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 62-350 - Enrollment in Internships, Cooperative Work Programs, Travel Study Programs, or National or International Student Exchange Programs

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 Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and Palmetto Fellow 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 the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and the
				Palmetto Fellows 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. Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
				and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement funds must be paid directly to the
				student's account at the home institution. The amount awarded 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 funds to the institutions where students will participate in
				internships, cooperative work programs, travel study programs, or National or
				International Student Exchange Programs. The home institution is responsible
				for funds according to the "Program Administration and Audits"
				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 earn 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 the next academic year. The student may continue to be
				eligible for up to the maximum terms of eligibility based on the date of
				initial college enrollment (provided the student meets the continued
				eligibility requirements).
D. For
				students enrolling in an internship, cooperative work program, travel study
				program, or National or International Student Exchange Program that is approved
				by the home institution but does not award full-time transfer credit for the
				entire academic year, renewal for the next academic year will be based on the
				prior year's eligibility. The student may continue to be eligible for up to the
				maximum terms of eligibility based on the date of initial college enrollment
				(provided the student meets the continued eligibility requirements).
E. Students enrolling in an internship, a
				cooperative work program, a travel study program, or National or International
				Student Exchange Program that are approved by the home institution during the
				academic year and did not use their entire eligibility for the Palmetto Fellows
				Scholarship or the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement funds during this
				period shall be allowed to receive one term of Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and
				Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement funds during the succeeding summer or
				at the end of the maximum terms of eligibility based on the date of initial
				college enrollment (provided the student meets the continued eligibility
				requirements). In order to receive the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and the
				Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement funds for the succeeding summer term,
				students must enroll in twelve credit hours at the home institution. In order
				to maintain eligibility for the next academic year for students who only attend
				summer school, the student must earn at least twelve credit hours by the end of
				the academic year. For students who enroll in summer school and one other term
				of the academic year, the student must earn a total of at least 27 credit hours
				by the end of the academic year. The student must meet all continued
				eligibility requirements, 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 cumulative grade point
				average and annual credit hours earned for purposes of determining eligibility
				for Scholarship and Enhancement renewal for the next academic year. For
				purposes of Enhancement eligibility, the home institution must also obtain
				certification from the academic department of enrollment in a declared major in
				an eligible degree program.