USA offers a variety of scholarships to admitted transfer students based on criteria such as academics and academic extracurricular activities.

To ensure consideration, students must be admitted to USA by the priority deadline date for each scholarship and complete any application that is required through the  JagSPOT portal. For questions about specific requirements or how to apply please contact the Office of Scholarship Services.

Community College Transfer Scholarship

The Community College Transfer Scholarship is available to students transferring to USA from a two-year community college.

This scholarship qualifies as an Academic Admissions Scholarship. USA offers in-state tuition to all out-of-state students awarded an admission scholarship for academic merit.

Award is renewable for up to two years or until a first bachelor’s degree is complete, whichever occurs sooner.

Students who are admitted for summer term, prior to the May 1 priority deadline, will be considered for this scholarship with the first disbursement to begin in the fall term.

Transfer students who have been admitted into USA by the priority deadline date and meet the Scholarship requirements will be considered.

The transfer GPA that is used for scholarship consideration, is the official USA Admissions Transfer GPA. This grade point average is calculated by the Office of Admissions and is a cumulative GPA that includes all coursework taken at all previous post-secondary institutions. For questions about your Transfer GPA please contact the Office of Admissions.

Earned credit hours will be calculated prior to matriculation at USA.

• Minimum GPA of a 2.75 with at least 48 earned credit hours from their two year institution.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, applied for Permanent Residency, or Permanent Resident attending a U.S. Community College to be eligible.
• Must be admitted by the priority Transfer priority deadline date (October 1 for Spring and May 1 for Fall and Summer).