Enrollment Requirements
Financial aid eligibility is determined each semester in part by your enrollment status:
fulltime, three-quarter time, halftime, or less than halftime. Adjusting your courses
or withdrawing from classes can affect the total amount of aid you receive.
For financial aid purposes, the following credits indicate enrollment status at a
USC Palmetto College Campus.
| Number of Credits |
Enrollment Status |
| 12 or more |
Full time |
| 9 - 11.5 |
Three quarter time |
| 6 - 8.5 |
Half time |
| Fewer than 6 credits |
Less than half time |
Enrollment Requirements for Financial Aid Programs
| Program |
Enrollment Requirements |
| Federal Pell Grants |
Award amount prorated based on enrolled hours when less than full time |
| Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized and PLUS) |
At least half time |
| Federal Perkins Loan |
At least half time |
| Federal Work-Study |
At least half time |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) |
Award amount prorated based on enrolled hours when less than full time |
| SC Needs Based Grant |
At least half-time |
| SC Lottery Tuition Assistance |
At least half time |
| SC Legislative Incentive for Future Excellence Scholarship (LIFE) |
Full time |
| Private loans |
Varies by lender |
| Palmetto Fellows |
Full Time |