Counselor resources
Helping your students find their college home
Thank you for guiding your students through one of the biggest decisions they’ll make. Everything you need to help them apply, pay for college and visit Southern Arkansas University is right here, and your admissions counselor is always a call away.
$12,000
per year, SAU’s top academic scholarship, renewable up to 8 semesters
100+
degree programs, from associate to doctorate
001107
SAU’s FAFSA school code
Lowest
total cost to live on campus of any public university in Arkansas
Helping a student apply
Here’s what your students need, and where you come in.
02
You send the transcript
Official high school transcripts must come straight from your school to SAU, electronically or by mail.
03
Scholarship application
One scholarship application considers a student for every academic award.
04
File the FAFSA
Encourage students to file early. SAU’s school code is 001107.
05
Final transcript in May
Send the final transcript showing graduation date and class rank to finish the admission file.
Other documents (ACT score reports, immunization records, unofficial transcripts) can be uploaded on the Submit a Document page, emailed to admissions@saumag.edu or faxed to 870-235-5072.
Counselor toolkit
Admissions
Paying for college
Campus & student life
Bring your students to campus
Each semester SAU hosts Preview Days for high school groups and families. Registration is required.
Thu · Oct
22
Fall Preview Day
The main campus preview event for prospective students and their families.
Fri · Nov
13
Fall Preview Day
Tours of academic buildings, housing and student life, plus college open houses.
Can't make a Preview Day?
Call Admissions at 870-235-4040 or use the online tour scheduler to book a visit that fits your calendar.
Share SAU with your students
Flip through our viewbook
Leave it open in your office, share it in a newsletter, or walk through it with a student who’s exploring their options.
