S.C. Code Regs. 62-318 - Eligibility for Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement
A. To be eligible for the Palmetto Fellows
Scholarship Enhancement each academic year, a student must be:
1. A Palmetto Fellow at the time the
Scholarship Enhancement is disbursed;
2. Enrolled full-time, degree-seeking in a
declared major in an eligible degree program;
3. Making satisfactory academic progress
toward completion of his/her declared major; and
4. Enrolled in the second year, third year,
fourth year, or fifth year (if enrolled in a Commission approved five-year
bachelor's degree) at an eligible four-year independent or public
institution.
B. Students
must successfully complete at least fourteen credit hours of instruction in
mathematics or life and physical science or a combination of both at the end of
the first year for the 2007 freshman class and thereafter. For the purpose of
meeting the fourteen credit hour requirement at the end of the student's first
year, exempted credit hours (AP, CLEP, IB, etc), credit hours earned while in
high school (dual enrollment, credit hours earned during the summer session
immediately prior to the student's date of initial college enrollment,
Pass/Fail courses with a grade of "Pass" (only), International Baccalaureate
(IB) courses and Advanced Placement (AP) courses in mathematics and life and
physical sciences taken in high school in which the student scored a three or
more on the advanced placement test and received college credit may be used.
However, remedial coursework and continuing education coursework cannot be used
to meet the fourteen credit hour requirement.
C. Students who initially enroll in college
mid-year (i.e., spring term) as a first year student and meet the requirements
under Section 62-318 may be eligible to receive a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
Enhancement at the beginning of the spring term of the next academic year
(i.e., beginning with the third consecutive term of full-time enrollment based
on initial date of college enrollment). A student who initially enrolls
mid-year (i.e., spring term) must earn a minimum of 15 credit hours and a 3.0
cumulative institutional GPA to be awarded a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship the
following academic year. A student must earn a 3.0 cumulative institutional GPA
and a minimum of 30 credit hours each subsequent year of enrollment to receive
a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
Enhancement.
D. Any student who
attempts to obtain or obtains the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement
through means of a willfully false statement or failure to reveal any material
fact, condition or circumstances affecting eligibility will be subject to
applicable civil or criminal penalties, including loss of the Palmetto Fellows
Scholarship Enhancement.
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