Form Instructions

Fill out the Add/Drop Form and have it signed by your professors, adviser, and finance counselor (if applicable).

Use the Address Change form to update your contact details. If you do not have access to your Southern account you may send an email to addresschange@southern.edu providing your name, ID number, and new address.

Fill out the Academic Advisement Evaluation.

If you need to give Southern Adventist University permission to release your grades to your parents or any other person Sign into your portal at myaccess.southern.edu, click on Academics>Academic Profile>Manage Access>Grant or Revoke Access

You can demonstrate your knowledge about a class and a test/examination is available. Fill out the Request for Challenge, Waiver, or Validation Examination (PDF) and give it to the department in charge of the class. Note: Please check with the professor of the class first.

Note: After obtaining approval from the department/school chairman/dean, return to the Records and Advisement front desk if an instructor, school/department is willing to teach the class

Fill out the Drop All Classes (PDF) form, have it signed, and return it to the Records office.

You’ve changed your major/minor/degree/professional objective/adviser. Fill out the Request to Change Major/Minor/Adviser form.

If extenuating circumstances make it impossible for you to complete a class by end of the semester contact your professor and if they agree to grant you an incomplete, you will have an extra semester to complete the class. Make sure to follow the timeline/schedule in order to meet all requirements.

Note: A copy of the legal document to verify the name change must be sent to the Records and Advisement front desk. It can be personally brought to the Front Desk, mailed, or faxed to 423.236.1899.

Note: Exceptions may also apply to waivers, writing courses, & graduation requirements.

You are a senior, planning to graduate from Southern Adventist University.

You are a senior, planning to graduate from Southern Adventist University

You need an official Southern Adventist University transcript.

You need to obtain your high school/academy or college/university transcript.