FAQs
You are eligible for the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Scholarship if you are enrolling at National University for the first time within 36 months of completing a Transferable Associate of Arts (AA), Transferable Associate of Science (AS), or Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) (associate degrees that use the CSU Breadth or IGETC patterns as general education for degree completion). You must have earned an AA/AS/ADT from a California community college. You are not eligible if you are a current student, have not completed an AA/AS/ADT, or earned an Associate of Applied Science degree. In order to be eligible for a National University scholarship all students must complete a FAFSA.
If a student completes all coursework required to earn Transferable Associate of Arts and/or Associate of Science (Associate degrees that use the CSU Breadth or IGETC patterns as general education for degree completion) and can provide an official letter from their community college registrar stating they have completed all degree requirements, they can submit that letter for ADT eligibility evaluation. Students will need to submit updated official transcripts once the degree has been conferred.
Students who have earned a Transferable Associate of Arts and/or Associate of Science (Associate degrees that use the CSU Breadth or IGETC patterns as general education for degree completion) also qualify for the scholarship.
No, an AAS is designed to prepare students to enter the workforce. Examples of this include nursing, automotive technology, and HVAC.
Yes, but only for the specific programs that are mapped to the ADT pathways degrees. View our list of transfer-friendly programs here.
Yes, students at the Community College must have completed either IGETC or CSUGE General Education Patterns in order to be eligible.
No, to be eligible for this scholarship, students must have earned their Transferable AA/AS/ADT degree from a California community college (Associate degrees that use the CSU Breadth or IGETC patterns as general education for degree completion).
A student who is out of class greater than 90 days from the last day of a completed course will lose this scholarship.
36 months from the date they earned their AA/AS/ADT.
No. This scholarship is for students enrolling for the first time at NU after AA/AS/ADT completion, starting 4/2018.
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and not take a break greater than 90 days.
Students must complete 4.5 unit of Upper Division GE and meet the diversity requirement either through a transfer course or in residence. Lower division GE requirements are waived with completion of the IGETC or CSU Breadth.
No, AA/AS students are eligible for this scholarship but the scholarship is for 20 courses max. Any additional courses required for degree completion beyond 20 courses will be at regular tuition rates.
Students must have earned their AA/AS/ADT in order to be eligible for the scholarship. Students who begin courses at NU prior to completing the AA/AS/ADT will not be eligible for the scholarship.
$880 per course.
Yes, the scholarship is valid on multiple course attempts as long as the course is part of the ADT pathway and the student remains in overall good academic standing per the university catalog.
International students who earned an AA/AS/ADT at a California community college are eligible for this scholarship.
Yes, the ADT Scholarship is capped at a max of 20 courses towards Bachelor’s degree completion. Students transferring to their ADT Pathway should be able to complete their bachelors in 20 courses. If a student is unsuccessful in a course and need to repeat it, or switches majors requiring additional courses toward degree completion, please note, the ADT Scholarship is capped out at 20 courses max.
The following undergraduate programs are excluded from the ADT Scholarship at National University:
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (Generic Entry)
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (Second-Bachelor Degree)
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (LVN to BSN)
- Bachelor of Science Radiation Therapy
- Undergraduate Certificates – LVN “30 Unit” Option