{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-25.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-25.1","heading":"Semester limitation on eligibility for The University of North Carolina need-based financial aid grants. [Repealed effective July 1, 2023 - see note]","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise provided by this section, a student shall not receive a grant from The University of North Carolina Need-Based Financial Aid Program for more than 10 full-time academic semesters, or its equivalent if enrolled part-time, unless the student is enrolled in a program officially designated by the Board of Governors as a five-year degree program. If a student is enrolled in such a five-year degree program, then the student shall not receive a need-based grant from The University of North Carolina Need-Based Financial Aid Program for more than 12 full-time academic semesters or its equivalent if enrolled part-time.\n(b)\tUpon application by a student, the constituent institution may grant a waiver to the student who may then receive a grant for the equivalent of one additional full-time academic semester if the student demonstrates that any of the following have substantially disrupted or interrupted the student's pursuit of a degree: (i) a military service obligation, (ii) serious medical debilitation, (iii) a short-term or long-term disability, or (iv) other extraordinary hardship. The Board of Governors shall establish policies and procedures to implement the waiver provided by this subsection. (2011-145, s. 9.11(a); 2013-360, s. 11.15(d); repealed by 2021-180, s. 8A.2(i), effective July 1, 2023.)","path":["Chapter 116. Higher Education.","Article 1. The University of North Carolina.","Part 2. Organization, Governance and Property of the University."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116/GS_116-25.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:57Z","sha256":"d6af833eb9174a05cb39f073d6d5f838d3ef42e06b327ab4a8ef5bd3702b2ad9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-22.1-through-116-25","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}