Transient Students

We know this is a challenging time for everyone. Please know that our Admissions Office is still here for you and available to answer any questions you may have. If you have any questions moving forward, please do not hesitate to call us. Our office remains open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m  – 5:00 p.m. (EST). We are constantly monitoring the Coronavirus/COVID-19 and will remain in touch with you. At this time, our campus remains closed, but our Admissions Counselors are available to speak with you via phone, email, and/or a virtual WebEx meeting. We will do everything to keep you informed.

Please reach out to us to let us know how we can best serve you during this unique time of “social distancing.”  Email us at admissions@gcsu.edu or call us at 478-445-2774. We look forward to hearing from you.

We invite prospective students to meet virtually with an admissions counselor to discuss the admissions process and answer any questions you have.

Schedule a call or meeting

Sincerely,

The GC Admissions Team

The Undergraduate application is used to apply as a transient student. Please submit ONLY ONE application and use ONLY that application all the way through to submission. Submitting more than one application will most certainly delay your admission decision. 

GAFUTURES APPLICATION  

PAPER APPLICATION -pdf

Note: Two personal essays are not required

Application Fee: The $35 (non-refundable) online application fee is payable at the time of application for transient applicants. The paper application fee is $40. If you submitted your application without paying the fee, you may do so through our payment portal. 

Fee Waiver:

Transfient application processing fee is NOT required of:

• Applicants aged 62 and above
• Applicants who applied and/or enrolled and paid the application fee within the past six years

If you are exempt from paying the application fee, please select “Fee Waiver” option on your application to secure this waiver.

A transient letter must indicate good standing and recommend admission to GC. Please make sure your Registrar’s Office does NOT send an Enrollment Verification letter. A letter of verification only provides proof of current enrollment, not academic standing and official recommendation of admission to GC.

Official transient letters must be sent directly from your current institution’s Registrar’s Office one of the following ways:

• Mail
• Fax: 478-445-3653 (Letter must be faxed directly from the Registrar's Office of student's current institution)
• Email (Letter must be emailed directly from the Registrar's Office of student's current institution)
• Parchment

Note: If you are planning to enroll for a course at Georgia College that requires a pre-requisite, please make sure your transient letter indicates that you have completed and passed the pre-requisite course at your current institution.

• Be in good academic standing and eligible to re-enroll with their last institution

Lawful Presence Verification is required of all students before they can begin class.

Most common ways we accept LPVs:

Georgia Driver’s License:

• Mail a copy
• Email a photocopy to admissions@gcsu.edu
• In person: Stop by our office and we will make a copy

Birth Certificate:

• Mail a certified copy
• In person: Stop by our office with a certified copy and we will make a copy of the certified copy

Note: If student mails us the original birth certificate, we will not be able to release the document back to them. 

US Passport:

• Mail a copy
• In person: Stop by our office with the original passport and we will make a copy
• Email a photocopy to admissions@gcsu.edu

Other options to satisfy Lawful Presence can be found here - pdf.