South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 62 - STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION › Article VIII - HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM › LIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND LIFE SCHOLARSHIP ENHANCEMENT › Section 62-1200.40 - Enrollment in Internships, Cooperative Work Programs, Travel Study Programs and National and International Student Exchange Programs: LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Students enrolled in internships,
				cooperative work programs, travel study programs, or National or International
				Student Exchange Programs that are approved by the home institution and that
				the home institution accepts as full-time transfer credit are eligible to
				receive LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds during the
				period in which the student is enrolled in such programs. Students will be
				required to meet the continued eligibility requirements.
B. Eligible students may use the appropriated
				portion of LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds for
				internships, cooperative work programs, travel study programs or National or
				International Student Exchange Programs that are approved by the home
				institution and that the home institution accepts as full-time transfer credit.
				LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds must be paid directly
				to the student's account at the home institution and cannot exceed the
				cost-of-attendance at the home institution or the cost-of-attendance at the
				host institution, whichever is less. The Commission on Higher Education will
				not transfer LIFE Scholarship or LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds directly to
				the institution where the student will participate in internships, cooperative
				work programs, travel study programs or National or International Student
				Exchange Programs. The institution is responsible for LIFE Scholarship and LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement funds according to the "Policies and Procedures for
				Awarding" Section.
C. Students who
				enroll in one academic term at the home institution and also enroll in an
				internship, cooperative work program, travel study program or National or
				International Student Exchange Program that are approved by the home
				institution and that do not award full-time transfer credit during the same
				academic year, must complete an average of thirty credit hours and earn a 3.0
				"LIFE GPA" by the end of the academic year to be eligible for LIFE Scholarship
				and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement renewal for the next academic year (see
				Section
				62-1200.15
				(3)(a-d) for example). Students who did not use the entire eligibility for LIFE
				Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds during this period shall be
				allowed to receive LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds
				during the succeeding summer or at the end of the maximum terms of eligibility
				based on their initial college enrollment date (provided the student meets
				continued eligibility requirements).
D. For students enrolled in an internship,
				cooperative work program, travel study program or National or International
				Student Exchange Program during the entire academic year that is approved by
				the home institution but does not award full-time transfer credit for the
				entire academic year, LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement renewal
				for the next academic year will be based on the prior year's eligibility.
				Students who did not use the entire eligibility for LIFE Scholarship and LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement funds during this period shall be allowed to receive
				LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds during the succeeding
				summer or at the end of the maximum terms of eligibility based on initial
				college enrollment (provided the student meets the continued eligibility
				requirements).
E. Students enrolled
				in an internship, a cooperative work program, a travel study program or
				national or international student exchange program during the academic year
				that is approved by the home institution and did not use the entire eligibility
				for LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds during this period
				shall be allowed to receive LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
				funds during the succeeding summer or at the end of the maximum terms of
				eligibility based on initial college enrollment (provided the student meets the
				continued eligibility requirements). In order to receive LIFE Scholarship and
				LIFE Scholarship Enhancement funds for summer school at the home institution,
				students must enroll in twelve credit hours during the summer. In order to
				maintain eligibility for the next academic year for students who only attend
				summer school at the home institution, the student must earn twelve credit
				hours during the academic year. For students who enroll in summer school and
				one other term of the academic year at the home institution, the student must
				earn a total of twenty-seven credit hours (or its equivalent) for the academic
				year. The student must meet all eligibility requirements as specified in the
				"Student Eligibility" and "Continued Eligibility" Sections, except for the
				completion of the annual credit hour requirement for the academic
				year.
F. The home institution will
				be responsible for obtaining official certification of the student's grade
				point average, credit hours earned, and satisfactory academic progress for the
				purposes of determining eligibility for LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship
				Enhancement renewal for the next academic year.