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What happens if I take a semester off to work or just to be away from school for personal reasons?

April 26, 2017away happens reasons School semester

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What happens if I take a semester off to work or just to be away from school for personal reasons?

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The semester you are not enrolled is STILL counted as one of the 8 total terms of potential eligibility. Future eligibility may be jeopardized due to lower credit hours earned and/or low GPA after a student has taken a semester off. A student might also file an appeal to the Commission on Higher Education (ChE) for a review of their file under certain circumstances. Typically, just ‘taking off’ a semester off is NOT considered a valid reason to request a review by ChE. The web address for the Commission on Higher Education (the governing agency for the State Scholarship Programs) is www.che.sc.gov.