Tuition Waiver Program
Available for Fall 2025
Save up to $9,000 on Tuition with the Smart Choice Tuition Waiver!
You’ve already made smart choices for your education – now make the smartest one yet. Transfer at least 30 earned credit hours and a 2.0 GPA to ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ and receive up to $9,000 in tuition savings through the Smart Choice Tuition Waiver. Earn your degree with a university that values every credit you’ve earned. Make the smart choice – apply to ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ today!
How the ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ Smart Choice Tuition Waiver Works
At the University of ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ – Fort Smith, we know that transferring to a new university is a big step. The Smart Choice Tuition Waiver delivers the affordability your used to and the flexibility you need to earn a college degree. Here’s everything you need to know about how the program works:
- Understand the Savings
- This program helps transfer students reduce tuition costs by waiving:
- ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ will waive $100 of tuition per credit hour
- . This waiver will apply for up to 90 total credit hours OR the completion of your degree, whichever comes first. This allows you to focus on
completing your degree without unnecessary financial strain.
- Please note: The Smart Choice Tuition Waiver cannot be combined with other institutional
aid from ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ. However, qualified students can still apply for non-institutional assistance
such as Pell Grants, private scholarships, and third-party aid.
- Please note: The Smart Choice Tuition Waiver cannot be combined with other institutional
aid from ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ. However, qualified students can still apply for non-institutional assistance
such as Pell Grants, private scholarships, and third-party aid.
- This program helps transfer students reduce tuition costs by waiving:
- Check Your Eligibility
- To qualify for the Smart Choice Tuition Waiver, you must:
- Be considered a transfer student
- Transfer at least 30 earned credit hours from a previous institution
- Hold a 2.0 GPA or higher at the time of transfer
- These simple requirements are designed to make this opportunity accessible and achievable.
- These simple requirements are designed to make this opportunity accessible and achievable.
- To qualify for the Smart Choice Tuition Waiver, you must:
- Set Your Path to Fit Your Pace
- The Smart Choice Tuition Waiver is designed with your life in mind. Whether you attend
part-time or full-time, the program applies:
- For up to 90 total credit hours
- OR until you complete your degree, whichever comes first
- This flexibility allows you to balance school with other commitments and still enjoy
significant savings.
- This flexibility allows you to balance school with other commitments and still enjoy
significant savings.
- The Smart Choice Tuition Waiver is designed with your life in mind. Whether you attend
part-time or full-time, the program applies:
- Maintain your Eligibility
- Keeping your tuition waiver is simple:
- Stay enrolled at ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress for your degree path. (SAP will be checked at the end of the spring semester.)
- Our support services, including personalized advising, tutoring, access to 24-hour computer labs, and more, will help you stay on track to graduation and maximize your academic investment.
- Keeping your tuition waiver is simple:
Ryan Watson
Admissions Advisor for Transfer Students
- Email: Ryan.Watson@uafs.edu
- Phone: 1-479-788-7104
- Office Location: CC220E University of ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ - Fort Smith
Ready to Make the Smart Choice?
Fill out this form to learn more. With affordability, flexibility, and student-focused support, the ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ Smart Choice Tuition Waiver is your key to finishing strong.