All application materials are submitted to the graduate office. Students will be notified in writing when they have been admitted. Admission to the School of Graduate Studies at SAU does not imply admission to a graduate degree program. Some graduate programs have additional admission requirements. Applicants must be in good standing with the institution they last attended in order to be eligible for admission to Southern Arkansas University.
Application Priority Deadlines
Applications must be received by the following deadlines to avoid a late fee:
- Fall Semester: August 5
- Spring Semester: December 1
- Summer I: May 1
- Summer II: June 1
- Ed.D.: Rolling Admissions
Step 2
Submit official transcript sent directly from the university where you have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
Please send official transcript to:
School of Graduate Studies
100 East University #9302
Magnolia, AR 71753
OR
Please send an electronic transcript to (Preferred: E-Scrip-Safe or Speede):
gradstudies@saumag.edu
Step 3
Submit proof of immunizations (MMR)
Note: Only required for the students who will be living on campus.
Please note
- For the MBA program (including all emphases), must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above out of a 4.00 system.
- For the MAT program, must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or above out of a 4.00 system or a 2.7 GPA on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
- For all other programs, must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above out of a 4.00 system.
- For all programs, a cumulative grade point average of 2.2 or above out of a 4.00 system
- The MAT program has a specialized requirement for conditional admission. Please contact the program director for more information
Some colleges/programs may not allow conditional status. Students on conditional status are limited to six hours per semester.
The conditional status will be removed after the student earns a minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate credit at Southern Arkansas University with a 3.0 GPA, no grade lower than a C, and not more than one course with a grade of C. If a student fails to meet the requirements for removal of conditional status after earning 12 hours of graduate credit, he/she will be denied continuance in graduate courses at SAU.
- Licensure-seeking students: Admission requirement is same as Unconditional Admission
- Transient students: Letter of Good Standing from the current university is needed instead of a transcript
- Transfer students must fulfill all general admission requirements
- Applicants with a cumulative graduate grade point average of 2.49 or below will not be admitted to Graduate School at Southern Arkansas University
- Applicants with a cumulative graduate grade point average between 2.5 and 3.0 will be placed on academic probation
- Transfer students with incomplete “I” grades on the transcript from a previous institution will not be accepted for admission
- Transfer students must be in good standing with the institution they last attended in order to be eligible for admission to Southern Arkansas University.
