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$5K Bachelor’s Transfer Credit Scholarship

Who it’s for

At Strayer, we’re here to help you control the cost of your bachelor's degree. If you are transferring in at least 18 quarter credit hours, you may be eligible to earn a $5K Bachelor’s Transfer Credit Scholarship, so you can make the most of savings on your degree. Combine this with the Graduation Fund and no-cost gen eds to maximize your savings.

Ready to control the cost of your bachelor’s?

$5K Bachelor’s Transfer Credit Scholarship eligibility requirements

  • You are a new or readmit student registering for the winter, spring, summer or fall 2024 quarter in a Strayer University bachelor’s degree program. You are not enrolling in a certificate, associate, graduate, Devmountain or Hackbright program, a Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI), Degrees@Work or VerizonOnsite program.
  • You are transferring in at least 18 quarter credits into your Strayer University bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE® Credit), this includes previously earned Strayer coursework and Sophia. 
  • You must take two or more courses per quarter during the disbursement period to be eligible for the offer.
  • You understand this offer applies to tuition only. Technology fee, final academic requirement evaluation fee, books, any course materials and non-obligatory fees must be paid by a separate method of payment.
  • The offer will be disbursed in $1,000 increments equally for five consecutive quarters of enrollment after eligibility is confirmed.
  • You understand the deadline to confirm eligibility, which means we have an official transcript on record showing 18+ transfer credits, is based on your start date. If confirmation is not received prior to the following deadlines, the offer may be applied to the subsequent quarter or revoked.
  • If you start in winter 2024 quarter:
    • If eligibility is confirmed by Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the winter 2024, spring 2024, summer 2024, fall 2024 and winter 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, and Sunday, March 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the spring 2024, summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025 and spring 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Monday, April 1, 2024, and Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025 and summer 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is not confirmed by Monday, July 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be revoked.
  • If you start in spring 2024 quarter:
    • If eligibility is confirmed by Sunday, March 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the spring 2024, summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025 and spring 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Monday, April 1, 2024, and Monday, July 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025 and summer 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Tuesday, July 2, 2024, and Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025, summer 2025 and fall 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is not confirmed by Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be revoked.
  • If you start in summer 2024 quarter:
    • If eligibility is confirmed by Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025 and summer 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Tuesday, July 2, 2024, and Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025, summer 2025 and fall 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, and Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the winter 2025, spring 2025, summer 2025, fall 2025 and winter 2026 quarters.
    • If eligibility is not confirmed by Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be revoked.
  • If you start in fall 2024 quarter:
    • If eligibility is confirmed by Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025, summer 2025 and fall 2025 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, and Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the winter 2025, spring 2025, summer 2025, fall 2025 and winter 2026 quarters.
    • If eligibility is confirmed between Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, and Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be applied to your account for five consecutive disbursements of $1,000 each during the spring 2025, summer 2025, fall 2025, winter 2026 and spring 2026 quarters.
    • If eligibility is not confirmed by Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, the offer will be revoked.
  • If you do not register for or drop all courses during a quarter where the offer is disbursed, you forfeit the disbursement for that quarter.
  • No refund will be issued on unused offer disbursements due to graduating early.
  • No refund will be issued on unused offer disbursements if you reach tuition-free quarter(s) where the graduation fund credits are being redeemed and no tuition is charged.
  • This offer may be combined with corporate alliance/national account discounts.
  • This offer may be combined with the Graduation Fund.
  • This offer may be combined with the laptop offer.
  • If you take three or more consecutive quarters off, you will forfeit any remaining disbursements and any benefits associated.
  • You meet Strayer University admission requirements.
  • This offer cannot be combined with other Strayer sponsored 50% off discounts, tuition assistance aligned pricing (TAAP) discounts or scholarships.
  • Neither you, an immediate family member of yours, nor household member of yours are currently employed by the university, the university’s parent company, or any other subsidiary of the parent company (Strategic Education, Inc.).
  • You will be held to any academic consequences of withdrawing from or failing any course.
  • You must maintain good academic standing (GPA 2.0 or greater for undergraduate programs). In any quarter following the quarter where a student fails to maintain good academic standing, disbursements will be forfeited until the student returns to good academic standing.
  • If you choose to change to an ineligible program, discontinue or withdraw (either actively or administratively) from Strayer, you will become ineligible for this offer.
  • If you drop or withdraw from a course, you will be responsible for any fees associated with change in enrollment status for that quarter.
  • Under no circumstance will recipients be eligible for a refund, cash payment or any other compensation for the value of unused funds from the offer.
  • If your tuition is billed to an employer or sponsor, the offer is applied first to tuition charges and then the sponsor is billed the net tuition amount (to the extent tuition benefits are available).

The offer will reduce your tuition balance and may decrease the amount of financial aid funds available. Please be aware that your offer will be revoked if you fail to meet the requirements outlined above.

We look forward to welcoming you to Strayer University and wish you success in completing your degree.