Transient Applicants

Transient applicants are students from another college or university who have permission from their home institution to enroll at Georgia Highlands College for one semester.

Steps to Enrollment:

  1. Complete online application and pay $30 non-refundable application processing fee.
  2. Submit a Transient Permission Letter:
    • Transient permission letter from current college, university, or technical school
    • On official letterhead
    • Verifying that student is in good academic standing and is eligible to return to the home institution
    • Can be emailed from the school (or to the student) and then sent to admitme@highlands.edu
  3. If you are applying for in-state tuition, submit Verification of Lawful Presence.

Other Information

  • Students who wish to register for more than one term must re-apply each semester, pay the $30 non-refundable application fee, and submit an updated transient permission letter.
  • Certificate of immunization is not required for an admissions decision but must be received during a student’s first semester at GHC.