{"id":4,"date":"2007-07-19T13:17:15","date_gmt":"2007-07-19T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T16:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:19:35","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All application materials are submitted to the graduate office. Students will be notified in writing when they have been admitted. <strong>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. <\/strong>Applicants must be in good standing with the institution they last attended in order to be eligible for admission to Southern Arkansas University.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #e4e4e4;padding: 10px 20px;margin: 5px;border: 1px solid #b2b2b2\">\n<h3>Application Priority Deadlines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Applications must be received by the following deadlines to avoid a late fee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul id=\"appdeadlines\">\n<li>Fall Semester: <strong>August 5<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Spring Semester:\u00a0<strong>December 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Summer I: <strong>May 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Summer II: <strong>June 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ed.D.: <strong>Rolling Admissions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Step 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Submit an application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Note: Non-US citizens should apply <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/admissions\/graduate\/\">here<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/apply.saumag.edu\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:2px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 22px;font-size:17px;line-height:34px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:2px;text-shadow:none\"> Apply Now!<\/span><\/a>\n<h2>Step 2<\/h2>\n<p>Submit official transcript sent directly from the university where you have obtained a bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s degree.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-alternate\">\n<table id=\"transcripts\" class=\"sortable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"unsortable\" scope=\"col\">Please send official transcript to:<\/th>\n<th class=\"unsortable\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\" rowspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">OR<\/th>\n<th class=\"unsortable\" scope=\"col\">Please send electronic transcript to (Preferred: E-Scrip-Safe or Speede):<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">School of Graduate Studies<br \/>\n100 East University #9302<br \/>\nMagnolia, AR 71753<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">gradstudies@saumag.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Step 3<\/h2>\n<p>Submit proof of immunizations (MMR)<\/p>\n<p>Note: Only required for the students who will be living on campus.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"standards\">Please note<\/h2>\n<p><b>Your admissions status will only be determined when the steps above have been completed.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-modern-dark su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Unconditional Admission Status<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>For all other programs, must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above out of a 4.00 system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-modern-dark su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Conditional Admission Status<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>For all programs, a cumulative grade point average of 2.2 or above out of a 4.00 system<\/li>\n<li>The MAT program has a specialized requirement for conditional admission. Please contact the program director for more information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Some colleges\/programs may not allow conditional status. Students on conditional status are limited to six hours per semester.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-modern-dark su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Non-degree admission to the School of Graduate Studies<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Licensure-seeking students: Admission requirement is same as Unconditional Admission<\/li>\n<li>Transient students: \u00a0Letter of Good Standing from the current university is needed instead of a transcript<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-modern-dark su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Transfer student admission to the School of Graduate Studies<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer students must fulfill all general admission requirements<\/li>\n<li>Applicants with a cumulative graduate grade point average of 2.49 or below will not be admitted to Graduate School at Southern Arkansas University<\/li>\n<li>Applicants with a cumulative graduate grade point average between 2.5 and 3.0 will be placed on academic probation<\/li>\n<li>Transfer students with incomplete &#8220;I&#8221; grades on the transcript from a previous institution will not be accepted for admission<\/li>\n<li>Transfer students must be in good standing with the institution they last attended in order to be eligible for admission to Southern Arkansas University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Mailing Address<\/h2>\n<p><strong>School of Graduate Studies<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>100 East University #9302<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Magnolia, AR 71753<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":415,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-4","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5305,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/5305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}