Student TAP Coach - Remedial Study

You can receive New York State student financial assistance while enrolled in noncredit, remedial courses.

For TAP and other general awards, the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education permit a full-time student to carry up to the equivalent of six credits in noncredit remedial courses as part of the minimum full-time course load of 12 credits. Additionally, in the first semester of college level study, the regulations permit a student to carry a full-time course load that includes as few as three degree credits and up to nine hours in remedial courses.

A part-time student who enrolls for a minimum course load of at least six semester hours can include three credit equivalent hours of remedial study. However, for certain award programs that require a minimum of only three credits, a student who enrolls for the minimum would not be able to enroll in a remedial course.

Other points to keep in mind:

• Remedial courses do not carry degree credit
• Remedial courses can be used to determine full-time status
• Remedial courses can be used to meet the pursuit requirement
• Remedial courses cannot be used to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements

See also...

Noncredit Study