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Transient Credit

A transient student is a student who is currently enrolled at one postsecondary institution seeking to take classes at another postsecondary institution. At GPTC, students must obtain a transient request form from the Office of the Registrar. It is highly recommended that students obtain permission from their program advisor before applying as a transient student to other postsecondary institutions.

To ensure coursework and learning outcomes are at the collegiate level, GPTC requires that associate degree level educational coursework taken as a transient student be taken at a regionally accredited institution.

Grading procedures for transient students are the same as for traditional students.

Therefore, the transient student's grade will be sent from the host school to GPTC (home school) for recording of the grade upon completion of the course. The grade becomes a part of the student's permanent record. The transient grades are entered as transfer credit ("TRA", "TRB", or "TRC") and the hours included in the total number of earned hours, but do not compute the student's GPA.