New York Laws
Sub Part 2 - General Awards
667-C - Part-Time Tuition Assistance Program Awards.

(ii) is enrolled for at least six but less than twelve semester hours,
or the equivalent, per semester in an approved undergraduate degree
program; and
(iii) has a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
b. for students defined in paragraph b of subdivision one of this
section, a part-time student is one who: (i) meets all requirements for
tuition assistance program awards except for the student's part-time
attendance and any other requirements that are inconsistent with the
student's enrollment in a non-degree workforce credential program; and
(ii) is enrolled in an approved non-degree workforce credential
program at a community college or a public agricultural and technical
college pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision one of this section.
3. a. For part-time students defined in this section, the award shall
be calculated as provided in section six hundred sixty-seven of this
article and shall be in an amount equal to the enrollment factor percent
of the award the student would have been eligible for if the student
were enrolled full-time. For part-time students defined in paragraph a
of subdivision one of this section, the enrollment factor percent is the
percentage obtained by dividing the number of credits the student is
enrolled in, as certified by the school, by the number of credits
required for full-time study in the semester, quarter or term as defined

by the commissioner. For part-time students defined in paragraph b of
subdivision one of this section, the enrollment factor shall be
calculated pursuant to regulations established by the higher education
services corporation.
b. (i) For part-time students defined in paragraph a of subdivision
one of this section, any semester, quarter or term of attendance during
which a student receives an award pursuant to this section shall be
counted as the enrollment factor percent of a semester, quarter or term
toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance awards
pursuant to section six hundred sixty-seven of this article. The total
period of study for which payment may be made shall not exceed the
equivalent of the maximum period authorized for that award.
(ii) For part-time students defined in paragraph b of subdivision one
of this section, the total period of study for which payment may be made
shall not exceed the equivalent of the maximum period authorized for the
non-degree workforce credential program pursuant to paragraph b of
subdivision one of this section.