Transient students are UNC Charlotte degree-seeking students who are also taking courses at another college (typically during summer terms).
What is Transient Study?
- Students who want to take courses at another institution and would like to transfer the courses back to UNC Charlotte may make this request through a process called Transient Study.
- Transient study typically happens during the summer, but can also take place during the fall and spring semesters.
- Charlotte is considered your "home" institution and the other school is considered your "host" institution.
Additional Notes:
- UNC Charlotte only accepts a maximum of 64 credit hours from two-year institutions
- No credit will be accepted for courses below C level for undergraduate students
- Courses at other institutions are not included in the calculation of your Charlotte GPA
- Courses at other institutions can not be used for grade replacement at Charlotte
- You may not transfer courses to Charlotte that were taken and passed at Charlotte, without an approved Academic Petition
How to request a permit for Transient Study?
- Complete and submit the Transient Study request within the Academic Petition system. Make sure to do this before paying for any courses at other schools. This is to ensure that the courses will transfer back to Charlotte and you’ll get the credit you earn.
- You will need to register and pay directly for your course(s) at your host institution.
NOTE: After you complete your courses at the host institution, submit your Official final transcript to UNC Charlotte.
How to request financial aid for Transient Study?
If you need financial aid, submit the Transient Study - Financial Aid Request Form with documentation as requested on the form. The following must be submitted in order to process financial aid for transient study:
- Completed Transient Study - Financial Aid Request Form
- Copy of your course schedule from the host institution
- Copy of your billing statement from the host institution
- An approved Permit for Transient Study Form must be on file with the Office of the Registrar. If approval was not obtained, we will not be able to proceed with any awarding of financial aid for the courses.
Financial Aid for Transient Study
NOTE: Financial aid may not be disbursed in time for you to be able to use it to pay for your costs at your host school. Please be prepared to pay upfront at your host school.
Submitting Academic Transcripts following transient study term
- It is your responsibility to make sure that the Office of the Registrar at UNC Charlotte receives an official transcript from the host school after the transient term is over.
- Transcripts need to be received by the scheduled deadlines indicated on the Transient Study-Financial Aid Request Form.
- If official transcripts are not received, financial aid may be canceled for that term, and future requests will be denied.
Transfer credits taken through Transient Study:
- Courses at other institutions can not be used to Grade Replace courses attempted at UNC Charlotte via transient study.
- Courses at other institutions can not be used to calculate into your UNC Charlotte GPA via transient study.
- No credit will be accepted for courses below a C level for undergraduate students.
- Please review this additional information regarding transfer credit from other institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students should always speak with their academic advisor when planning to take courses at another institution to ensure it will transfer in the way they intended. Students must obtain approval via the Transient Study request within the Academic Petition system for ALL courses taken at another institution.
- Select the appropriate Year/Term and State/Institution options. Click “Choose Course” and if the course you are taking is not listed, click the “override with a manual entry” link at the bottom of the course search page.
- Type the course subject, course number, course title, or section name from DegreeWorks.
- Select “Choose Course” and select the Equivalent course from the list. If the equivalent course is not listed, select the “override with a manual entry” link at the bottom of the course search page.
- Complete the required petition information and click “Submit Petition.”
- Select the appropriate Year/Term and State options.
- If the Institution you plan to attend isn’t listed, click the “Write in your own institution” button. In the Institution field, type in the full name of the Institution.
- Complete the required petition information and click “Submit Petition.”
Important Note
In March 2022, the UNC System Office announced that UNC Online will sunset following the conclusion of the Spring 2022 term. Going forward, only foreign language courses are offered through the service.