Transient Status for Athens Technical College Students
Students who are pursuing a certificate, diploma, or associate degree programs of study at Athens Technical College may occasionally wish to take courses at other regionally accredited colleges for transfer to Athens Technical College. Such students should first seek the advice of their academic advisor and/or the Registration and Records Office to ensure that transient student status will meet residency and other graduation-related requirements will be met. Regular admission students seeking transient status must be currently enrolled and in good academic standing. Students who do not declare a program of study (special admission status) are ineligible to be transient students complete courses at other institutions.
Students have two options available for taking needed courses at another institution; TCSG Connect or Transient Student.
TCSG Connect Students
Students seeking to complete one or more courses at another TCSG college can do so through the cross-registration process provided by TCSG Connect. TCSG Connect is a system-wide solution that allows students to register for courses at any participating TCSG institution. There is no additional registration or application fees associated with TCSG Connect. These students are known as Cross-Registration/Connect (CRC) students.
Transient Students
Students opting to complete courses at other regionally accredited colleges or universities that are not part of the Technical College System of Georgia, must follow the Transient Student policy of the other institution. These students are known as Transient Students.
Athens Technical College approves CRC and transient student status only for courses included in (or equivalent to those listed in) programs of study offered at the college. Students must satisfactorily complete all ATC course prerequisites before gaining transient approval. Students must also satisfy corequisite requirements established by Athens Technical College. For additional guidance, students should refer to the Registration and Records page of the Athens Technical College website. Students must submit a CRC or transient requests each term they plan to enroll in courses at other colleges.
The Director of Registration and Records will verify that students are currently enrolled and are in good academic standing. The Director will also determine whether the courses they plan to take as transient students apply to their programs of study. If students satisfy all the criteria are satisfied, the Director of Registration and Records will approve the request by student email.
Approved CRC requests don’t guarantee enrollment in the requested courses. The TCSG Connect Liaison will work with the Host College to pair the CRC course. The CRC student will be notified by the Director of Registration and Records if the CRC pairing is approved by the Host College. Directions for course registration will be provided by student email.
Approved Transient requests will be forwarded to the Office of Financial Aid for further consideration. If approved, the student is responsible for application and course enrollment at the other institution.
After completing courses, transient students must request that the registrars at the other colleges send official transcripts to Athens Technical College. Athens Technical College's Office of Registration and Records will award transfer credit for courses completed with grades of C or higher. Students should access their student records via Banner Web and/or DegreeWorks to verify that the transfer credit has been awarded.