<p>I received an email today that my TAP is in jeopardy due to the courses I am taking count towards general electives not needed for degree. I am a junior at Hunter College, a CUNY school in NYC. These classes total 6 credits. The other 11 credits I am taking are fine. I am double majoring in mathematics and computer science and these two classes come from these departments, but do not fulfill the major requirements. I am planning on dropping the computer science major and change it to a minor, which is why I am taking the computer science course not counted towards the major. The other class, which is a math class, does not count towards the major, but I figured I could take it because I was planning on dropping the comp sci major and I would have room for some electives. I should have dropped the computer science major immediately, but I didn't because I didn't think it would matter. I never would have thought that by not doing it would cause problems with the TAP.
They said I could resolved the problem by asking one of the departments to allow the course to be counted towards the major, but I cannot see that happening given that those two courses do not count towards the major. Does anyone have any suggestions to hopefully resolve my problem? If the problem cannot be resolved, could I still receive partial TAP so it covers the remaining 11 credits or will I have to forfeit all of it? Finally, will this issue have any impact on my federal pell grant that I receive?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>to be eligible for TAP</p>
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<p>If you have 11 credits, you will have part-time tap, which will leave you owing the school money unless you also have pell to make up the difference. Is there anyway that you can drop the course and add another one so that you will have 12 credits toward your major (full time status)?</p>
<p>I cannot change my courses at this point in the semester. I am registered for 16 credits and I’m going to pass all my courses, but as I said 6 of the credits do not count towards TAP. So from what your saying, the worst that could happen is that I will be covered for 10 credits (I made a mistake in counting my credits initially) and I will owe the difference to the school. My pell grant will not be affected, if I understand what you are saying. also, the pell would not cover the difference.</p>
<p>FOr example, your tuition for the semester as a full time student is </p>
<p>$2715. If you are receiving this as a full time student, if you don’t have 12 credits, you will be cut down to part time.</p>
<p>FOr 11 credits you will get 91.67% of your award If you are getting full tap it would be 2715- 2488.84 You will owe $226.16</p>
<p>If you have pell, then this amount will be deducted from your pell and you will be given the balance. If you have already been distributed your pell, find out how much you will owe so that you can pay it now while you have the $$. If you have an unpaid balance, it will be hard for you to register next term.</p>
<p>[Part-time</a> TAP Program](<a href=“NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - Part-time TAP”>NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - Part-time TAP)</p>
<p>I just a kind of confused on whether I can go from full time TAP to part time mid semester.</p>
<p>Yes, you can if you are not eligible for full time. You will owe Hunter now or owe Hunter later, but you will owe them money after they find out that you are not full time (the state has already told you this). It is better to owe them now and pay them than to owe them later and have a glitch with your financial aid and have problems registering for class.</p>
<p>I go to CUNY Hunter. I believe TAP consider any courses towards a minor to be electives, but is this also true for a second major? I am in jeopardy of losing some of my TAP due to me accidentely failing to drop my second major, so 2 of the classes Im taking dont count as general electives. I need a way to get out of this problem without having to owe the school any money.</p>
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<p>Have you spoken with the financial aid/bursar’s office? They can better advise you</p>