<p>Hey, I go to the University of Florida and unfortunately I am going to have to drop 2 classes (Chemistry, don't ask...) because I am doing very poorly in them. I was wondering what happens to my Bright Futures and if I would have to pay that money back?</p>
<p>" Dropping or withdrawing from a course(s) after a term’s drop/add period
A student should contact his/her postsecondary institution’s financial aid office regarding its policy on withdrawal and how that policy may affect the scholarship. If a student drops or withdraws hours that were disbursed in a Bright Futures award, he/she will be responsible for reimbursing the postsecondary institution for the cost of course(s) dropped or withdrawn. However a student may make a written appeal, for hours dropped or withdrawn due to verifiable illness or emergency after the last day of the drop/add period to the home postsecondary institution. The postsecondary institution will then make a recommendation to the Florida Department of Education. The department may accept or deny the postsecondary institution’s recommendation for exception. Non-refunded hours may affect the student’s renewal eligibility." - Bright Futures Website</p>
<p>According to this, you will have to pay some mulah back.</p>
<p>I think the rule is 12 credits per semester, so you are ok with that.</p>
<p>But you have to pay for the classes you drop.</p>
<p>You will have to pay for the credits you dropped. As for Bright Futures, it is 24 credits a year, not necessarily 12 a semester, so you will probably have to take more to make up for it.</p>
<p>Yes, you do pay back whatever Bright Futures put in. And you can take some summer classes to keep your Bright Futures, even though they don’t pay for summer classes, just so you can meet that 24 credit hour mark to keep it and be considered full time (unless if you’ll already have 24 credit hours for the year, even after dropping the class). Like if you took 15 credit hours last semester, and now you’ll have 10, you’ll still have 24 credits for the year and won’t have to worry about summer classes.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info guys. I actually found out I do have to pay back $125 per credit hour dropped (Dropped 4 credits so that’s $500 :/). It did put me at 11 credits, but since I took 15 credits the previous semester, I should be alright, not to mention I’m taking a 3 credit online course over the summer, just in case.</p>