Transfer Scholarship Guide Spring 2021 A guide for Gadsden State students transferring to 4-year colleges ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY Transfer students are considered for two categories of scholarships automatically upon application to Athens State University. Because a limited number of these scholarships are awarded, students are encouraged to apply to Athens State as early as possible for the best opportunities. Awarding of the scholarships begins April 1 for Fall admission and on Nov. 1 for Spring admission. These scholarships are available:

• Excellence Scholarships — Up to $1,000 a year — 3.0 GPA or higher required

• Empowerment Scholarships — Up to $500 a semester — Financial need (EFC 1000 or less)

Transfer students may also apply for Foundation and Alumni Association scholarships. Click link below for options and criteria:

Application for Admission: www.athens.edu/admissions/

Transfer Scholarships: www.athens.edu/financial-aid/scholarships

AUBURN UNIVERSITY Incoming transfer students accepted for admission must complete the scholarship application through the Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by Feb. 1 to receive consideration for scholarships.

Application for Admission: http://www.auburn.edu/admissions/index.php

AUSOM: www.auburn.edu/scholarship/ausom/index.php

Transfer Scholarships: http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/undergraduate/transfer.php

Departmental Scholarships: http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/undergraduate/departmental.php

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE Birmingham-Southern College offers scholarships to transfer students. Transfer students are consid- ered for scholarship upon application. Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission. The trans- fer merit scholarship award range is $3,500 to $76,500 per year and is based on your GPA. Phi Theta Kappa members are eligible for an additional $1,000 per year.

Transfer and Scholarship Information: https://www.bsc.edu/admission/transfer.html JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY To be considered for the JSU scholarships listed below students must: • Be unconditionally admitted to JSU • Have a minimum of 45 semester hours of transferable credit earned (unless noted below) • Have a final overall transfer GPA as determined by JSU that meets the requirement listed

Transfer Merit Scholarships Upon admittance to JSU, students will be considered automatically for the following Transfer Merit Scholarships based on GPA:

• Presidential Transfer Scholarship — 3.5+ GPA — $3,000 per semester for four semesters (Fall)

• Academic Transfer Scholarship — 3.0-3.49 GPA — $1,500 per semester for four semesters (Fall)

• STEP Transfer Scholarship – 3.0+ and accepted to STEP RN — $1,000 per semester for three semesters (Fall & Spring).

• Spring Supplemental Transfer Scholarship — 3.5+ GPA, $1,500 for one semester — 3.0-3.49 GPA, $750 for one se- mester. Qualified students may use other awarded merit scholarships beginning with the following Fall semester.

Competitive Merit Scholarships / Other Scholarships These scholarships require submission of an application via JSU’s Scholarship Manager:

• Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship — 3.5+ GPA, scholarship application, proof of membership — $3,250 per se- mester for four semesters (Fall). Deadline is July 1.

• Opportunity Transfer Scholarship — 3.0+ GPA, scholarship application — $500 per semester for four semesters (Fall semester – students with fewer than 45 semester hours earned)

• Other scholarships listed in the JSU Scholarship Manager

Application for Admission: http://jsu.edu/undergraduate/apply/index.html

Transfer and General Scholarships: http://www.jsu.edu/transfer/scholarships-and-aid.html

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY Transfer students are encouraged to apply to Samford for scholarships by Dec. 1. Scholarship opportu- nities include:

• Transfer Academic Scholarship — Amounts vary — 3.0 or higher GPA

• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship — Must be a member of PTK — 3.0 or higher GPA

• STEM Scholars — Transfer students studying in science, computer science and/or math fields

• Legacy Scholarship — Must have a family member who is a Samford alumni — 2.5 GPA

Application for Admission: www.samford.edu/admission/apply

STEM Scholarship: www.samford.edu/arts-and-sciences/stem-scholars

Scholarships: www.samford.edu/admission/scholarships Transfer students must be admitted before applying for scholarships. Once accepted, students should create a profile on the scholarship website, then apply for all scholarships. Although no dead- line is set, students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

• Transfer Merit Scholarship — 3.0 GPA — $2,000 per year for two years. Must complete at least 45 transferable credit hours • Online Learner Transfer Scholarship — $1,500 per year — At least a 3.0 GPA. Must have com- pleted at least 12 hours and be pursuing an online degree. residency not required.

Application for Admission: https://www.troy.edu/applications-admissions/admissions-process-requirements/undergraduate/ index.html The University of Alabama offers automatic and competitive scholarships for qualifying transfer stu- dents entering the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters. Scholarships are awarded based on residency type. Deadlines are March 1 for Fall 2021 entry and Oct. 1 for Spring 2022 entry. Automatic awards are both entry terms described while competitive awards are only awarded one time per year and require a scholarship application. Awards can stack on top of each other provided that it does not exceed the cost of overall tuition.

Automatic Scholarships Students will be considered automatically for the following transfer scholarships provided they have never attended another four- year institution since graduating from high school, have at least 45 transferable hours, have at least a 3.5 GPA on file at UA by the appropriate deadline mentioned above and a complete application for admission.

• Community College Distinguished Scholarship — 3.75 GPA — $5,000 per year for two years • Community College Achievement Scholarship — 3.5 GPA — $3,000 per year for two years • Phi Theta Kappa Honors Scholarship — 3.5 GPA — $1,500 per year for two years — Must submit scholarship appli- cation and provide proof of membership. • All-Alabama Academic Scholarship — $1,000 per year plus $300 book grant for two years. Must be named to All- Alabama Academic Team.

Competitive Scholarships Students must complete an application for admission, a transfer scholarship application by March 1 and have 45 hours completed and on file at UA in order to be eligible for competitive scholarships for Fall 2021. Students must not have attended another four- year institution since graduating from high school (unless otherwise indicated).

• Presidential Transfer Scholarship — Full tuition for two years — Students must complete the UA scholarship applica- tion and be nominated by the Gadsden State Honors Committee. To be considered, students must submit a GSCC transfer scholarship application form, which is sent to all current students through GSCC email early in the Spring term. The GSCC application form must be received by the deadline stated in the email. • Financial Aid Community College Honors Scholarship — Full tuition for two years • Community College Excellence Scholarship — Full tuition for two years • National Alumni Association Community College Honors Scholarship — $2,000 per year plus $300 book grant per year for two years. • Roll Tide Transfer Scholarship — $3,000 per year for up to 3 years — Requires only 15 transferable hours and credit can come from any previous institution (two-year or four-year).

Application for Admission: https://gobama.ua.edu/steps/transfer/ Transfer Scholarships: https://scholarships.ua.edu/transfer/ Bama By Distance (online) Scholarships: https://bamabydistance.ua.edu/ UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM For Fall admission, transfer students must be admitted to UAB by March 1, have earned at least 45 semester hours of transferable course work prior to admission deadline and have a minimum 3.25 GPA. See UAB website for Spring Admission.

Automatic Consideration Scholarships Transfer students are considered automatically for one of the following scholarships upon admission to UAB:

• Phi Theta Kappa — $6,500 per year — 3.5-4.0 GPA — Must provide proof of Phi Theta Kappa membership

• Transfer Excellence — $3,000 per year – 3.75-4.0 GPA

• Transfer Scholarship of Distinction — $2,000 per year — 3.5-3.74 GPA

• Transfer Pathway Scholarship — $1,000 per year — 3.25-3.49 GPA

All scholarships are renewable for a total of two years.

Competitive Scholarships • Community College Presidential Scholarship — Full tuition and fees for two years. Nominees for the scholarship are selected by the Gadsden State Honors Committee. Students must be admitted to UAB by Feb. 1, earn an AS degree by the end of Spring, earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher and be an Alabama resident. To be considered, students must sub- mit a GSCC transfer scholarship application form, which is sent to all current students through GSCC email early in the Spring term. The GSCC application form must be received by the Honors Committee by the deadline stated in the student email.

• Additional scholarship opportunities (departmental) are available beginning Oct. 1 through the BSmart portal upon admittance to UAB

Application for Admission: www.uab.edu/apply

Transfer Scholarships: www.uab.edu/students/paying-for-college/scholarships/transfer

Departmental Scholarships: www.uab.edu/students/paying-for-college/scholarships/school-and-department

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE Students who submit an application for admission and official transcripts and have earned at least 24 credit hours are automatically eligible for consideration for the following transfer scholarship awards. No separate scholarship application is required.

• Transfer Merit Scholarship — $1,500 per year – 3.0 GPA

• Super Scholar Transfer Scholarship — $3,000 per year – 3.5 GPA

If GPA increases once final transcript is received putting student in higher scholarship bracket, UAH will automatically upgrade the scholarship.

Departmental Competitive Scholarships Applications are due by Dec. 15. Must be admitted to UAH to qualify. GSCC students can apply for the World of Kathy Chan Schol- arship/Christel Ludewig McCanless Scholarship via the competitive scholarship application.

Application for Admission: www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply-for-admission/transfer Transfer Scholarship Information: www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/transfer Competitive Departmental Scholarships: www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/competitive- scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO Transfer students should submit an application for admission along with official transcripts by June1 for Fall admission, Dec. 1 for Spring admission or May 15 for Summer admission to receive priority consideration.

Transfer students admitted to Montevallo with 30 transfer hours will be included in the applicant pool for the following scholarships:

• Transfer Academic Recognition Scholarship — $3,000 per year — 3.25 GPA

• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship — $6,000 per year — 3.25 GPA — Must be Phi Theta Kappa member. PTK Scholarship award may be combined with another transfer scholarship.

• Transfer Minority Scholarship — $3,000 per year — 3.0 GPA — Minority students only

These scholarships are renewable for up to two years.

To apply for departmental, leadership, community service and financial scholarships, transfer students must be admitted to Mon- tevallo and apply at the link below by March 1. Once you are accepted to Montevallo and receive credentials (username and pass- word), visit this website link to apply for these scholarships: https://montevallo.awardspring.com

Application for Admission: www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/transfer/

Transfer Scholarship Information: www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/scholarships/transfers/

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA The University of North Alabama offers two scholarship options specifically for transfer students. Transfer students are considered automatically for these scholarships upon admittance to UNA with 30 or more transferable credit hours:

• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship — $4,500 per year — 3.25 GPA — Submit letter of good standing from PTK advisor to [email protected].

• Community College Scholarship — $2,500 per year — 3.0 GPA

Transfer Scholarship application deadlines are Nov. 1 for Spring, March 1 for Priority and June 1 for Fall.

Application for Admission: www.una.edu/admissions/transfer-students.html

Scholarship Information: www.una.edu/financial-aid/transfer-scholarships.html UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA For Fall admission, transfer students must be admitted to the University of South Alabama by dead- lines noted below, have earned at least 48 semester hours and apply through JagSPOT (using their Jag ID and JagMail password received upon admission) to be considered for the following scholar- ships:

• Community College Transfer Scholarship — $2,000 per year — 3.5 or higher GPA OR $500 per year— 2.75-3.49 GPA. Fall admission deadline is June 15 while the Spring deadline is Oct. 1.

• Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship — $2,500 per year — 3.5 or higher GPA. Must submit letter of recommenda- tion from PTK advisor and complete supplemental application through link in JagSpot. The Fall admission deadline is June 1.

• All-State Academic Team 1st and 2nd Team Scholarship — $1,000 per year — 3.75 GPA. Must provide documenta- tion of All-State Academic Team membership; may be stacked with PTK Scholarship. Admission deadline June 1.

These scholarships are renewable for up to two years.

Students may apply for numerous additional scholarship opportunities through JagSPOT after being admitted and may reviewall opportunities on the A-Z Scholarship Directory or the Departmental Scholarship Directory prior to admission.

Application for Admission: http://www.southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/applytousa.html

Transfer Scholarships: http://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/transferstudents.html

UNIVERSITIES IN GEORGIA

SHORTER UNIVERSITY For information about applying for scholarships at Shorter University, contact an Admissions staff member at https://www.shorter.edu/admissions/meet-admissions/ . Shorter offers the following scholarship opportunities for transfer students:

• Transfer Academic Scholarships — Based on GPA — $8,000 for 3.5-4.0 GPA — $6,000 for 3.0- 3.49 GPA — $4,000 for 2.5-2.99 GPA — $1,200 for 2.0-2.45 GPA

• Shorter Scholars Program — Competitive — 75%-100% of tuition plus room and board. Minimum GPA of 3.3 with 24 credit hours

• Shorter Excellence — Housing scholarship of $4,000. Must live on campus and have a 3.0 GPA or higher

Application for Admission: apply.shorter.edu

Scholarship Information: www.shorter.edu/financial-aid-sources/ UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA The University of West Georgia offers in-state tuition to all Alabama residents, regardless of which county they reside. This affords students an opportunity to go to school out of state and save on tuition, fees and room & board. To schedule a tour, visit westga.edu/visit

To be considered for scholarships, you must be accepted to UWG and complete the scholarship application by Feb. 1 for Fall 2020. To apply for scholarships, click on the scholarship website link below, login (using your UWG credentials) and submit an application.

• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship — 3.5 or higher GPA — Must have earned an associate degree and be a current mem- ber of Phi Theta Kappa • Transfer Foundation Scholarship — GPA 3.0 or higher — Amount of scholarship varies up to $5,000 • Alabama Wolves Scholarship — 2.765 GPA or higher — $500 to $1,000

Application for Admission: https://www.westga.edu/apply.php

Transfer Information: https://www.westga.edu/admissions/transfer.php

In-state Tuition Waiver: westga.edu/alabama

Transfer/Institutional Scholarships: westga.edu/scholarships

TIPS FOR STUDENTS PREPARING TO TRANSFER

Transitioning from Gadsden State Community College to a four‐year university can be seamless with proper planning. Here are some great tips to help prepare you for the process:

 Have a good plan, even if it’s a tentative plan, for what you want to do. Talk to your advisor sooner rather than later. It is wise to do this as soon as you are admitted to Gadsden State.

 Find the college or university that’s the best fit for you. Be sure you consider your academic and career goals when choosing your college or university. Plan to attend the Gadsden State Transfer Fair where you can meet with and learn about a variety of four year colleges and universities. During your second semester at Gadsden State, be sure to schedule campus visits to those schools you are considering.

 Become familiar with your chosen university’s transfer policies and scholarships that are available to Gadsden State transfer students. Full-time students are encouraged to take 15 or more credit hours per semester.

 Make sure your credits transfer to the four‐year institution. Planning will help ensure that your credits trans- fer. The STARS Articulation guides can be useful if you are planning to transfer to a public college in Ala- bama.

 Start collecting applications, letters of recommendation and transcripts during the third semester at Gadsden State. Keep track of all deadlines at the school you choose.

 During your third semester, start preparing for financial aid opportunities and scholarships by submitting your transfer application for admission and financial aid application.

 During the fourth semester at Gadsden State, follow up on your transfer and financial aid application requirements. Diligently monitor your email account at your transfer institution to ensure you re- ceive all correspondence. And don’t forget to apply to graduate from Gadsden State!

MAKE SURE GADSDEN STATE CREDITS TRANSFER If enough courses transfer, you’ll start at the four‐year college as a junior. Typically a student needs 60 credit hours to transfer as a junior. Planning is key to ensure that all of your courses transfer, which saves you time and money. Factors that influence whether credits will transfer include:

 College and/or state transfer policies: Colleges determine which credits they will accept. Some schools are influenced by statewide articulation programs.

 Similarity of the course: Institutions tend to accept credits from programs and courses that are similar to those they offer.

 Appropriateness of the course to the specific major: Institutions tend to prefer courses that match their specific requirements for your anticipated major; however, if you have taken a general course that does not match, it may transfer as a general elective.

 Grade received in the course: Applicants must meet minimum grade requirements for their credits to be considered for transfer.

 Time limits: Policies differ from school‐to‐school but many schools have time limits on transfer credits. If the credits you hope to transfer were earned more than a year ago, be sure to review the credit transfer policies at the four‐year school.

ADVISEMENT RESOURCE CENTER ADVISORS

Dr. Dana Davis Kathy Gillison-Parker Director Outreach Advisor Wallace Drive Campus Wallace Drive Campus [email protected] [email protected]

Natalie Holt Lila Gearhart Academic Advisor/Counselor Academic Advisor/Counselor Wallace Drive Campus Ayers Campus [email protected] [email protected]