Updated on 10/23/2007

List of courses that meet the "14 hour rule" added.

Awards have been increased for students that we have detected as being eligible for the 2007-08 academic year. If you feel you are eligible and have not been notified, please send and email to finaid@clemson.edu.

Enhanced LIFE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and Hope Scholarship

 

As has been reported by the media and other sources, the South Carolina General Assembly has passed legislation that enhances the value of LIFE and Palmetto Fellows awards for students majoring in math and science disciplines.  Also, the maximum award for the Hope Scholarship has been increased.  These changes are effective beginning in the Fall of 2007.

 

Basic eligibility requirements for the enhanced awards are:

 

Palmetto Fellows – in addition to the base Palmetto Fellows requirements:

• Recipients with at least 30 hours, and who, as a freshman,  earned 14 hours worth of math and science (at least 6 hours math and 6 hours science with at least 1 lab - see note in red below), and who are math and science majors will receive an additional amount of up to $3,300 for a maximum of $10,000.
• Palmetto Fellows with at least 30 hours, but do not meet the conditions above, will receive an additional amount of up to $800 for a maximum of $7,500.
• Entering freshmen, regardless of major, will receive a maximum of $6,700.

 

LIFE Scholarship – in addition to the base LIFE Scholarship requirements:

• Recipients with over 30 hours, and who, as a freshman,  earned 14 hours worth of math and science (at least 6 hours math and 6 hours science with at least 1 lab - see note in red below), and who are math and science majors will receive an additional amount of up to $2,500 for a maximum of $7,500.
• Entering freshmen, regardless of major, and upperclassmen who do not meet the above conditions, will receive a maximum award of $5,000.

 

Hope Scholarship

• The value of the Hope Scholarship, which is a freshman-year-only award, has increased from $2,650 to $2,800 for the year.

 

Timing of Awards

 

Because of the complexity of these new regulations, we (and other institutions in the state) are working with the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education to fully define eligibility qualifications.  Clemson majors that have been approved for the enhanced awards are listed at the bottom of this page. The table will be updated if additional majors are approved.

 

In addition to defining eligible majors, individual courses must be identified that meet the 14 hours of math and science during the freshman year requirement.  Please note that current interpretation of the new legislation precludes students from ever becoming eligible for the enhancements if the 14 hour requirement is not met by the end of the freshman year.  AP credits and dual enrollment courses (college credit courses taken while still in high school) can satisfy the 14 hour rule.

 

As soon as these issues have been defined, we will post the information on our web site.  Students will not likely see the enhanced awards (other than the Hope Scholarship increase) reflected in their awards until early fall.  As a result, students who receive the enhanced awards will receive a refund from the University if all fees are satisfied. We are anticipating that the awards will be posted to financial aid accounts mid-September.

Eligible majors as of October 15, 2007:

 

MAJOR	ABBR	PROGRAM
106	BIOS-EN	BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
112	AVS	ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES
119	SSCW-AB	SOILS & SUSTAINABLE CROP SYSTEMS - AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
120	SSCW-SW	SOILS & SUSTAINABLE CROP SYSTEMS - SOIL & WATER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
121	SSCW-SC	SOILS & SUSTAINABLE CROP SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION
154	FD SC	FOOD SCIENCE
163	HORT	HORTICULTURE
180	PKG SCI	PACKAGING SCIENCE
331	SC T-BS	SCIENCE TEACHING (BIOL SCI)
333	SC T-ES	SCIENCE TEACHING (EARTH SCI)
334	MATH-TC	MATHEMATICS TEACHING
335	SC T-PH	SCIENCE TEACHING (PHYSICAL SC)
353	SED-MTH	SECONDARY EDUCATION (MATH)
402	GEN-ENG	GENERAL ENGINEERING (2007-08 only)
405	BIOENGR	BIOENGINEERING
410	CR E	CERAMIC ENGINEERING
411	C M E	CERAMIC AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
415	CH E	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
420	C E	CIVIL ENGINEERING
423	CP ENGR	COMPUTER ENGINEERING
425	E E	ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
445	I E	INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
455	M E	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
550	PFC	POLYMER AND FIBER CHEMISTRY
709	RNGE	REGISTERED NURSE GENERAL EDUCATION
710	NURS	NURSING
730	HLTHSC	HEALTH SCIENCE
731	HLTH-HP	HLTH SCI (HEALTH PROMOTION AND ED)
732	HLTH-HS	HLTH SCI (HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN)
733	HLTH-PH	HLTH SCI (PREPROFESSIONAL HLTH STU)
804	BIO CH	BIOCHEMISTRY
805	BIOC-MB	BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
810	BIO SC	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BA)
811	BIO SC	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
815	CH BA	CHEMISTRY (BA)
816	CH	CHEMISTRY
818	CPINSYS	COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
819	CPSC-BA	COMPUTER SCIENCE (BA)
820	COMP SC	COMPUTER SCIENCE
825	GEN	GENETICS
830	GEOL BA	GEOLOGY (BA)
831	GEOL	GEOLOGY
850	MATH BA	MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (BA)
851	MATH	MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
865	MICRO	MICROBIOLOGY
866	MICRO-B	MICROBIOLOGY (BIOMEDICINE)
870	PHYS BA	PHYSICS (BA)
871	PHYS	PHYSICS
886	P-PPHS	PRE-PROFESSIONAL HEALTH STUDIES
890	P-PHARM	PRE-PHARMACY
895	P-REHAB	PRE-REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Courses that meet the "14 hour" rule for math and science: EX ST, CP SC and MTHSC meet the math requirement. All others meet the science requirement.

COURSE ABBR	COURSE DESCRIPTION
ASTR	ASTRONOMY
AVS	ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
B E	BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
BIO E	BIOENGINEERING
BIOCH	BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOL	BIOLOGY
BIOSC	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BMOLE	BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
C E	CIVIL ENGINEERING
C M E	CERAMIC AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
CES	COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
CH	CHEMISTRY
CH E	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CP SC	COMPUTER SCIENCE
CSENV	CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
E C E	ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
E G	ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
E M	ENGINEERING MECHANICS
EE&S	ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
EN SP	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY
ENGR	ENGINEERING
ENT	ENTOMOLOGY
ENTOX	ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
EX ST	EXPERIMENTAL STATISTICS
FD SC	FOOD SCIENCE
GEN	GENETICS
GEOL	GEOLOGY
HLTH	HEALTH SCIENCE
HORT	HORTICULTURE
I E	INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
I P M	INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
M E	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MICRO	MICROBIOLOGY
MS&E	MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MTHSC	MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
NURS	NURSING
NUTR	NUTRITION
PFC	POLYMER AND FIBER CHEMISTRY
PH SC	PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PHYS	PHYSICS
PKGSC	PACKAGING SCIENCE
PL PA	PLANT PATHOLOGY
PL PH	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
S T S	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
TEXT	TEXTILES