South Alabama· Renewal Rules

Keeping South Alabama’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 20261 day ago· HX-AUTO

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 24 of 28
One-time tiers: 4
Tiers with published renewal terms: 18
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

South Alabama's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Freshman Admission Act23 24 Gpa 300 349: See notes
Freshman Admission Act25 26 Gpa 350 374: See notes
Freshman Admission Act21 22 Gpa 375 Up: See notes
Freshman Admission Act21 22 Gpa 300 349: See notes
Oos Freshman Admission Instate Tuition: See notes
Freshman Admission Act25 26 Gpa 375 Up: See notes
Freshman Admission Act27 29 Gpa 350 374: See notes
Freshman Admission Act27 29 Gpa 375 Up: See notes
Freshman Admission Act30 31 Gpa 350 374: See notes
Freshman Admission Act30 31 Gpa 375 Up: See notes
Freshman Admission Act23 24 Gpa 375 Up: See notes
Freshman Admission Act25 26 Gpa 300 349: See notes
Freshman Admission Act27 29 Gpa 300 349: See notes
Freshman Admission Act30 31 Gpa 300 349: See notes
Freshman Admission Act32plus Gpa 300 349: See notes
Honors Book Scholarship: See notes
Freshman Admission Act21 22 Gpa 350 374: See notes
Freshman Admission Act23 24 Gpa 350 374: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Freshman Admission Act23 24 Gpa 300 349
$3,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1130 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act25 26 Gpa 350 374
$4,000
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1200 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act21 22 Gpa 375 Up
$3,000
Entry requirements: 3.75 GPA · 1060 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act21 22 Gpa 300 349
$2,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1060 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Oos Freshman Admission Instate Tuition
Amount not published
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act25 26 Gpa 375 Up
$5,000
Entry requirements: 3.75 GPA · 1200 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act27 29 Gpa 350 374
$5,500
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1260 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act27 29 Gpa 375 Up
$6,000
Entry requirements: 3.75 GPA · 1260 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act30 31 Gpa 350 374
$7,000
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1360 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act30 31 Gpa 375 Up
$8,000
Entry requirements: 3.75 GPA · 1360 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act23 24 Gpa 375 Up
$4,000
Entry requirements: 3.75 GPA · 1130 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act25 26 Gpa 300 349
$3,500
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1200 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act27 29 Gpa 300 349
$4,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1260 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act30 31 Gpa 300 349
$4,500
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1360 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act32plus Gpa 300 349
$5,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1420 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Honors Book Scholarship
$400
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act21 22 Gpa 350 374
$2,500
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1060 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/
Freshman Admission Act23 24 Gpa 350 374
$3,500
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1130 SAT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/freshscholarships/

How South Alabama compares across our verified dataset

178 of 203 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
South Alabama is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against South Alabama’s own published materials.