All graduate degrees require a minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit. Students are responsible for meeting the semester hour requirement for the chosen degree.
Under special circumstances the school may allow a maximum of six semester hours from courses numbered 450 or higher to be applied to a graduate program. A minimum grade of B is required, and students may not receive both undergraduate and graduate credit for any given course.
Southern Adventist University collaborates with the Acadeum course-sharing network, which connects consortium institutions committed to offering online courses that align with shared curricular objectives and uphold comparable academic quality standards. Through this partnership, Southern students have the opportunity to enroll in approved online courses from partner institutions, thereby maintaining academic continuity when specific courses are unavailable at Southern.
Students seeking to utilize this resource must obtain prior approval from the appropriate academic dean or department chair and comply with all established institutional policies and procedures. Courses completed via Acadeum are transcribed as Southern Adventist University credits, thereby streamlining the credit transfer process and ensuring academic consistency.
In support of the coordination and administrative processes required for the delivery of Acadeum courses, an outside entity delivery fee may be added. For information, refer to the Tuition and Fees section of the catalog.
To ensure timely enrollment and adequate course planning, academic departments must submit formal course requests through the Online Campus at least one month prior to the start of the semester. Exceptions may be granted only under extenuating circumstances, subject to approval.