1. All students must submit to the Admissions Office proof that they are high school graduates, or have earned a General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.). If you are not a high school graduate or have not earned your G.E.D., you must pass the College administered Ability to Benefit test in order to receive financial aid.

2. In order to receive aid from the state funded TAP Grant and A.P.T.S. Grant, students must follow their program curriculum as outlined in the College catalog.

3. If your bill is being held based on Estimated Financial Aid, it is your responsibility to assure that your application has been fully processed by our office. Estimated Financial Aid means that the College payment is postponed until your awards are finalized. It does not mean payment has been waived, so if the Estimated Fnancial Aid is not finalized you will be responsible for the bill. If your aid has been fully processed, you should receive an award letter from our office indicating the amount of aid you are eligible to receive. If in doubt, please contact our office 516-572-7396.

4. Students who obtain their degree or complete their certificate program at the end of the semester will not be eligible for financial aid in subsequent semesters unless they are enrolled in another degree program.

5. You must officially withdraw from class, at the Registrar’s Office, prior to the first day of the semester in order to not incur a tuition liability.

6. For students in remediation classes: First-time TAP Grant recipients must be registered for non-remedial courses equal to 3 credits. Second-time TAP Grant recipients must be registered for non-remedial courses equal to 6 credits. The remaining classes can be non-credit provided the total enrollment equals full-time status, which is 12 or more credits.

7. Repeat Course: Courses in which the student has already received a passing grade cannot be included in meeting full-time study requirements for state sponsored financial aid. Repeat courses may be counted toward full-time study requirements if a failed course is repeated or when a student has received a grade that is passing at the College, but is unacceptable in a particular curriculum or area of concentration.

8. In order to avoid delays in the processing of your financial aid application, be sure that the full name that appears on your birth certificate, marriage certificate or your alien registration card matches the name that appears on your social security card, your financial aid application and the name on file in the College Registrar’s Office.

9. All males between the ages of 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service Administration in order to be eligible to receive federal financial aid.

10. When declaring a major, applying for a second degree, and when changing from one area of concentration to another, you must follow the degree requirements as per the College catalog. This may affect your financial aid eligibility. Please check with a financial aid counselor for the implications of these changes. Also, if you do decide to change your area of concentration or apply for a second degree, you must fill out the appropriate forms, available in the Registrar’s Office.

11. Aid for part-time Study Grant recipients must be enrolled for at least 3 but less than 12 credits (3 to 11.5). Students carrying a part-time course load that includes non-credit remedial courses must carry at least three semester hours of credit-bearing work.

12. It is the responsibility of students to assure that their financial aid is fully processed and take the necessary steps needed on their part to complete the process prior to the end of their enrollment period.

13. Students first receiving state aid in 2006-07, who do not have a certificate of graduation from a recognized school within the United States providing secondary education (a high school diploma or recognized equivalent), must attain "a passing score on a federally approved Ability To Benefit (ATB) test that has been independently administered and evaluated as defined by the Commissioner of the State Education Department" to receive New York State funded grants or scholarships, including Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards and the Aid for Part-time Study Grant.