Transient Student Instructions

• Visit the website of the institution you plan to attend.
• Use their course schedule search to confirm the course is offered during your desired term.
• Take note of the following details:
  • Course number and title
  • Credit hours
  • Prerequisite or co-requisite requirements
• If you are looking for an online course, FloridaShines provides a statewide course search through the Learn Online option in the Succeed in College menu. This tool allows you to explore available online courses offered by participating Florida colleges and universities.

1. Go to the FloridaShines website
2. Navigate to the Succeed in College →Take a Course at Another School
3. Read the instructions and click Apply or Check Application Status
4. Select Florida Gulf Coast University and click Sign In using your FGCU credentials

• Read the introduction and click Next.
• Select the host institution where you plan to take the course.
• Review the Pre-Application Acknowledgement and check the box next to "I Acknowledge" to agree to the application conditions.
• Complete the Personal Information section. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number, date of birth, and sex for admission to the host institution.
• Confirm your address while attending both FGCU and the host institution. If your address will be the same at both institutions, select the option indicating the addresses are the same.
• Enter the following course information:
  • Term
  • Year
  • Course Prefix
  • Course Number
  • Intended Use of Course (General Education, Major Requirements, Electives, or Not Required for Degree)
  • Note: Once you select the course number the credit hours, title, and prerequisites will all be displayed.
• Indicate whether you plan to use approved financial aid to cover the course.
• Review the Student Acknowledgement, sign the application, and select Submit.

Once you submit your TSAA, it is electronically routed through the appropriate institutional review process.

Depending on your application, this may include review by your home institution for student and course eligibility, financial aid review (when applicable), and final processing by the host institution.

You can monitor the progress of your application by selecting My Applications. You will also receive email notifications as your application moves through the processing stages.

Once approved by the Host Institution:

• Provide any additional documents they request
• Register for the course at the host school
• Pay tuition to the host institution
  • Note: If using financial aid, you will need to plan to pay tuition and fees directly to the host institution by the institution's fee payment due date. FGCU does not send funds or make payment arrangements at the host institution on behalf of the student.

• Complete the course at the Host Institution
• Request that the Host Institution send an official transcript to FGCU
• Confirm with FGCU Admissions that your transcript has been received
• Review your Degree Works audit to ensure the course transferred correctly
• Contact your Academic Advisor if you have any questions

No. To be eligible for grade forgiveness, both the original and the repeated course must be taken at FGCU. Courses taken at other institutions do not qualify for grade forgiveness.

• Transient coursework is included in your Overall GPA, which may be used for financial aid eligibility.
• It does not affect your FGCU GPA, which is used to determine:
  • Academic standing
  • President’s List or Dean’s List eligibility
  • Latin honors

For questions about how this may impact your financial aid, please contact the FGCU Financial Aid Office.

• Your transient request will only be approved if you meet the prerequisites required by the host institution.

Course equivalency is not based on the course title. In most cases, equivalency is determined by:

• The same course prefix and number (e.g., MAC 1105 at FGCU = MAC 1105 at another institution).

If equivalency cannot be determined, you may need to:

• Obtain a syllabus from the host institution.
• Submit it for review by the appropriate FGCU department.
• Be aware that this process takes additional time.

• Contact your academic advisor to request a temporary prerequisite override.
• This will allow you to register for the upcoming course term while completing the prerequisite this term.
• Important: You must send an official transcript from the host institution to FGCU as soon as the course is complete.
• If FGCU does not receive verification before the next term starts, you will be dropped from the course.