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Access, Equity and Community Engagement Services

Access, Equity and Community Engagement Services

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

This site contains information or referrals to information on a number of topics related to the administration of the NYS Tuition Assistance Program

Updates

Declaring Major (updated 5/23)

Options pertaining to NYS Financial Aid

‘Last Semester’ and ‘Semester Prior to Last Semester’ Options pertaining to NYS Financial Aid (including NYS TAP)

TAP Guidance Last semesters of eligibility

High School Equivalency information

High School Equivalency information for the NYS Tuition Assistance Program:

  • State High School Equivalency Diploma -Ìý
  • December 2015 - theÌýamendment of section 100.7Ìý
  • High School Diploma for WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans who left high school before graduating (Section 305 of the NYS Education Law).Ìý
Ability to Benefit Testing

Ability to Benefit Testing:

It is important to note for NYS institutions of higher education utilizing the ATB for eligibility for the NYS Tuition Assistance Program (TAP); the ATB must be administered in accordance with the requirements found in subsection 145-2.15 of the Commissioner's Regulations.

  • Link to all of theÌý(Navigate specifically to NYCRR, Title 8, Chapter II, Subpart I, Part 145)

  • Link to additional information onÌýrequirements for NYS Financial Aid

Complaints

Complaints:

  • For an individual complaint aboutÌýstate student financial aidÌýmatters:contact the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Customer Communications Center at 1-888-NYS-HESC. or 1- 888-697-4372 or 1-518-473-1574
  • For a complaint about theÌýeducational programs or practicesÌýof degree-granting institutionsÌýsubject to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education see the information on theÌý
Higher Education in Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State

Higher Education in Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State:

The Legal Framework for Higher Education in Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State

Statutes and Commissioner's Regulations

Statutes and Commissioner's Regulations pertaining to State Financial Assistance:

  • Link to all of theÌýÌý(Navigate specifically to NYCRR, Title 8, Chapter II, Subpart I, Part 145)
Chief Executive Officer Memorandums

Chief Executive Officer Memorandums concerning Student Financial Assistance:

Ìý(Note: These items are provided for reference purposes only. Statutory and regulation updates may have superseded the guidance provided here.)

Links of Interest

Links of Interest Regarding Financial Aid:

  • Program (TAP) - administered by the Higher Education Services Corporation
  • Additional information concerning other student financial aid programs can be obtained from high school counselors, college financial aid officers, and/or the: Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State Higher Education Services Corporation, Division of Grants and Scholarships/Scholarship Unit, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NYÌý 12255
    or
    1- 888-697-4372 or 1-518-473-1574
Senator José Peralta Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State DREAM Act

For more information on theÌýSenator José Peralta Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State DREAM Act, visitÌý

Contact Information

Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ State Education Department
Office of Postsecondary Access, Support, and Success
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program
89 Washington Avenue, EBA 960
Albany, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ 12234
(518) 474-3719