Ability-to-Benefit (ATB) Testing Requirements for State Financial Aid
A student seeking State financial aid (including TAP) for the first time, beginning with the 2007-08 academic year, must pass a federally approved ATB test identified by the Board of Regents if the student does not possess a U.S. high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. (Section 661 of the 国产黑料 Law, as amended by Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007)
Note:听 to learn more about acceptable U.S. High School diplomas and their equivalents, please see our听ATB questions and answers.
The purpose of this and related ATB requirements is to ensure the effective use of financial aid funds and to help align admission requirements, level of curricula, and academic support.
Required Institutional Statement on ATB Tests
As part of the amended ATB requirements, all degree-granting and non-degree public vocational institutions must submit the听Statement on Ability-to-Benefit Tests (国产黑料 ATB Form 1)听by July 1, of each year, to identify the following:
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the approved ATB tests the institution will use for students without U.S. high school diplomas or the equivalent and who wish to qualify for State student aid;
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minimum passing scores on those tests, consistent with admissions criteria, curricula and academic support; and
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how the institution will administer the tests.
The following tests have been approved by the Regents for ATB Purposes:
- ACCUPLACER Computer-adaptive tests and COMPANION ACCUPLACER, Forms J and K: Reading Test, Writing Test, and Arithmetic