Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Students must
meet all eligibility requirements for a LIFE Scholarship and for a LIFE
Scholarship Enhancement as stipulated in Section
62-1200.10.
B. Transfer students who receive the LIFE
Scholarship and transfer mid-year to another institution may be eligible to
receive the Scholarship for the spring term if they met the eligibility
requirements at the end of the previous academic year (See "Transfer Student"
Section B for eligibility requirements):
1.
Freshmen who transfer mid-year to the same type of institution (two-year to
two-year or four year to four-year) must have met the Scholarship requirements
of the respective institution at the time of initial college enrollment;
or
2. Freshmen who transfer
mid-year from a two-year to a four-year institution must meet the eligibility
requirements of a first-time entering freshmen enrolling at a four-year
institution; or
3. Freshmen who
transfer mid-year from a four-year to a two-year institution must meet the
eligibility requirements of a first-time entering freshmen enrolling at a
two-year institution.
C.
For determining initial eligibility for transfer students for the first-time at
an eligible public or independent institution in South Carolina, students must
meet the following requirements at the end of the previous academic year:
1. Earn a cumulative 3.0 LIFE GPA;
and
2. Meet one of the following:
(a) earn a minimum of thirty credit hours (or
equivalent) at all institutions if entering the second year of college based on
initial college enrollment; or
(b)
earn a minimum of sixty credit hours (or equivalent) at all institutions if
entering the third year of college based on initial college enrollment;
or
(c) earn a minimum of ninety
credit hours (or equivalent) at all institutions if entering the fourth year of
college based on initial college enrollment; or
(d) earn a minimum of one hundred twenty
credit hours (or equivalent) at all institutions if entering the fifth year of
college in an approved five-year bachelor's degree program based on initial
college enrollment; or
(e) earn the
required number of credit hours as stated in Section
62-1200.15
(C) for students who initially enroll mid-year based on initial college
enrollment.
D. For eligibility in subsequent years,
transfer students must earn a 3.0 LIFE GPA and meet the annual credit hour
requirement (or its equivalent) at all eligible institutions by the end of the
academic year based on initial college enrollment.
E. The institution where the student is
transferring will determine the classification of the entering transferring
student based on initial college enrollment and will use this classification to
determine the remaining terms of eligibility in compliance with the "Terms of
Eligibility" Section.
F. Students
transferring to an eligible public or independent four-year South Carolina
institution may be eligible to receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement if they
meet the requirements under Section
62-1200.10
and:
1. The student is a LIFE Scholarship
recipient and transferring from an out-of-state institution or from an in-state
four-year institution to an eligible public or independent four-year
institution at the end of the academic year. The student must earn a minimum
3.0 LIFE GPA and a minimum average of 30 credit hours by the end of each
academic year of enrollment (based on initial date of college enrollment) to
receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement beginning the fall term of the second,
third and/or fourth year of enrollment. Transfer students enrolled full-time in
an eligible, approved five-year degree program may be eligible to receive a
LIFE Scholarship Enhancement in their fifth year of college enrollment (based
on initial date of college enrollment after high school graduation).
2. The student is a LIFE Scholarship
recipient and transferring from an out-of-state institution or from an in-state
four-year institution to an eligible public or independent four-year
institution mid-year (i.e., spring term). The student may be eligible to
receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement for the spring term of the second, third
or fourth year of enrollment, if the student earned a 3.0 LIFE GPA and minimum
average of 30 credit hours by the end of each academic year of enrollment
(based on initial date of college enrollment). Transfer students enrolled
full-time in an eligible, approved five-year degree program may be eligible to
receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement in their fifth year of college
enrollment (based on initial date of college enrollment after high school
graduation).
3. The student is a
LIFE Scholarship recipient and transferring from a two-year institution to an
eligible public or independent four-year institution at the end of the academic
year. The student must earn a 3.0 LIFE GPA and a minimum average of 30 credit
hours by the end of each academic year of enrollment (based on initial date of
college enrollment) to receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement beginning the
fall term of the second, third and/or fourth year of enrollment. Transfer
students enrolled full-time in an eligible, approved five-year degree program
may be eligible to receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement in their fifth year
of college enrollment (based on initial date of college enrollment after high
school graduation).
4. The student
is a LIFE Scholarship recipient and transferring from a two-year institution to
an eligible public or independent four-year institution mid-year (i.e., spring
term). The student may be eligible to receive a LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
for the spring term of the second, third or fourth year of initial college
enrollment, if the student earned a 3.0 LIFE GPA and a minimum average of 30
credit hours by the end of each academic year of enrollment (based on initial
date of college enrollment). Transfer students enrolled full-time in an
eligible, approved five-year degree program may be eligible to receive a LIFE
Scholarship Enhancement in their fifth year of college enrollment (based on
initial date of college enrollment after high school graduation).
