Admissions Procedures for
Online Students
If you are a new student at SAU, or if you are a former SAU student who did not attend the 2014
spring semester or a 2014 summer session, please read the Admissions Procedures section
first. If you are a current SAU student, you should read the Registration section first.
If you are a beginning freshman:
1. Complete an admissions application at http://web.saumag.edu/admissions/apply/.
2. Have your high school send an official transcript and have your ACT or SAT scores sent
directly to the Office of Admissions (870-235-4040), P.O. Box 9382, Magnolia, AR 717549382.
3. Follow the instructions under Registration or Late Registration.
If you are a transfer student:
1. Complete an admissions application at http://web.saumag.edu/admissions/apply/.
2. Have all colleges and universities you have attended send official transcripts directly to the
Office of Admissions (870-235-4040), P.O. Box 9382, Magnolia, AR 71754-9382. You
must submit all transcripts before your eligibility for admission can be determined.
4. If you have completed fewer than 24 credit hours, also have your high school send an
official transcript and have your ACT or SAT scores sent directly to the Office of
Admissions (870-235-4040.)
5. If you have not successfully completed both Composition I and College Algebra, you must
have your ACT or SAT scores sent to the Office of Admissions.
6. Follow the instructions under Registration or Late Registration.
If you are a returning SAU student and did not attend the 2014 spring semester or a 2014
summer session:
1. Complete an admissions application at http://web.saumag.edu/admissions/apply/.
2. If you have attended any other colleges or universities since you attended SAU, have all
colleges/universities send official transcripts directly to the SAU Office of Admissions,
(870-235-4040) P.O. Box 9382, Magnolia, AR 71754-9382.
3. Follow the instructions under Registration or Late Registration. (You will not have log-in
access to http://mySAU.saumag.edu until registration for classes is completed. You will
need to contact your advisor to register.)
If you are a new SAU student only auditing classes, if you are a new student not seeking
a degree, or if you are a transient student:
1. Complete an admissions application at http://web.saumag.edu/admissions/apply/.
2. If you wish to take Composition I or College Algebra, have your college/university official
transcript(s) and your ACT or SAT scores sent directly to the Office of Admissions, (870235-4040) P.O. Box 9382, Magnolia, AR 71754-9382.
3. Transient students must provide a "Letter of Good Standing" from the last institution
attended.
4. Follow the instructions under Registration or Late and Other Registration.
If you are a beginning graduate student or a returning graduate student that did not
attend the 2013 fall semester, the 2014 spring semester or the 2014 summer
sessions:
1. Complete an admissions application online at www.saumag.edu/graduate.
2. Admission deadline for fall is July 10, 2014.
3. Contact the School of Graduate Studies for admission and program requirements
(870-235-4150).
Financial Aid
All applications for financial aid for the fall 2014 semester need to be completed no later than
June 1, 2014. To file for financial aid, log onto www.fafsa.gov, complete the application and
enter SAU’s code, 001107, on the application. In order to use financial aid to make payment for
the fall 2014 semester, all completed and corrected forms must be in the Office of Financial Aid
(office - 870-235-4023; fax – 870-235-5382) no later than July 1, 2014.
Fall Registration
March 31 – August 21, 2014
Any continuous undergraduate student assigned to the Advising Center that does not
register during the registration period (March 17 – May 9, 2014) will not be allowed to
register during the first day of late registration (Monday, August 25, 2014). These
students may register on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
Students with permanent departmental advisors may register either day (August 25 or
26). Students accepted into the Nursing program should contact the Department of
Nursing for instructions.
Beginning freshmen, transfer students, and returning students not currently enrolled will
be notified by the Office of Admissions (870-235-4040) when they may register during the
summer.
Currently enrolled freshmen and other students with fewer than 45 hours who have not
declared a major:
All freshmen and all other students with fewer than 45 hours who have not declared a major
should call 870-235-5175 as soon as possible to make an appointment to register between
March 17 and May 9, 2014. You will be required to clear any hold you may have before you will
be allowed to register (see instructions below).
All other currently enrolled students register as follows:
In order to register, you must complete the following three steps:
1. Clear Holds.
Clear any hold you may have before you contact your advisor. Check for holds on
Campus Connect via http://mySAU.saumag.edu. If you have a hold, it must be cleared
before you can register.
2. Contact your advisor.
Make an appointment to conference with your advisor according to the schedule below.
March 31-April 1-2
Students with 90+ hours
April 3-4, 7-9
Students with 60+ hours
April 10-11, 14-16
Students with 30+ hours
April 17-18
Open to all currently enrolled students
Continuous undergraduate students with permanent departmental advisors may need to
conference with their advisor once during the registration period. Your advisor will advise
you, create your schedule, and may enter it into the computer, or you may web register.
For instructions on web registration, go to http://web.saumag.edu/admissions/apply/.
If you registered and would like to make changes to your schedule, you may do so by
contacting your advisor or through web registration at http://mySAU.saumag.edu.
At any time during this period, graduate students may register by contacting their advisor
or by accessing web registration at http://mySAU.saumag.edu. New and returning
graduate students should see regular admission procedures.
You must complete step three to be officially registered.
3. Make payment.
Follow instructions under Payment of Tuition, Room and Board, and Fees.
Payment of Tuition, Room
and Board, and Fees
Before you make payment, print out your Statement of Account from http://mySAU.saumag.edu.
and select Campus Connect.
A.
Payment Deadline
If you create a fall 2014 class schedule, submit your signed Statement of Account
and make payment to the Business Office (870-235-4013) by August 21, 2014.
If you have sufficient financial aid and do not need to make payment to hold your
schedule, you must submit a signed Statement of Account to the Business Office
(office - 870-235-4013; fax – 870-235-4931) or save your schedule via
http://mySAU.saumag.edu, select Campus Connect, select student information,
select review/pay account and scroll to the bottom of the page and save your
schedule.
B.
Payment Options
For students who need to make a payment, the following payment options are
available.
1.
2.
Pay tuition and fees IN FULL. (If you are not living in University housing)
Pay tuition and fees IN FULL and pay the first of FIVE room and board installments.
(If you are living in University housing)
Students utilizing this option will be assessed a $40 late fee when
payments are not made by the following due dates.
Fall room and board installments are to be paid by the following dates:
September 26
October 24
November 21
December 12
3.
Utilize the FACTS Tuition Management option via http://mySAU.saumag.edu and
select Campus Connect.
a. Students utilizing this option may pay in full ($2.50 fee assessed) or
b. Select a deferred payment plan ($40 fee assessed.)
To use either of the above options, go to http://mySAU.saumag.edu, select
Campus Connect, select review /pay account and go to the bottom of the page
and select the FACTS (e-cashier) link.
C.
Payment Methods
Student account payments may be made by cash, check, MasterCard, Visa,
Discover, American Express or awarded financial aid. If you pay with credit card,
you may do this online at http://mySAU.saumag.edu, select Campus Connect, go to
Student Information and click on review/pay account and scroll to the bottom of the
page for your credit card link. All credit card payments will be assessed a $2.00
transaction fee.
If you do not submit your signed Statement of Account to the Business Office and
make payment by August 21, 2014, your class schedule may be erased that day.
You will then have to create a new schedule during fall late registration.
Students with sufficient financial aid to pay their entire tuition and fees or those with a
-0- balance must submit a signed Statement of Account to the Business Office or
save their schedule via http://mySAU.saumag.edu, select Campus Connect select
student information, click on review/pay account and scroll to the bottom of the page
to save their schedule.
D.
1.
Late Registration
Check and clear holds. Clear any hold you may have before you conference with
your advisor. Check for holds at http://mySAU.saumag.edu and select Campus
Connect, acknowledge the payment dates and your holds will display.
2.
If you create a fall 2014 class schedule at late registration, submit your signed
Statement of Account and make payment to the Business Office (870-235-4013)
that same day. If you do not make payment, you will not be officially registered
and will not have a schedule.
E.
Student Withdrawal
Upon completing official withdrawal from the University, the tuition charge is
decreased on the following basis.
Withdrawal date:
August 29, 2014 or before
100%
September 2-10, 2014
80%
September 11-17, 2014
60%
September 18-24, 2014
40%
September 25-October 1, 2014
20%
For example: If the charge for tuition was $210 per hour and a student was taking 15 credit
hours the total charge would be $3,150. If their official withdrawal date was August 29, 2014
the tuition charges would be 100 percent eliminated, if the date was September 25 their tuition
would be reduced by $630 or 20 percent. This reduction only applies to the tuition charge and
not to other miscellaneous student fees.
Business Office Hours (870-235-4013):
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday from May 7, 2014 – August 1, 2014.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. beginning August 4, 2014 – Monday through Friday.
Financial Aid Refunds
(Loans and Other Aid)
Loan refunds will not be available the first day of registration. The first loan refund for
fall is listed below.
Fall 2014
-- September 13, 2014
The first fall refund date for all other aid is listed below.
Fall 2014
-- September 26, 2014
After the first refund date of each term, refunds will be available weekly.
Since refund dates are determined by award dates and several other factors, actual
individual refund dates will vary.
University policy is to direct deposit excess financial aid into the student’s bank account
based on the information that the student provided to the SAU Business Office (870-2354013). The direct deposit form may be found on SAU Financial Services website
(www.saumag.edu/financial-services/student/student-accounts) and SAU Financial Aid
website (web.saumag.edu/finaid).
Late Registration
August 25 (8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
August 26 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
To create a schedule for the fall 2014 semester, follow the instructions given below
1. Check and clear holds. Clear any hold you may have before you contact your
advisor. Check for holds, on Campus Connect at http://mySAU.saumag.edu. If
you have a hold, it must be cleared before you can register. All Financial Aid
holds are for informational purposes only and will not prevent registering for
classes.
2. Conference with your advisor. Your advisor will advise you, create a
schedule, and enter it in the computer or you may web register in Campus
Connect via http://mySAU.saumag.edu.
3. If you registered and would like to make changes to your schedule, you may do
so by contacting your advisor or through web registration in Campus Connect
via at http://mySAU.saumag.edu. At any time during this period, graduate
students may register by contacting their advisor or by accessing web
registration at http://mySAU.saumag.edu. New and returning graduate students
should see regular admission procedures.
4. Make payment. On the day you create your schedule, contact the Business
office (870-235-4013) to make payment or pay online and complete registration.
Follow instructions under Payment of Tuition, Room and Board, and Fees.
If you do not complete this step, you will not be officially registered and will not
have a schedule.
Residual ACT
If you are a beginning freshman or transfer student with fewer than 15 hours, and you have not
taken the ACT, you may do so, August 4 at 8:30 am; August 11 at 1:00 pm; August 21 at 8:30
am or, August 26 at 8:30 am. You can only take the test once. Telephone registration is
required by calling the Office of Counseling and Testing at 870-235-4145. Once you have
registered, report to Wilson Hall at the designated time and bring $40 and a photo I.D. A
calculator is optional for the math section only. Go to website at www.actstudent.org for the
acceptable calculator list. The ACT is required for admission to SAU.
Registration
1. Make application for admission by August 26, 2014; otherwise, you will have to apply
and register late and pay a $50 late fee.
2. Contact the Office of Admissions (870-235-4040) on August 25 or 26, 2014.
3. Contact your advisor. The Office of Admissions (870-235-4040) will direct you to an
advisor, who will advise you, create a schedule, and enter it into the computer.
4. Make payment and complete registration on the day you create your schedule. If you
do not complete this step, you will not be officially registered and will not have a
schedule
Late and Other Registration
with $50 Late Fee
August 27 – September 4, 2014
Late registration
If you did not attend the spring 2014 semester or a 2014 summer session, you must apply for
admission. If you are a freshman or a student with fewer than 45 hours and an undeclared
major, you should conference with the Academic Advising and Assistance Center at 870-2355175 for advising and input of the class schedule. A $50 late fee will apply. All other students
should conference with their advisor and complete late registration. Your advisor will advise
you, create your schedule and may enter it into the computer or may set the flag for you to web
register at http://mySAU.saumag.edu. You should then make financial arrangements with the
Business Office at 870-235-4013. Follow instructions under the Payment of Tuition, Room and
Board, and Fees section. A $50 late fee will apply.
Audit registration
Audit registration is on a space-available basis. Formal admission to SAU is a requirement for
audit registration. You should contact the Academic Advising and Assistance Center at 870235-5175 to register. To be properly registered as an audit student, an audit form must be
completed with the Office of the Registrar at 870-235-4031 no later than the last day to add a
class.
Non-credit registration
You may register to attend a class and not receive credit. Non-credit registration is processed
on a space-available basis. To register to attend a class and not receive credit, contact the
Office of Continuing Education at 870-235-4006, Business/Agri-Business (BUS) 111. If you
register for a non-credit class, you cannot receive Federally-funded financial aid. Non-credit
course completion will not satisfy academic progress requirements for students applying for
financial aid.
Adding and dropping classes during late registration
If you are a freshman, or a student with an undeclared major, you should contact the Academic
Advising and Assistance Center at 870-235-5175 to add or drop classes. All other students
should contact their advisors. Students may opt to add or drop classes via web registration at
http://mySAU.saumag.edu. The last day to add a class is Thursday, September 4, 2014. The
last day to drop a class is Wednesday, November 5, 2014. A $10 add/drop fee will apply to
add or drop a class.
Policies and Notices
No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, or handicap, be denied
admission to or employment at Southern Arkansas University or be excluded from participation
in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity sponsored
by the University.
Physically impaired students who have scheduling problems should confer with the Office of
Counseling and Testing/Disability Support Services (870-235-4145).
SAU reserves the right to modify this schedule as deemed necessary (deletions, additions,
changes, etc.).
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act provides that directory information will be
available to the general public. Directory information means information contained in an
educational record of a student which would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion
of privacy if disclosed. It includes students name, address, telephone listing, major field of
study, participation in officially recognized sports, weight and height of members of athletic
teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous
education agency or institution attended. Should an enrolled student not wish directory
information released to the general public, the student should notify the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs, Overstreet Hall (OVR) 114 (870-235-4012), no later than the end
of registration week of each semester or term that all or part of the directory information should
not be released without prior consent.
Bookstore Hours
During registration the Bookstore (870-235-4050) will be open the following hours:
Sunday
August 24
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
August 25-29
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Books can be ordered 24 hours a day on www.saumag.edu. Look for the “Bookstore” link.
Following registration, regular hours for the Bookstore are:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Last day for full refund is September 3, 2014. Must have receipt for all returns or exchanges.
2014 Fall Calendar
March 17-May 9 .................................................................................. Registration at the AAAC
March 31-August 21 ................................................................................................ Registration
April 11 ...................................... Last day to apply for summer graduation without $50 penalty
April 18 ............................................... Last day to apply for fall graduation without $50 penalty
August 21 .................................................................................................. Prepayment deadline
August 24…………………………………………………………Residence Halls open at 9:00am
August 25-26 .................................................................................................... Late Registration
August 27 ............................................................................................................. Classes begin
August 29 ..............................................Final date to apply for fall graduation with $50 penalty
September 1 .................................................................................................. Labor Day holiday
September 4 ....................................................................................... Last day to add a course
September 4 .............................................................................................. Last day of entrance
September 26 .................................................Room and board and deferred installments due
October 20 - 10:00 am ....................................................................... Mid-semester grades due
October 24 ......................................................Room and board and deferred installments due
November 5 ........................................................................................ Last day to drop courses
November 5 .............................................................................. Last day to withdraw from SAU
November 10 ...............................Last date to change "I" grades in the Office of the Registrar
November 21 ..................................................Room and board and deferred installments due
November 25 - 9:00 pm ................................................................ Thanksgiving holiday begins
December 1 ...................................................................................................... Classes resume
December 9 ................................................................................................... Final exams begin
December 12 .......................................... Final room and board and deferred installments due
December 12 ...................................................................................................... Semester ends
December 12 ............................................................................................................ Graduation
December 15 - 10:00 am ....................................................... Final grades due to the Registrar
December 15………………………………….Last day to register for winter intersession classes
Fall Intersession
January 1, Friday .......................................................................Fall intersession classes begin
January 5, Monday ................................................................Last date for dropping courses or
withdrawing from the University
January 13, Tuesday ................................................................... Fall intersession classes end
January 14, Wednesday – 10:00 a.m. ........................................ Final grades due to Registrar
(Saturday, January 3, 2015 and January 10, 2015 will be extended class periods)
Building Abbreviations
AGR
ASF
BCT
BFA
BUS
CHL
CRS
DCB
HKR
HNH
Agriculture
Field House
Bruce Center
Brinson Fine Arts Building
Business
Childs Hall
Cross Hall
Dolph Camp Building
HKR-Brown Complex
Honors Hall
HRB
HRT
MAG
NEL
OVR
PCE
SCI
WIL
WNB
Harton Building
Harton Theatre
Magale Library
Nelson Hall
Overstreet Hall
Peace Hall
Science Building
Wilson Hall
Wharton Nursing Building