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APTS Eligibility

To be considered for an APTS award, students must:

• Enroll part-time as matriculated students in approved undergraduate degree programs or registered certificate programs at degree-granting institutions in New York State

• Meet the program income limits

• Be New York State residents and either United States citizens or qualifying non-citizens

• Have a tuition charge of a least $100 per year

• Not have used up Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) eligibility

• Maintain good academic standing

• Not be in default on a Federal Family Education Loan

• Have achieved at least a cumulative "C" average after having received the equivalent of two full years of payment of State-sponsored student financial aid

• Be a high school graduate, or receive the equivalent of a high school certificate, or receive a passing grade on a federally-approved examination if receiving a State-sponsored award for the first time in the 1996-97 academic year.

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