Transfer Your Credits And Receive A Scholarship

All applicants who have (1) earned an associate’s degree from a partner community college and seek to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program, or (2) have completed General Education requirements for bachelor’s degree programs from a partner community college and seek to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program. Scholarship will be distributed to your online degree program at $50 per credit hour for the first 30 consecutive credits. Recipients must maintain institutional good standing, Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), and continuous enrollment. Failure to maintain good standing, SAP, or continuous enrollment shall result in scholarship forfeiture. Students who carry an outstanding financial obligation to the institution are not eligible to apply.

• Alabama Technology Network
• Bevill State
• Bishop State
• Calhoun
• Central Alabama
• Chattahoochee Valley
• Coastal Alabama
• Drake State
• Enterprise State
• Gadsden State
• Ingram
• Jefferson State
• Lawson State
• Lurleen B. Wallace
• Northeast Alabama
• Northwest Shoals
• Reid State
• Shelton State
• Snead State
• Southern Union
• Trenholm State
• Wallace Dothan
• Wallace State
• Wallace Selma
• Marion Military

1. Verify that your employer is a TRANSFER CONNECT partner by checking the list of partnering schools.
2. Apply and be accepted into UWA.
3. Review the Connect Calendar to make sure you understand all scholarship deadlines. Connect programs have special registration deadlines that are earlier than regular deadlines. You must register by the early Connect deadline in order to allow UWA sufficient time to process your scholarship.
4. Once you receive notification from UWA that you have been accepted into the university, register for classes. You must register for class before requesting a scholarship because the scholarship amount is based on the number of hours you take. Your acceptance letter will include instructions on obtaining a username and password that you will use to register for class.
5. Verify that your registration processed correctly by checking your courses on WebAdvisor. Then, request a Connect Scholarship by completing the employment verification form. If you are not registered in a class for the upcoming term, the scholarship request will be null.

Employment Verification Form

* The Instructional Leadership programs (MEd: IL, EdS IL, EdS Teacher Leader and the IL Alabama Class A Reduced Hour Option) require a two-step application process (1 application to the university and 1 application to the program). Because the second application can require additional time, applicants need to start the UWA application as early as possible in order to meet the Connect deadlines for acceptance, class registration, etc.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The University of West Alabama

Community College Connect Scholarship Program

Terms and conditions between the University of West Alabama (UWA) and transfer students of partner community colleges (hereinafter referred to as “Participant”) who wish to enter the Community College Connect Scholarship Program.

I. General Terms of Agreement

a. This agreement allows Participants, who complete the verification process, to participate in the Community College Connect Scholarship Program (hereinafter referred to as “Community College Connect”) for online undergraduate and graduate degrees offered by UWA. Community College Connect is available only for online degree programs. Community College Connect pricing is only applicable to courses required for the Participant’s degree program. It is not applicable to on-campus programs or courses and it is not applicable to on-campus courses that may be required to complete an online degree program.

b. Participants must complete the participant verification form in order to apply for Community College Connect. The Participant’s transcript from the partner community college must prove completion of all general education requirements if seeking a bachelor’s degree and must indicate a degree was earned to pursue any degree other than a bachelor’s degree. The community college of attendance must be a partner community college of UWA’s Community College Connect Scholarship Program.

c. Participants who enter degree programs that qualify for master’s degrees or higher level certificates or for special endorsements or state recognition or board certification or state certification for their respective states should check carefully the requirements of their states.

d. Participants must apply to UWA for admission and meet all admission requirements before applying for Community College Connect.

II. UWA Community College Connect Scholarship Pricing

a. UWA agrees to grant Participants a partial “scholarship” in the form of an adjusted per credit hour amount. The adjusted per credit hour amount will be determined each academic year. UWA reserves the right to adjust tuition and the Community College Connect scholarship amount at the start of each academicyear.

b. Textbooks, technology fees and course supplies or fees are not included in the Community College Connect pricing.

c. Community College Connect pricing is only applicable to courses required for the Participant’s degree program. It is not applicable to on-campus programs or courses and it is not applicable to on-campus courses that may be required to complete an online degree program.

d. Community College Connect pricing applies to a class one time. It will not be re-applied to the same course if the Participant re-takes or fails the course for any reason. If a participant withdrawals from a course(s) for any reason the “scholarship” will be revoked upon the withdrawal which may result in an account balance.

e. Participants in Community College Connect and Participants enrolled at UWA prior to the introduction of Community College Connect must meet the following criteria in order to stayor convert to the program: i. The Participant must be pursuing an onlinedegree.

ii. If applicable, the Participant must maintain the GPA requirements for their degree program.

iii. The Participant cannot have “holds” on their student accounts or owe any balances.

iv. The Participant must be in good standing with theUniversity.

v. The Participant must provide a completed verification form. The Participant’s transcript from the partner community college must prove completion of all general education requirements if seeking a bachelor’s degree and must indicate a degree was earned to pursue any degree other than a bachelor’s degree. The community college of attendance must be a partner community college of the UWA Community College Connect Scholarship Program to be eligible.

vi. Community College Connect pricing applies to a class one time. It will not be re-applied to the same course if the Participant re-takes or fails the course for any reason. If a participant withdrawals from a course(s) for any reason the “scholarship” will be revoked upon the withdrawal which may result in an account balance.

vii. The Participant must abide by all policies & procedures and requirements set by the university, colleges and academic programs.

III. Length of Time to Complete a Program

Once a Community College Connect Participant begins a program, the Participant will have 24 months to complete degree requirements under the Community College Connect pricing arrangement. In the case where a Community College Connect Participant pursues a bachelor’s or doctorate degree, the Participant will have 48 months to complete degree requirements under the Community College Connect Scholarship Program.

IV. Payment and Billing

a. UWA will bill each Participant net of the scholarshipamount.

b. Participants are eligible to apply for federal financial assistance through the UWA Financial Aid Office. (Note that certain Veteran benefits cannot be combined with the Community College Connect Scholarship Program. UWA’s Registrar’s office can determine which VA benefits can be used in combination with the scholarship.)

c. If a Participant withdraws from a class, UWA will follow normal withdrawal refund policies. Community College Connect pricing applies to a class one time. It will not be re-applied to the same course if the Participant re-takes or fails the course for any reason. If a participant withdrawals from a course(s) for any reason the “scholarship” will be revoked upon the withdrawal which may result in an account balance.

d. The Community College Connect Scholarship Program cannot be combined with any other connect scholarship programs.

e. Participants must be registered for their course(s) by the Connect Deadline each term to be eligible for the scholarship.

V. Admission and Registration for Community College Connect Participants

Admission:

i. For eligibility verification, the Participant will provide a completed verification form. The Participant’s transcript from the partner community college must prove completion of all general education requirements if seeking a bachelor’s degree and must indicate a degree was earned to pursue any degree other than a bachelor’s degree for the UWA Community College Connect Scholarship Program. UWA reserves the right to obtain additional verification at any point and for any reason in order for the Participant to join or remain in the Community College Connect Scholarship Program.

ii. Participants will apply to UWA using the standard onlineapplication.

iii. In order to ensure sufficient time for scholarship processing, Participants agree to register for classes by published dates that are unique to Community College Connect. These dates are different from those that are not enrolled in Community College Connect. Community College Connect deadlines are published on the UWA website.

iv. The Participant must complete the Community College Connect Scholarship Program verification form and their transcripts from the partner community college must prove completion of all general education requirements and/or indicate that a degree was earned

VI. Agreement Termination

UWA reserves the right to change, amend, modify, suspend, continue or terminate all or any part of the acknowledgement ether in an individual case or in general, at any time without notice or reason.