SAU offers ‘Buy-One, Get-One’ for new graduate students
Southern Arkansas University is offering a unique discount to promote the university’s popular and diverse master’s programs for students starting in the fall 2018 semester.
Graduate students in any of SAU’s 15 master’s programs will get the “Buy One, Get One Tuition-Free” (BOGO) offer. When new degree-seeking students secure their first class, they will get a second class tuitionvalue of more than $900.
Connie Wilson, assistant professor of education, said she is excited about the program, which will offer students “a unique opportunity to experience the many wonderful things about SAU. We think that once they try any of these programs, they won’t want to leave.”
The BOGO has already proven to be popular, as it was previously piloted with a few select graduate programs. Shannon Dial, a teacher in Texarkana, Ark., has never been to SAU’s beautiful campus in Magnolia, but was attracted to the online Master of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision program at SAU.
“One of the reasons that I chose SAU to pursue my master’s degree is because I was offered a tuition-free course and am able to pursue my master’s at a faster pace,” Dial said. “The instructors are fabulous, and they help you in any way they can.”
Instructors and program directors not only work directly with students on course work but through the admission process as well. Graduate students often say that SAU “feels like home” even when, like Dial, they have never physically been on campus. Once in the program, and when they apply what they have learned in their careers, students and graduates say they would put their education at SAU up against any school in the nation.
“We wanted to draw in students with something different,” Wilson said. “We are proud of the rigor of our programs, and we want to highlight that for our students.”
The tuition-free course may be taken concurrently or consecutively during the term immediately after the paid course. It is not transferable to any other person and may be taken advantage of only one time per student, which includes if the student drops the course.
“It is very exciting to see this approach that the School of Graduate Studies is taking,” said SAU President Trey Berry. “We are always asking our faculty and staff to pursue new and innovative initiatives. This is yet another way SAU is trying to provide affordable and quality programs to the people of Arkansas and beyond.”
SAU’s School of Graduate Studies offers the following online programs:
■ Master of Business Administration
■ Master of Public Administration
■ Master of Science in Agriculture
■ Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
■ Master of Arts in Teaching
■ Master of Education in College Counseling and Student Affairs
■ Master of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision
■ Master of Education in Elementary or Secondary Education
■ Master of Education in Gifted and Talented Education K-12
■ Master of Education in Special Education K-12
■ Master of Education in School Counseling
■ Master of Science in Kinesiology (Coaching)
■ Master of Science in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling
For more in-depth information about the programs, visit https://web.saumag. edu/graduate/.
Students are eligible for the offer only after they are admitted to graduate school and meet program requirements. First, simply apply for graduate school admission at https://web.saumag. edu/graduate/admissions/. Application deadline for the fall is July 20. A $25 fee application fee is required. After the deadline, the fee increases to $100. Once admitted to graduate school, contact the program director of your choice for advising.
For more information about the BOGO offer, please contact Connie Wilson, assistant professor of education and Education Leadership program director, at clwilson@saumag.edu or 870-235-5224.