Students currently enrolled in college degree programs at other institutions must meet the following requirements to take courses at Daytona State College and have them transfer back to their primary institution:
- The student attending a Florida public college or university should complete the Transient Student Form available on line at www.facts.org
- The student attending a private college or out-of-state public college or university must complete the admissions application available at the Daytona State home page
- Students must submit a letter or Transient Student Form from their institution, academic dean or department chairperson to the Registration Office authorizing them to enroll at Daytona State College as a Transient Student. If you are meeting with an advisor to assist you with course selection, make sure to share this form with him/her for verification of eligibility to enroll in the courses you plan to take. Students assume responsibility for selecting the appropriate courses that meet their educational objectives. They also are responsible for ensuring that their institution will accept each course take at Daytona State toward their program of study. By signing the Transient Student Form, your primary college is verifying that you meet the prerequisites for the courses being approved.
To be a Transient Student:
Students currently enrolled in college degree/certificate programs at Daytona State must meet the following requirements if they want to take courses at other regionally accredited institutions and have them transfer back to Daytona State:
- Complete the Transient Student Form request available on line via www.facts.org
- Submit a Transient Student Form and have it approved by the Records Office. If applicable, the student must have the approval of the associate of science/certificate program chairperson before credits will be accepted. Daytona State is not responsible for the acceptance of any credit other than the credits approved by Daytona State
- Students must be in good standing, academically and financially, with a cumulative Daytona State GPA of 2.0 or better
- Students must provide the Record's Office with a course description for each transient course requested. This must accompany the Transient Student Form
- Students must have successfully completed the appropriate pre-requisite(s) for each transient course requested
- All courses taken as a transient must be applicable to the student's program of study at Daytona State
- Students receiving Veteran's Benefits must obtain approval from the Veteran's Affairs Office
- A student wishing to receive financial aid, while taking courses at another college as a transient student, must complete a consortium agreement indicating the course name, credits and cost signed by the other college and presented to the Daytona State Office of Financial Aid
- All hours taken as a transient will be recorded on the Daytona State transcript and will be computed in the GPA along with the credits earned at Daytona State
- It is the student's responsibility to furnish the Office of Admissions with an official transcript upon completion of approved coursework
- All tuition and fees owed the other college are to be paid directly to that college.