HOW TO APPLY
DEADLINE FOR NEW STUDENT APPLICATION IS MAY 1
Transient Admission for Summer in the City
Students enrolled in transferable degree programs at other accredited colleges or universities (in the United States) but wishing to register at Georgia State to complete work to transfer back to their home institutions are transient applicants. Transient students may attend for only one fall or one spring semester. However, summer attendance is unlimited.
Use Your Pell Grant
You may qualify to use your Pell Grant over the summer. If you were enrolled as a full-time student in the fall or spring and register for at least six credit hours for the summer, you may be able to use your Pell Grant to cover your summer tuition. Contact the Financial Aid Office to check your eligibility.
STEP BY STEP
Pay a $60 application fee
Each application requires a $60 non-refundable application fee.
Submit your transcript
To be sure all the prerequisites and requirements are met for the course(s) you wish to take at Georgia State, submit a transcript from your home institution.
Request a statement from your home institution
For transient admission, you will need an official statement from the appropriate academic official (most likely the Registrar’s Office) at your home institution granting permission to take class(es) at Georgia State. The official statement can be mailed, emailed or submitted through the document upload. If your institution does not provide this form, download our sample letter.
STEP BY STEP
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Submit our undergraduate application for transient admission online. First-time users will be asked to create an account.
Each application requires a $60 non-refundable application fee.
To be sure that all the prerequisites and requirements are met for the course(s) you wish to take at Georgia State, submit a transcript from your home institution.
For transient admission, you will need an official statement from the appropriate academic official (most likely the Registrar’s Office) at your home institution granting permission to take class(es) at Georgia State University. The official statement can be mailed, emailed or submitted through the document upload. If your institution does not provide this form, please download our sample letter
Students may be verified through one of the options below:
Submission of one of the following documents:
- U.S. Certificate of Naturalization *
- U.S. Certificate of Citizenship *
- U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad *
- Current U.S. Passport *
- Current Georgia Driver’s License issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008 *
- Current Georgia ID Card issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008 *
- Permanent Resident Card *
- Certified U.S. Birth Certificate (must be submitted in person)
- Military ID (must be verified in person)
Verification through the Federal Aid Financial Aid Form (FAFSA)
If you are either a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or eligible noncitizen (this does not apply to international students on a visa) who has completed and submitted a FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education will verify your lawful presence. If you cannot be confirmed as lawfully present, the Office of Financial Aid will follow up with you for additional documentation.
Verification through SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements)
Since SAVE will not be available to USG institutions until after fall semester 2011, all nonresident alien students on some sort of visa will need to submit to the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) immigration documents verifying their lawful status. Such documents may include an I-94 card, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approval notice or receipt notice, or other documentation that the student is in lawful visa status. This includes students who have been previously enrolled at Georgia State but are either returning (re-entry) to a degree program or applying for a new degree program. Transient students must also be verified, but Cross-Registration students are exempt.
What If I Do Not Provide Proof of Lawful Presence?
Admission will be withdrawn for any student who is unable to provide proof of lawful presence by at least one of the methods outlined above.
*You can upload and include with your application a copy of the documents listed above. Only those designated with an asterisk may be uploaded. Documents can also be submitted directly to The Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Students may submit these documents in person or via email at admissions@gsu.edu.