{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-281.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-281.1","heading":"Semester limitation on eligibility for scholarship.","body":"(a)\tA student shall not receive a scholarship under this Article for more than 10 full-time academic semesters, or the equivalent if enrolled part-time, unless the student is enrolled in a program officially designated by the eligible private postsecondary institution 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 scholarship under this Article for more than 12 full-time academic semesters or the equivalent if enrolled part-time.\n(b)\tUpon application by a student, the eligible private postsecondary institution may grant a waiver to the student who may then receive a scholarship 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 baccalaureate degree: (i) a military service obligation, (ii) serious medical debilitation, (iii) a short-term or long-term disability, or (iv) other extraordinary hardship. The eligible private postsecondary institution shall establish policies and procedures to implement the waiver provided by this subsection. (2013-360, s. 11.15(f).)","path":["Chapter 116. Higher Education.","Article 34. Need-Based Scholarships for Students Attending Private Institutions of Higher Education."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116/GS_116-281.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:57Z","sha256":"7e188d14bf16820a427cda8e457b4fbbf29de0d58b433565b1dbb87890de491e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-281","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}