16 for satisfactory progress towards your degree
- The credits a student has attempted is no more than 150% of the credits normally required for the degree For example: if the degree is 120 credits you can attempt no more than 180 credits.
* Attempted credits are courses you registered for and did not withdraw prior to stated period
Satisfactory Academic Progress For New York State Financial Aid Programs
- Accumulate at least 6 credits toward your degree by the end of the 2nd semester and between 12-15 credits each semester thereafter.
- Attain a minimum GPA as specified in the chart below for each payment requested.
- You are allowed a total of 48 TAP points for your entire undergraduate degree. You use 6 points for every full-time TAP payment. You may receive up to 6 semesters as an associate degree student. For some special program you can earn up to 10 semesters and 60 allowed a total of 60 points.
- You must be enrolled full-time, that is, enrolled for at least 12 credits or equated credits that meet the requirements of your curriculum/major.
- In your first TAP semester, you must be taking at least 3 degree credits as part of your full-time course load. After your first semester, you must have at least 6 degree credits as part of your full-time course load.
- If you repeat a course that you previously passed, you may not count the repeated course towards full-time enrollment for TAP purposes. If you repeat a course that you previously failed, you may include that course towards full-time enrollment for TAP purposes.
- Remedial courses may be counted towards either full-time or part-time enrollment for TAP purposes. However, to qualify for TAP, you must always be registered for a certain number of degree credit courses.
New York State Satisfactory Academic Progress
Before being certified for this payment |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th** |
10th** |
A student must have accrued at least this many credits |
0 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
33 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 |
105 |
With at least this grade point average |
0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
NOTE: This sample standard of satisfactory progress is referred to throughout the preceding guidelines. Generally it would be used to determine continuing eligibility for State support of students who have no "special circumstances." The progress of students with special circumstances, such as those who have transferred from another institution or have used their waiver, must be monitored on an adjusted schedule.
