Satisfactory Academic Progress
Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or above to receive institutional aid. The following scholarships have specific GPA requirements greater than a 2.0:
- Southeastern Women’s Fellowship Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
- Daniel L. Akin Kingdom Diversity Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
- R. B. Brown Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
- Katy Hardy Memorial Scholarship – minimum GPA: 3.0
- Vernie W. Lewis Scholarship – minimum GPA 3.0
- The African American & Hispanic Scholarship – minimum GPA: 2.75
- James R. Dillon Scholarship – minimum GPA: 2.5
- Binkley-Keesee Scholarship – minimum GPA: 2.5
Learn more about Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Enrollment Status
Students must be:
- enrolled in classes fulfilling requirements for academic progress in their primary academic plan
- enrolled full-time to receive the maximum amount of the scholarship
- enrolled 3/4-time to receive 50% of the scholarship
Please note, enrollment at or below half-time is not eligible for Institutional Financial Aid. Additionally, leveling courses are not eligible to be covered by Institutional Financial Aid.
The following scholarships require full-time enrollment and are not available to students enrolled less than full-time:
- The Mercy Scholarship
- Southeastern Women’s Fellowship Scholarship
- Daniel L. Akin Kingdom Diversity Scholarship
- African American & Hispanic Scholarship
- The Returning Journeyman Scholarship
- The Missionary Kid (MK) Scholarship
- Katy Hardy Memorial Scholarship
- Vernie W. Lewis Scholarship
- Binkley-Keesee Scholarship
- Barker Scholarship
- Stouffer Scholarship
- Wallace Scholarship
- Royal Scholarship
- Herring Scholarship
- King’s Daughters Scholarship
- Kester Scholarship
- McGill Scholarship
- Edmonson Scholarship
Graduate students who withdraw from courses after the drop date and fall below full-time status will have their institutional financial aid reduced by 33% for each withdrawn course they withdraw from. Those who fall at half-time or below will lose any remaining aid. Please note students who withdraw are charged the total cost of any courses they withdraw from.
Continuous enrollment classes are not eligible for institutional financial aid.
Unless otherwise specified, all institutional scholarships are open to on-campus and distance learning students.
Course Load
Graduate Students (MA, MDIV):
- Full-time: 9+ credit hours
- 3/4-time: 6-8 credit hours
- Less than half-time: 1-5 credit hours
Advanced Degree Students (Ph.D., EdD, DMin, ThM):
- Any enrollment is considered full-time
Restrictions
Institutional Scholarships may only be used for tuition and academic fees (the student enrollment fee, the online course fee, and the counseling supervision fee) for the respective academic term. They may not be used for other fees or expenses including housing, meal plans, late fees, drop/add fees, or kept for future academic enrollment.
According to the Southeastern Institutional Financial Aid Overfunding Policy, any Institutional Scholarship that exceeds the total cost of the student’s tuition and academic fees will be reduced to only cover those costs.
