TAP Pursuit of Program
In addition to academic achievement, TAP award recipients must demonstrate program pursuit by completing a reasonable number of credits each semester in order to remain eligible for TAP. In semesters related to the first two payments, a student must complete at least six credits or credit equivalents; in the semesters related to the third and fourth payments, a student must complete at least nine credits or credit equivalents; and, in the semesters related to the fifth and sixth payments, a student must complete 12 credits or credit equivalents.
Credit-bearing and non-credit bearing remedial and ESL courses with a passing or failing grade may count in the calculation of this standard. Courses graded with W, NA, AU, and X cannot be used to meet the pursuit of program requirement.
Another condition within the pursuit of program standard addresses students who fully withdraw from their studies. A student who withdraws from all of his or her classes or who does not meet the pursuit of program credit completion minimums previously described loses TAP eligibility for the subsequent semester unless the student is eligible to receive a one-time waiver for extenuating circumstances.