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.
Basic eligibility requirements for the enhanced awards are:
Palmetto Fellows – in addition to the base Palmetto Fellows requirements:
Recipients who, as a freshman, earned 14 hours of math or science courses and who are math and science majors will receive an additional amount of up to $2,500 for a maximum of $10,000.
LIFE Scholarship – in addition to the base LIFE Scholarship requirements:
Recipients who, as a freshman, earned 14 hours of math or science and who are math and science majors will receive an additional amount of $2,500 for a maximum of $7,500.
Please Note: The 14 hours of math and science course must be met in the freshman year only. AP credit and dual enrollment :wcourses (college credit courses taken while still in high school) can satisfy the 14 hour rule.
Erskine approved courses that have been approved to meet the 14 hours of math and science during the freshman year requirement:
Information Technology
101,170,190, 271, 272
Mathematics
107, 141, 142, 205, 305, 307, 351, 355
Physics
106, 110, 111, 120, 121, 205
Biology
110,111, 201, 202, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 220, 251, 252, 303, 309, 320, 322, 340, 407
Chemistry
101, 102, 105, 214, 215, 216, 217, 305, 306, 320, 322, 323, 401, 402
Physiology
402
Erskine approved majors:
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
