Students who have earned more than ten hours of college credit may qualify for a Transfer Academic Scholarship. This scholarship is renewable and is based on the combination of the student's ACT score* and cumulative college GPA. This scholarship will automatically be awarded once all college transcripts and test scores are received. Students can continue to receive this scholarship each year by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.00. The cumulative GPA is determined after their first semester at Southern Adventist University and then yearly after the fall semester. Southern Adventist University does not round up numbers for this scholarship.
| POINTS | SCHOLARSHIP | AWARDED PER YEAR |
| 4,800-5,700 | Bronze Scholarship | $2,000 |
| 5,701-6,600 | Silver Scholarship | $4,000 |
| 6,601 & higher | Gold Scholarship | $6,000 |
*GPA is capped at a 4.00.
**Call the Admissions Office at 1.800.SOUTHERN for help converting an SAT score to an ACT score for calculating this scholarship.
Transfer students that do not have an ACT score can qualify for a scholarship based on their cumulative GPA only. Students can continue to receive this scholarship each year by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.00. The cumulative GPA is determined after their first semester at Southern Adventist University and then yearly after the fall semester. Southern Adventist University does not round up numbers for this scholarship.
| CUMULATIVE GPA | SCHOLARSHIP | AWARDED PER YEAR |
| 3.00-3.39 | Bronze Circle Scholarship | $1,000 |
| 3.40-3.79 | Silver Circle Scholarship | $2,000 |
| 3.80 & higher | Gold Circle Scholarship | $3,000 |