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 62-1200.20 - Terms of Eligibility: LIFE Scholarship and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The maximum
				number of terms of eligibility is based on the student's initial college
				enrollment with the exception of the summer term immediately prior to the
				student's initial college enrollment and up to one academic year of full-time
				enrollment in remedial/developmental coursework.
B. Students may receive a LIFE Scholarship
				for a maximum of two terms for a one-year educational program, four terms for
				an associate's degree program or at least a two-year program that is acceptable
				for full credit towards a bachelor's degree, six terms towards an approved
				associate's degree program that requires a minimum of 68 credit hours, eight
				terms (or its equivalent) towards the first bachelor's degree or program of
				study that is structured so as not to require a bachelor's degree for
				acceptance into the program and leads to a graduate degree program or ten
				consecutive terms towards an approved five-year bachelor's degree program. (See
				chart in "C" below.) In cases where students are enrolled in a program of study
				that is structured so as not to require a bachelor's degree for acceptance into
				the program and leads to a graduate degree, which will be the students' first
				academic degree awarded
,
such students must maintain their
				undergraduate status to be awarded the LIFE Scholarship and the LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement each academic term, with the exception of students
				majoring in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at South University, the Doctor of
				Pharmacy Program at Presbyterian College, the Master's of Science in Physician
				Assistant Studies Program at the Medical University of South Carolina, the
				Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the University of South Carolina-Columbia and the
				Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the Medical University of South Carolina.
				Students who have already been awarded their first bachelor's degree or
				graduate degree are not eligible to be awarded a LIFE Scholarship or a LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement. Students are eligible to receive the LIFE Scholarship
				for a maximum of eight consecutive terms (or its equivalent) and a LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement for a maximum of six consecutive terms (or its
				equivalent), as long as all other eligibility requirements are met and the
				program is approved by the Commission on Higher Education.
C. If a student pursues the following
				program, the terms of eligibility for the LIFE Scholarship will be based upon
				the student's initial college enrollment:
Average Credit Hours Earned at the
Degree/Program
Maximum Terms of Eligibility
1st Year = 30 credit hours
2nd Year = 60 credit hours
3rd Year = 90 credit hours
4th Year = 120 credit hours
Fifth Year = 150 credit hours
Terms of Remaining Eligibility at the End of Each
								Academic Year
One-year Certificate/Diploma
2
0
0
0
0
0
Associate/Two-year Program
4
2
0
0
0
0
Approved Associate's Degree Program that requires a
								minimum of 68 credit hours
6
4
2
0
0
0
Bachelor/First Professional
8
6
4
2
0
0
Approved Five-year Bachelor
10
8
6
4
2
0
D.
				The maximum number of terms of eligibility for a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
				is based on the student's continued eligibility for a LIFE Scholarship and
				beginning with the student's second year of college enrollment (based on
				initial date of college enrollment), with the exception of the summer term
				immediately prior to the student's initial college enrollment and up to one
				academic year of full-time enrollment in remedial/developmental coursework. A
				student may receive a LIFE Scholarship for a maximum of two terms towards a
				one-year certificate/diploma, four terms for a two-year associate's degree at
				an eligible two year institution, six terms towards an approved associate's
				degree program that requires a minimum of 68 credit hours, and eight terms
				towards a bachelor's degree at an eligible institution. The terms of
				eligibility that may be used towards a certificate, diploma or associate's
				degree at a two-year institution must be taken within the first two years of
				college, based on initial college enrollment. The terms of eligibility that may
				be used towards an approved associate's degree program that requires a minimum
				of 68 credit hours at a two year institution must be taken within the first
				three years of college, based on initial college enrollment.
E. Students may receive a LIFE Scholarship
				Enhancement for a maximum of six consecutive terms (i.e., three academic years)
				for a first bachelor's degree in an eligible program or an eligible program of
				study that is structured so as not to require a bachelor's degree for
				acceptance into the program and leads to a graduate degree program, and eight
				consecutive terms (i.e., four academic years) towards an approved five-year
				bachelor's degree program and six consecutive terms towards a 3 plus 2 program.
				Students must be enrolled in an eligible four-year public or independent
				institution in South Carolina as a declared major in an eligible science or
				mathematics major or an eligible program that is approved and assigned a CIP
				code by the Commission on Higher Education. In cases where students are
				enrolled in a program of study that is structured so as not to require a
				bachelor's degree for acceptance into the program and leads to a graduate
				degree, which will be the students' first academic degree awarded
,
students must maintain their undergraduate status to be awarded the LIFE
				Scholarship and the LIFE Scholarship Enhancement, with the exception of
				students declaring a major in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at South
				University, the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at South University, the Doctor of
				Pharmacy Program at Presbyterian College, the Master's of Science in Physician
				Assistant Studies Program at the Medical University of South Carolina, the
				Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the University of South Carolina-Columbia and the
				Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the Medical University of South Carolina..
				Students who have already been awarded their first bachelor's degree or
				graduate degree are not eligible to be awarded a LIFE Scholarship or a LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement. Students are eligible to receive a LIFE Scholarship
				for a maximum of eight consecutive terms (or its equivalent) and a LIFE
				Scholarship Enhancement for a maximum of six consecutive terms (or its
				equivalent) towards an undergraduate degree, as long as all other eligibility
				requirements are met and the program is approved by the Commission on Higher
				Education. Students enrolled in an approved five-year degree program may be
				eligible to receive a LIFE Scholarship for a fifth year of full-time,
				undergraduate work and a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement for a fourth year of
				full-time undergraduate coursework.