<p>About financial aid TAP (FULLTIME, PARTTIME)?
when i applied for tap, (HESC)i chose that i will be fulltime student. But i will only have 11 major credits next semester(fall2009). so i chose another course, which is not my major class. I received a letter it says"your current bill indicates that you chose courses that might not count for your major,you may not receive your TAP award for this semester."
so i have to drop that class for sure..BUT i will become parttime student automacially after i drop that class? and how much TAP can i get?
Then the semester after it (spring2010) do i have to stay in parttime?
which means i can only have no more than 11 credits?????
thanks</p>
<p>You can earn up to $4583 per semester with 11 credits. You can go full time and get the benefits of full-time TAP until it’s disbursed, you just have to update your account.</p>
<p>Actually, if you are a freshman next year, you’re not eligible for part time TAP. Part time is only awarded if you had at least 12 credit hours in each of two consecutive prior semesters.</p>
<p>To be eligible for Part Time TAP, you must:
be a legal resident of New York State
be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen
have graduated from a US high school, earned a high school equivalency diploma, or passed a federally approved ability-to-benefit test (refer to Questions and Answers on Ability to Benefit)
be matriculated as an undergraduate in an approved New York State institution
be enrolled for a least 6 but fewer than 12 semester credit hours or the equivalent
have earned 12 credits in each of two consecutive prior semesters
credits must be from a State University of New York (SUNY), a City University of New York (CUNY), or a not-for-profit institution
maintain a 2.0 (C) average and meet good academic standing requirements
not be in default on a student loan guaranteed by HESC and not be in any repayment of State awards
meet income eligibility limitations </p>
<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Part Time TAP](<a href=“http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/Frequently_Asked_Questions_Part_Time_TAP]Frequently”>http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/Frequently_Asked_Questions_Part_Time_TAP)</p>
<p>once finish the FAFSA application, that’s(pell), the HESC(TAP)will copy the informations from FAFSA. The full time award is $2000.</p>
<p>even i chose full time on the FAFSA application, and now i dont have enough credits to be full time, the pell and tap will automacially change me to part time? and i will get part time award? how much will that be? or if i dont have enough credits to be full time, then i just loss tap???
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<p>Pell won’t change methinks. It’s based totally on EFC. But as sk8rmum said, part time TAP is not legible for freshman. Maybe you have to ask your college’s FA?</p>
<p>im not freshman, i already have 45 credits.</p>