South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 62 - STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION › Article III - STUDENT AND INSTITUTION ASSISTANCE › Subarticle A - PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 62-351 - Military Mobilization

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
				Service members who are enrolled in college and are affected by military
				mobilizations will not be penalized for the term they are required to withdraw
				after the full refund period based on the institutional policies and
				procedures. Institutions are strongly encouraged to provide a full refund of
				required tuition, fees and other institutional charges or to provide a credit
				in a comparable amount against future charges for students who are forced to
				withdraw as a result of military mobilization. Additionally, the term(s) that
				the service member is mobilized will not count against the maximum terms of
				eligibility. The service member shall be allowed to receive the unused term(s)
				while mobilized during the succeeding summer term or at the end of the maximum
				terms of eligibility (provided the service member meets continued eligibility
				requirements). The service member must re-enroll in an eligible independent or
				public institution within twelve months upon their demobilization and provide
				official documentation to verify military deployment to the institutional
				Financial Aid Office upon re-enrollment. Reinstatement will be based upon the
				service member's eligibility at the time he/she was mobilized. If the service
				member re-enrolls after the twelve month period, the service member must submit
				an Appeal Application to the Commission on Higher Education by the established
				deadline in order to be considered for reinstatement.
B. Service members who are enrolled in
				college and are mobilized for a minimum of one academic year may be eligible
				the next academic year, if they met the continued eligibility requirements at
				the end of the last academic year of attendance. Service members may continue
				to be eligible for up to the maximum terms of eligibility based on the date of
				initial college enrollment (provided the service member meets the continued
				eligibility requirements).
C.
				Service members who are enrolled in college and are mobilized for one academic
				term must complete at least fifteen credit hours and a minimum 3.0 cumulative
				grade point average at the home institution for graduation purposes by the end
				of the academic year to be eligible for renewal for the next academic year.
				Service members may continue to be eligible for up to the maximum terms of
				eligibility based on the date of initial college enrollment (provided the
				service member meets the continued eligibility requirements).
D. In order to receive the Palmetto Fellows
				Scholarship and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement for summer school for
				any unused term(s), the service member must enroll in twelve credit hours
				during the succeeding summer term at the home institution. For service members
				who enroll in summer school and one other term of the academic year, the
				service member must earn a total of at least twenty-seven credit hours by the
				end of the academic year. In order to maintain eligibility for the next
				academic year for service members who only attend summer school, the member
				must earn at least twelve credit hours by the end of the academic year. The
				service member must meet all continued eligibility requirements, except for the
				completion of the annual credit hour requirement for the academic
				year.
E. The home institution will
				be responsible for obtaining verification of military mobilization status,
				cumulative grade point average and annual credit hours for the purpose of
				determining eligibility to renew the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship for the next
				academic year. For purposes of the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement,
				the home institution must also obtain certification from the academic
				department of enrollment in a declared major in an eligible degree
				program.