Applying for Aid

Transfer Students

Financial aid does not transfer between schools.

Although you've moved, your aid doesn't. You qualify for aid separately at each school. You must complete your SWOSU financial aid file to allow us to calculate your eligibility for assistance here. OTAG eligible students must also contact the State Regent's Office to let them know you are transferring, so your OTAG award can be sent to the right school.

Notify your former school about your transfer.

If they have scheduled aid for you for future semesters, they may need to cancel any remaining money in order for you to get aid here at SWOSU.

Transfer Scholarships are available.

Students transferring to SWOSU for a fall semester can apply for Transfer Tuition Waiver Scholarships. Complete the application and confirm the Office of Student Financial Services receives all your academic transcripts by the June 15th deadline prior to fall term. No scholarships are currently available for mid-year transfers, but these students can apply for SWOSU Continuing Student Tuition Waivers for the following fall. That application has a due date of May 15th each year for the following fall and spring.

All transfer students are awarded aid at SWOSU based upon freshman eligibility.

This is required by our federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy. It lets you receive some aid on SAP probation to get you started in classes, with more aid possible after your transfer work is entered into our mainframe computer by the SWOSU Registrar's Office and evaluated. Your academic progress is reviewed by the end of your first semester here. If desired, you can have your academic record processed shortly after the 10th day of classes (basically making you one of the first in line) by completing the Transfer Academic Review Request form. This lets us potentially process your higher level of aid during the first semester, rather than after. Keep in mind though that after reviewing your academic history your credentials must meet our cumulative minimum standards in order to receive any aid from that day forward.