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Scholarship Enhancement Majors and Classes

The South Carolina General Assembly enhances the value of LIFE And Palmetto Fellows awards for students majoring in math and science disciplines.

Eligibility Requirements for Enhanced Awards           

Palmetto Fellows

The requirements listed below are in addition to the Palmetto Fellows requirements.

  • Recipients with at least 30 hours who, as first-year students, earned 14 hours of math and science credits and who are in designated math- and science-related majors will receive an additional amount of up to $2,500.

LIFE Scholarship

The requirements listed below are in addition to the LIFE Scholarship requirements.

  • Recipients with at least 30 hours who, as first-year students, earned 14 hours of math and science credits and who are in designated math and science-related majors will receive an additional amount of up to $2,500.

Current Eligible Majors

SPECIAL NOTE: General engineering (major code geng) does not qualify for the palmetto fellows or life enhancements. Engineering students must be in one of the specific disciplines listed below. Also, the enhancements cannot be earned mid-year.

Current Eligible Majors
MAJOR ABBR PROGRAM
BS-BIEN-F BIEN BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
BS-AVS-A AVS ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES
BS-PES-A PES PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BS-FDHN-A FDHN FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION
BS-HORT-A HORT HORTICULTURE
BS-PKGS-A PKGS PACKAGING SCIENCE
BA-STCH-E STCH BA SCIENCE TEACHING
BS-STCH-E STCH BS SCIENCE TEACHING
BS-MLEV-E MLEV + E204 MIDDLE-LEVEL EDUCATION (MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EMPHASIS)

* Eligibility begins for new freshmen entering during the 2020-21 school year.
Students who started college prior to 2020-21 are not eligible.

BA-SECE-E SECE + E101 SECONDARY EDUCATION (MATHEMATICS EMPHASIS)
BS-MTCH-E MTCH MATHEMATICS TEACHING
BS-BIOE-F BIOE BIOENGINEERING
BS-CHEN-F CHEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
BS-CIVE-F CIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING
BS-CPEN-F CPEN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BS-ELEN-F ELEN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
BS-ENVE-F ENVE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
BS-INEN-F INEN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
BS-MSE-F MSE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
BS-ME-F ME MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
BS-NURS-C NURS NURSING
BS_NURS-C NURS NURSING (RN to BSN)
BS-HLTH-C HLTH HEALTH SCIENCE
BS-BIOC-G BIOC BIOCHEMISTRY
BA-BIOS-G BIOS BA BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BS-BIOS-G BIOS BS BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BA-CHEM-G CHEM BA CHEMISTRY
BS-CHEM-G CHEM CHEMISTRY
BS-CIS-F CIS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BA-CPSC-F CPSC BA COMPUTER SCIENCE
BS-CPSC-F CPSC BS COMPUTER SCIENCE
BS-GEN-G GEN GENETICS
BA-GEOL-F GEOL BA GEOLOGY
BS-GEOL-F GEOL BS GEOLOGY
BA-MTHS-G MTHS BA MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
BS-MTHS-G MTHS BS MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
BS-MICR-G MICR MICROBIOLOGY
BS-NCSM-B NCSM

CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (BEGINNING 2022-2023)

* Eligibility begins for new freshmen entering during the 2022-23 school year.
Students who started college prior to 2022-23 are not eligible.

BA-PHYS-G PHYS BA PHYSICS
BS-PHYS-G PHYS BS PHYSICS
BS-AGED-A AGED AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BS-AGME-A AGME AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND BUSINESS
BS-ENR-A ENR ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BS-FORM-A FORM FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BS-TURF-A TURF TURFGRASS
BS-WFB-A WFB WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY
UD-PPFH-G PPFH PRE-PROFESSIONAL HEALTH STUDIES
UD-PRPH-G PRPH PRE-PHARMACY
UD-PREH-G PREH PRE-REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Eligible Math and Science Courses

EX ST, CP SC and MTHSC meet the math requirement. All others meet the science requirement.

Courses that meet the "14-hour" rule for math and science
COURSE ABBR COURSE DESCRIPTION
AFLS AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND LIFE SCIENCES
ASTR ASTRONOMY
AUE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
AVS ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
BE BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
BIOE BIOENGINEERING
BCHM BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOL BIOLOGY
BIOS BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BMOL BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
BOT BOTANY
BT BIOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
CE CIVIL ENGINEERING
CME CERAMIC AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
CES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
CH CHEMISTRY
CHE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CPSC COMPUTER SCIENCE
CSEN CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
CVT CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY
DPA DIGITAL PRODUCTION ARTS
ECE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
EG ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
EM ENGINEERING MECHANICS
EES ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
ENSP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY
ENGR ENGINEERING
ENT ENTOMOLOGY
ESED ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
ETOX ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
EXST EXPERIMENTAL STATISTICS
FDHN FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION
FDTH FOOD TECHNOLOGY
GEN GENETICS
GEOL GEOLOGY
HCG HEALTH CARE GENETICS
HLTH HEALTH
HORT HORTICULTURE
IE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
IPM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
ME MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MICR MICROBIOLOGY
MSE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MATH MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
MTHS MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
NURS NURSING
NUTR NUTRITION
PES PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
PFC POLYMER AND FIBER CHEMISTRY
PHSC PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PHYS PHYSICS
PKSC PACKAGING SCIENCE
PLPA PLANT PATHOLOGY
PLPH PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
SSCS SOILS AND SUSTAINABLE CROP SYSTEMS
STAT STATISTICS
STS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
SYSE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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