Visiting Student Enrollment
How to apply and enroll if you are taking classes at another college or university and wish to be a non-degree seeking “visiting” student at CVCC
GETTING STARTED as a visiting student at CVCC:
- Check the CVCC Course Schedule to determine course availability and course start dates.
- Make sure your NC Residency Determination (RDS) will not expire before the start date of your course. If it is expired or soon will expire, please complete a Reconsideration.
- Submit the online Application for Admission for the term you wish to take classes (fall, spring, or summer). Choose “A Visiting Student/Special Credit” as your program of study. You will receive a welcome email with your CVCC ID number. The email can take several business days to arrive in your inbox.
- Complete the Visiting Student Course Request Form.
- Check your email frequently for further instructions.
For more information, contact us at 828.327.7000 x 4216 or at 828.979.3334 or at visitingstudents@cvcc.edu.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CONSIDER:
- Visiting students may order an official copy of their CVCC transcript to transfer credits back to their home institution by going to CVCC Transcript Request. Make sure to ask for transcripts to be sent after your grades have been posted.
- A CVCC GPA does not “transfer” to your home institution. Colleges or universities may issue course credit, but a CVCC GPA will NOT be calculated into another school’s GPA.
- If students earned grades of “D” or “F” in a course at their home school, repeating that equivalent course at CVCC will NOT result in a grade replacement at their home school. If a grade replacement is desired, a student should repeat the course at the school where the “D” or “F” was earned.
- CVCC is not responsible for how credit transfers to a student’s home school. It is wise for visiting students to have their home school’s approval before enrolling at CVCC.
- Visiting students are not assigned a specific CVCC Enrollment Manager.
- Based on empirical data, visiting students are most successful when they take two (2) or fewer intersession courses or three (3) or fewer summer courses at the same time.
- CVCC requires an unofficial transcript from the school where a student enrolled in the prerequisite course(s). CVCC is unable to document a prerequisite course from a college transcript that shows transfer credit for the course. Transcripts must reflect grades of “A”, “B” or “C” for the prerequisite courses. A grade of “TR” necessitates the need for a student to provide an unofficial transcript from the school where that particular course was taken.
- Visiting students should be prepared to bear all expenses associated with registration. Visiting students are not eligible for financial aid from CVCC.