Eligibility Standards And Important Policies

Institutional Financial Aid

Southeastern provides institutional scholarships with the help of generous donors who give so that you can GO.

All Institutional Scholarships are subject to the following requirements except where noted. Some scholarships have unique requirements, which have been identified below.

All undergraduate students are required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to remain eligible for institutional financial aid.

The following scholarships have specific GPA requirements that exceed the SAP standards:

• Southeastern Women’s Fellowship Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
• Katy Hardy Memorial Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
• R. B. Brown Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
• Daniel L. Akin Kingdom Diversity Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
• Kingdom Diversity scholarships – minimum GPA: 2.75
• James R. Dillon Scholarship – minimum GPA: 2.5

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

All undergraduate students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) to remain eligible for Institutional Financial Aid. Students whose FAFSA is not received at least one week before the first day of the semester will have their Institutional Aid removed until the FAFSA is completed.

Enrollment

Students must:

• be degree-seeking at the College at Southeastern
• be enrolled in classes fulfilling requirements for academic progress in their primary academic plan
  • classes not in a student’s academic plan are not eligible for institutional financial aid
• be enrolled full-time to receive the maximum amount of the scholarship
  • enrollment less than full-time but greater than half-time will be reduced by 50%
  • enrollment at or below half-time is not eligible for Institutional Financial Aid

The following scholarships require full-time enrollment and are not available to students enrolled less than full-time:

• African American & Hispanic Scholarship
• Barker Scholarship
• Daniel L. Akin Kingdom Diversity Scholarship
• Edmonson Scholarship
• Herring Scholarship
• Katy Hardy Memorial Scholarship
• Kester Scholarship
• King’s Daughters Scholarship
• McGill Scholarship
• Royal Scholarship
• Southeastern Women’s Fellowship Scholarship
• Stouffer Scholarship
• The Missionary Kid (MK) Scholarship
• The Returning Journeyman Scholarship
• Wallace Scholarship

Undergraduate students who withdraw from courses after the drop date and fall below full-time status will have their institutional financial aid reduced by 25% for each course they withdraw from. Those who fall at half-time or below will lose any remaining aid. Please note that students who withdraw are charged the total cost of any courses they withdraw from.

Additional Information

Institutional scholarships are open to degree-seeking on-campus and distance-learning students, except where otherwise specified. These scholarships are designated for courses fulfilling your primary degree plan requirements and may not be used for credit-only courses.

Institutional Scholarships may only be used for tuition and academic fees for the respective academic term. They may not be used for other fees, including housing, meal plans, late fees, drop/add fees, or for future academic enrollment.

External grants and scholarships are applied to a student’s tuition and academic fees ahead of institutional scholarships. If a student’s combined total financial aid is greater than the student’s tuition and academic fees, institutional scholarships may be reduced to meet the tuition and fees.

Private Student Loans

Student loans, if used, should be considered with much caution. Generally, students should consider grants, scholarships, and employment before seeking to borrow on the future.

Southeastern does accept private student loans but does not participate in any federally subsidized student loans.

To receive private student loans at the College at Southeastern, students must:

• Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards
• complete Southeastern’s Institutional Financial Aid Application
• and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)

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