New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter XX - Higher Education Services Corporation › Subchapter C - General Awards, Academic Performance Awards, Fellowships and Other Awards › Part 2201 - General Eligibility Criteria › Section 2201.13 - New York State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Incentive Program

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
For purposes of this section and section 669-e  of the Education Law, the following
					 definitions shall apply:
(1)
Award
shall mean a New York State Science, Technology,
				  Engineering and Mathematics Incentive Program award pursuant to section 669-e
				  of the New York State Education Law.
(2)
Employment
shall mean
				  continuous employment for at least 35 hours per week in an approved occupation
				  in the science, technology, engineering or mathematics field, as published on
				  the corporation's web site, for a public or private entity located in New York
				  State for five years after the completion of the undergraduate degree program
				  and, if applicable, a higher degree program or professional licensure degree
				  program and a grace period as authorized by section 669-e (4)  of the Education
				  Law.
(3)
Grace
				  period
shall mean a six month period following a recipient's date of
				  graduation from a public or private degree granting institution of higher
				  education and, if applicable, a higher degree program or professional licensure
				  degree program as authorized by section 669-e (4)  of the Education
				  Law.
(4)
High school
				  class
shall mean the total number of students eligible to graduate
				  from a high school in the applicable school year.
(5)
Interruption in undergraduate
				  study or employment
shall mean a temporary period of leave for a
				  definitive length of time due to circumstances as determined by the
				  corporation, including, but not limited to, maternity/paternity leave, death of
				  a family member, or military duty.
(6)
Private degree granting
				  institution of higher education
shall mean any institution of higher
				  education recognized and approved by the Regents of the State University of New
				  York which provides a course of study leading to the granting of a
				  post-secondary degree or diploma except public institutions of higher education
				  as defined in this subdivision.
(7)
Program
shall mean the New York State Science, Technology,
				  Engineering and Mathematics Incentive Program codified in section 669-e  of the Education Law.
(8)
Public institution of higher
				  education
shall mean the State University of New York, as defined in
				  subdivision 3 of section 352  of the Education Law, a community
				  college as defined in subdivision 2 of section 6301  of
				  the Education Law, or the city university of New York as defined in subdivision
				  2 of section 6202  of
				  the Education Law.
(9)
School year
shall mean the period commencing on the first day
				  of July in each year and ending on the 30th day of June next
				  following.
(10)
Science,
				  technology, engineering and mathematics programs
shall mean those
				  undergraduate degree programs designated by the corporation on an annual basis
				  and published on the corporation's web site.
(11)
Successful completion of a
				  term
shall mean that at the end of any academic term, the recipient:
(i) met the eligibility requirements for the
				  award pursuant to sections 661 and 669-e  of the Education Law;
(ii) completed at least 12 credit hours or
				  its equivalent in a course(s) of study leading to an approved undergraduate
				  degree in the field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics;
				  and
(iii) possessed a cumulative
				  grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 as of the date of the certification by the
				  institution. Notwithstanding, the GPA requirement is preliminarily waived for
				  the first academic term for programs whose terms are organized in semesters,
				  and for the first two academic terms for programs whose terms are organized on
				  a trimester basis. In the event the recipient's cumulative GPA is less than a
				  2.5 at the end of his or her first academic year, the recipient will not be
				  eligible for an award for the second academic term for programs whose terms are
				  organized in semesters or for the third academic term for programs whose terms
				  are organized on a trimester basis. In such case, the award received for the
				  first academic term for programs whose terms are organized in semesters and for
				  the first two academic terms for programs whose terms are organized on a
				  trimester basis must be returned to the corporation and the institution may
				  reconcile the student's account, making allowances for any other Federal,
				  State, or institutional aid the student is eligible to receive for such terms
				  unless:
(a) the recipient's GPA in his or her
				  first academic term for programs whose terms are organized in semesters was a
				  2.5 or above; or
(b) the
				  recipient's GPA in his or her first two academic terms for programs whose terms
				  are organized on a trimester basis was a 2.5 or above, in which case the
				  institution may retain the award received and only reconcile the student's
				  account for the second academic term for programs whose terms are organized in
				  semesters or for the third academic term for programs whose terms are organized
				  on a trimester basis. The corporation shall issue a guidance document, which
				  will be published on its website.