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Get help exploring your options—and navigating the financial aid process—from our staff.

Financial aid is available to students who qualify. South College Online students may be eligible for loans, grants, and/or military aid. We’re proud to participate in the following programs:

• Federal Pell Grant and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
• South College Closed Institution Transfer Grant
• Federal Subsidized Direct Loan and Federal Unsubsidized Direct Loan
• Federal PLUS Loan for Parents and Federal Work-Study
• South College First Responders Grant
• Veterans’ Education Benefits and South College Military Grants
• South College Teacher Education Grant

Contact us to learn more financial aid options at South College.

Learn more about applying to South College Online.

Admission requirements at South College can vary by program. However, applicants applying to undergraduate programs must meet some common requirements.

Applicants applying to a certificate program must meet the following requirement:

• Proof of high school graduation from an acceptable high school or the equivalent (GED/HiSET).

Applicants applying to our associate or bachelor’s programs must meet the following:

• Proof of high school graduation from an acceptable high school or the equivalent (GED/HiSET).
• One of the following additional pieces of evidence:
  • Transcripts showing a 2.5 cumulative high school GPA.
  • Obtaining a specified score on the college-administered entrance exam.
  • Official SAT scores showing a minimum combined score of 830. The essay section is not required.
  • Official ACT assessment scores showing a minimum composite score of 17.
  • Transcripts showing receipt of an associate degree or above from an accredited institution. The minimum GPA for prior undergraduate programs is 2.0.

Applicants applying to a master’s, educational specialist, or doctoral degree program must meet the requirements for applying outlined in the institutional catalog.

You can learn more about admission requirements by choosing a program of interest or contacting our admissions team.

We’re focused on preparing our students across many learning formats and locations.

South College is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian academic institution that embraces the traditional higher education mission triad of teaching, scholarly contribution, and service.

We believe in offering accelerated, hybrid, transfer, and distance learning programs so our students have every means possible to thrive. Even in an online learning environment, we remain dedicated to keeping class sizes small. Most importantly, our experienced faculty members strive to provide real-world examples and lead thought-provoking discussions.

At South College, students can pursue academic programs at many levels, including:

• Professional certificates
• Associate degrees
• Bachelor’s degrees
• Master’s degrees
• Educational specialist degree
• Doctoral degrees

Programs offered at each campus vary.

We are a regionally accredited institution of higher education.

South College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award degrees at the doctorate, educational specialist, master’s, baccalaureate, and associate levels.  South College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of South College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

South College is an institutional participant in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). SARA is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national  standards for interstate offering of post-secondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by post-secondary institutions based in another state.

SARA covers all interstate placements in clinical or practica situations among SARA member states, no matter the nature of the main program. However, some such placements may also be subject to the rules of professional licensing boards, in which case the placement must also meet such requirements.

For more information about SARA, please visit http://www.nc-sara.org/.

Learn more about accreditation here.