New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter I - Scholarships and Grants
Part 145 - Higher Education Student Financial Aid Program
Subpart 145-2 - Educational Requirements For Awards And Loans
Section 145-2.7 - Five-year programs

(a) For purposes of student aid, a five-year program shall denote an organized program registered and approved by the State Education Department as a program at the undergraduate level normally requiring more than four years to complete.

(b) A student shall be eligible for a fifth year of benefits even if the student has not yet completed four full years of credit because of failure, reduced programs, transfer, or other reasons, so long as the student is currently enrolled in a five-year program. However, the student who requires more than four years to complete a program normally completed in four years shall not be considered as enrolled in a five-year program, except as specifically provided above.

(c) A student shall also be considered to be enrolled in a five-year program if enrolled in a HEOP, EOP, or SEEK program, or in any other organized program of remedial study approved by the commissioner for the purposes of this section. Such approval shall apply to eligibility for payments of all academic performance and general purpose awards for which payment of fifth- year benefits is authorized under the law. To be approved, programs must include diagnostic and referral procedures and such educational options as tutoring, special counseling, and special coursework. Students must enter the program prior to the completion of two academic years of study.