TRANSFER STUDENTS, BRING YOUR CREDITS!

Online at Southern Miss has been ranked as the most affordable online college in the nation. Our tuition is less than the national average for undergraduate degrees. For a full breakdown of our tuition pricing, click here!

We have scholarships that are created specifically for transfer students! Two of the best scholarships that we offer transfer students are the Transfer Academic Scholarship and the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

• Student can earn $1,000 scholarship. (One-time)
• Completed (or in the process of completing) 48 credit hours, but has not exceeded 119 credit hours
• Must be a member of PTK Honor Society with a 3.25 cumulative college GPA
• PTK Scholarship can be stacked
• Documentation Required: Certificate or proof of membership must be submitted by the appropriate deadline

Transfer Academic Scholarship

• Student can earn a $2,000 scholarship per semester with a total value of $4,000-$8,000 depending on transfer credit hours.

Transferring from Community/Junior College

• Students with 48-89 transfer credit hours will receive the scholarship for 2 years (4 fall/spring semesters).
• Students with 90-119 transfer credit hours will receive the scholarship for 1 year (2 fall/spring semesters).
• Students with a cumulative college transfer GPA of 3.0 or above are eligible.
• Students transferring from any accredited institution are eligible.
• Can be stacked with the PTK Scholarship, Mississippi All-Academic First State/National Team Scholarship, Transfer Eagle Scout/Gold Award Scholarship, and Mississippi Community/Junior College President’s Scholarship.

Transferring from a University

• Eligible students must have a minimum 21 composite ACT score, a 3.0 core high school GPA and a 3.0 cumulative college transfer GPA.
• Students with less than 48 transfer credit hours from a four-year institution will receive the scholarship for 3 years (6 fall/spring semesters).
• Students with 48-89 transfer credit hours from a four-year institution will receive the scholarship for 2 years (4 fall/spring semesters).
• Students with 90-119 transfer credit hours from a four-year institution will receive the scholarship for 1 year (2 fall/spring semesters)
• Documentation Required: Test scores and high school transcripts are typically not required for transfer admissions. Test scores and high school transcripts must be on file with the Office of Admissions by the required deadline in order to receive this scholarship.

For more information on transfer scholarships, click here.

To apply for any of the scholarships above, click here.

Financial Aid

Along with scholarships, online students can also receive financial aid for their tuition. FAFSA and MTAG are two good options for transfer students seeking financial aid.

For more information on how to apply for these scholarships or financial aid, please contact Alden Bennett at Alden.Bennett@usm.edu or 601-266-5823!

Testing for online students may include proctored exams. These proctored exams can be done on our Hattiesburg or Gulf Coast campus.

If that is not convenient for you, you may locate the nearest community college, college, university, the local superintendent of education’s office, a public library, or an educational testing/tutoring facility.

If a testing facility is not available to you, online proctoring may be an option through SmartProctoring.

Proctored exams fees may apply.