be enrolled in at least 12 credits per term and complete at least 30 credits each year (successively), applicable toward his or her degree program through continuous study with no break in enrollment except for certain reasons that can be documented.be pursuing an undergraduate degree at a SUNY or CUNY college, including community colleges and the statutory colleges at Cornell University and Alfred University.have a combined federal adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less.have either graduated from high school in the United States, earned a high school equivalency diploma, or passed a federally approved 'Ability to Benefit' test, as defined by the Commissioner of the State Education Department.be a resident of NYS and have resided in NYS for 12 continuous months prior to the beginning of the term.The application for the Excelsior Scholarship has passed.
