Qualifications for TAP
Students qualify for their TAP award each semester by enrolling as a full-time student. The student must be registered for at least 12 credits that are part of their individual major requirements at the College. Please use DegreeWorks to monitor these requirements.
The academic guidelines are divided into two areas: Program Pursuit and Rate of Progress. Students must follow both sets of rules in order to receive a TAP award each semester. A waiver from these requirements exists to provide qualified students experiencing temporary difficulty in maintaining eligibility with an opportunity to have uninterrupted participation in the state programs. Good academic standing requirements may be waived once.
Program Pursuit
Program Pursuit requires all students to complete a certain number of courses each semester. A course is considered completed when a grade of A, A–, B+, B, B–, C+, C, C–, D+, D, D–, P (Passing) or F (Failing), is awarded at the end of the semester. Grades of W (Withdrawal), WU (Unofficial Withdrawal), WA (Administrative Withdrawal), WN (Withdrawal – Did not attend), FIN (Incomplete Changed to F) or INC (Incomplete) indicate that a course has not been completed.
Students enrolled for their first semester at the College must be enrolled for at least 3 credits and 12 equated hours to qualify for TAP. During their second semester at the College students must be enrolled for at least 6 credits and 12 equated hours to qualify for TAP. Students who are receiving a first- or second-semester TAP award must complete at least 50 percent (6 credits or the equivalent) of a full-time load in order to receive a TAP award for the next semester. Students who are receiving a third- or fourth-semester award must complete at least 75 percent (9 credits or the equivalent) of a full-time load in order to receive a TAP award for the following semester. Students who are receiving a fifth through eighth payment must complete a full-time load (12 credits or the equivalent) in order to receive the next TAP payment.
Please note: Before withdrawing from any course, students should see a financial aid counselor in order to learn what effect the withdrawal will have on the next TAP award.
Rate of Progress
The Rate of Progress rules are in addition to the Program Pursuit rules. Students must follow both sets of rules in order to receive a TAP award each semester. Rate of Progress requires that a student earn (pass) a certain number of credits before receiving each TAP award. In addition, students must also maintain a certain grade point average (GPA).
These academic standards must be maintained for continued receipt of aid.
To receive each TAP payment:
- credits counted must meet degree requirements you are enrolled in
- you must have completed a specific number of credits in prior term
- you must meet a specific number of total credits
- you must maintain a minimum GPA.
| Undergraduate Students receiving first state aid in Summer 2007 through Spring 2010, and SEEK students |
| To receive payment number: |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| You must have completed at least this many credits in the previous payment semester: |
0 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| You must have total accumulated credits towards your degree of at least: |
0 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
33 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 |
105 |
| You must have a GPA of: |
0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Undergraduate Students receiving first state aid in Summer 2010 and thereafter and are not SEEK students |
| To receive payment number: |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| You must have completed at least this many credits in the previous payment semester: |
0 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| You must have total accumulated credits towards your degree of at least: |
0 |
6 |
15 |
27 |
39 |
51 |
66 |
81 |
96 |
111 |
| You must have a GPA of: |
0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Please note: Payments 9 and 10 apply to SEEK students only.
“C” Average Requirements
In addition, a student who has received four semesters of TAP payments must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better. This requirement is in effect for each semester that a subsequent TAP payment is made.