Admissions:Southern Oregon University

Admissions

Presidential Scholarship

$5,000 / year award
New scholarships offered to incoming freshman only
Must have a cumlative high school GPA of 3.75 or better
Must have achieved a minimum combined SAT score of 1180 or composite ACT score of 26
Must demonstrate a range of interest through leadership and extracurricular activities
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
Must be admitted to SOU and be a full time student during the period of the award
Must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA at SOU
Selection is made by Financial Aid Scholarship Selection Committee
Deadline is Feb 15
Apply by submitting the complete SOU Application for Admission

Laurels Scholarship

$2,500 / year award
Freshman must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative high school GPA
Freshman must have achieved a minimum combined SAT score of 1100 or composite score of 23
Transfer students must have a minimum cumulative college GPA of 3.5 and a minimum of 36 transferable quarter credits
Must demonstrate a range of interest through leadership and extracurricular activities
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
Must be admitted to SOU and be a full time student during the period of award
Selection is made by a special committee
A fee remission scholarship
Deadline is Feb 15
Apply by submitting the complete SOU Application for Admission

Diversity Scholarship

Full undergraduate resident tuition/fees award
Must meet SOU's regular admission requirements
Must demonstrate how applicant will contribute to SOU's diversity
Must demonstrate community involvement and/or a range of interests through leadership and extracurricular activities
Open to Freshman and continuing students
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
Transfer and continiuing students at SOU must also have a minimum GPA of 2.5 with a minimum of 36 transferable quarter credits
For renewable, the recipient must take a minimum of 12 quarter credit hours each term and make satisfactory progress toward completion of a degree objectives and maintain a 3.0 GPA
Selection is made by the Diversity Scholarship Selection Committee
A fee-remission scholarsip
Deadline is Feb 15
Apply by submitting the complete SOU Application for Admission

Provost's Scholarship

$1,000 / year
Must be a resident of Oregon's Jackson or Josephine County
Merit and need based
Automatically renewable for 3 years
Must be an admitted first time freshman or transfer student
Must have a minimum high school GPA of 3.25 and transfers a minimum college GPA of 3.0
Must show financial need
Must enroll each term (excluding summer) as a full time student (12+ hours) at SOU and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA
There is no application for this scholarship. To be considered automatically for this scholarship, students must complete their admission and financial aid (FAFSA) application processes by Feb 15

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Scholarship

Available to residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Freshman and transfer students should meet standard SOU admission requirements
Reduces non-resident tuition to 150% of Oregon resident tuition
Priority deadline is Feb 15
Must be awarded as an incoming student; not available retroactively
Apply by submitting the complete SOU Application for Admission (Beginning Fall 2009)

Financial Aid

Visit the Enrollment Services Center for financial aid information.
If you're applying for need-based financial aid, make sure to complete and submit your Application for Admission to Southern Oregon University by Feb 1.
You can begin the actual financial aid process Jan.1, which is the earliest you may submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The FAFSA should be submitted by March 2 to the Department of Education.
Our U.S. Department of Education Institutional Code is 003219.
Additional scholarships are available to new students who wish to complete the Southern Online Scholarship Application (SOSA).