Tuition opportunity program for students tops

Students who fail to maintain steady academic progress at the end of any semester or quarter shall have payment of their award suspended. Steady academic progress is defined as a 2. As a TOPS recipient, you must enroll as a full-time student during each semester, quarter or term during the academic year, remain continuously enrolled, and must earn 24 hours of credit during the academic year. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of your TOPS award. The Academic Year begins with the fall semester, quarter or term and continues through all semesters, quarters, terms and intersessions until the following Fall semester, quarter or term begins.

Students seeking an exception to these requirements must submit a request for exception form Available from LOSFA or on our Web site at www. If approved and all other continuation requirements are met, the award will be reinstated.

Requests for exception must be received no later than six months after the date of the notice of cancellation. Earning 24 credit hours each Academic Year is the responsibility of the student.

Summer terms and intersessions are now part of the Academic Year and credits earned will be counted toward the Academic Year requirement of 24 credit hours. Advanced Placement credits cannot be used to meet the 24 hour requirement. Hours earned in remedial courses which are required by your school and hours earned in intersessions held between the beginning of the Fall semester and the beginning of the next fall semester Academic Year will count toward your hour requirement.

Summer terms are now part of the Academic Year and credits earned will be counted toward the Academic Year requirement of 24 credit hours. Students whose awards are suspended for failure to maintain the required GPA or steady academic progress may be reinstated upon attainment of the required GPA provided that the period of ineligibility did not persist for more than two years one year for the Tech Award and the student has met the requirements noted in the first paragraph.

Cancellation of an award due to hours is permanent unless a student is granted an exception. Students must apply for an exception within 6 months of the award cancellation date. Once you are determined TOPS eligible, your TOPS payments will be made beginning with the first semester you enrolled as a full time student in an eligible Louisiana college. If your initial TOPS application is received on or after July 2 but no later than October 29 following the one year anniversary of your high school graduation TOPS award will be reduced by one semester if received no later than August 30 or two semesters if received no later than October Students who can verify ineligibility for Federal Grants may forgo the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and apply via online application.

The Transfer Degree Guarantee helps students to easily transfer from a 2-year or community college to a 4-year university in the state of Louisiana. It provides guidance and saves time and money. TDG ensures that a community college student can transfer to a Louisiana 4-year public university and immediately enroll with Junior-level status in most majors.