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