Financial Aid for Transient Students
A transient student is a student who is enrolled at one college/university while taking classes simultaneously at another college/university. The college/university a degree-seeking student is enrolled at is the 'Home' institution and the college/university a student is temporarily attending is the 'Host' institution. Please visit or to estimate the additional costs you may incur as a result of enrolling as a transient student at a public Florida college/university.
51黑料 degree-seeking students who elect to temporarily attend another college or university as a transient student may be eligible to receive additional financial aid from 51黑料.
Florida public institutions
If you wish to have your transient credit hours considered in your 51黑料 financial aid and you are attending a public in-state institution as a transient student then you must complete a 'Transient Student Admission Application' online at . Please be sure to check the financial aid indicator when submitting your application.
Non-Florida or Private institutions
If you wish to have your transient credit hours considered in your 51黑料 financial aid and you are attending an out-of-state or private institution then you will need to complete a paper 'Transient Financial Aid Application' and submit it to the financial aid office.
Regardless of where you attend please be advised that:
- Your academic advisor must confirm that your transient courses are applicable towards your 51黑料 degree.
- You are responsible for paying tuition & fees at your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution prior to disbursement of financial aid at 51黑料.
- You are responsible for paying for the books you need at your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution prior to disbursement of financial aid at 51黑料.
- Book authorization options may be available if you have a financial hardship and can't pay your 'Host' institution books prior to disbursement of financial aid at 51黑料.
- You may be required to repay a portion of your 51黑料 financial aid if you drop or withdraw from classes at your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution.
- You must complete a FAFSA and meet all financial aid eligibility requirements in order to have your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution credit hours included in your 51黑料 financial aid enrollment.
- You are responsible for requesting and submitting a copy of your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution official transcript to 51黑料. Please note that you may need to request a financial aid deferment for any upcoming 51黑料 classes while you're in the process of submitting your transient transcript.
- Your 51黑料 Satisfactory Academic Progress status may be negatively affected by the official transcript from your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution or the lack thereof.
- Receiving federal Pell grant at two institutions simultaneously is prohibited.
- The additional financial aid that you may receive based upon your transient credit hours will not be disbursed until 51黑料 receives cost-of-attendance and enrollment verification from your 'host' institution.
- You are responsible for requesting a paper deferment from 51黑料's financial aid office for your federal student loans if you are less-than-half-time at 51黑料 and less-than-half-time at your host institution.
Non-51黑料 students who elect to attend 51黑料 as a transient student may be eligible to receive additional financial aid from their 'Home' institution.
Florida public institutions
If your 'Home' college/university is a public in-state institution then you must complete a 'Transient Student Admission Application' online at in order to have your 51黑料 transient credit hours considered in your 'Home' institution's financial aid.
Non-Florida or Private institutions
If your 'Home' college/university is an out-of-state or private institution then you need to contact your 'Home' institution's financial aid office in order to inquire about the process necessary to have your 51黑料 transient credit hours considered in your 'Home' institution's financial aid.
Regardless of where you attend please be advised that:
- Your academic advisor must confirm that your 51黑料 transient courses are applicable towards your 'Home' institution degree.
- You are responsible for paying tuition & fees at 51黑料 prior to disbursement of financial aid at your 'Home' institution.
- Deferment options may be available if you have a financial hardship and can't pay your 51黑料 tuition & fees prior to disbursement of financial aid at your 'Home' institution.
- You are responsible for paying for the books you need at 51黑料 prior to disbursement of financial aid at your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution.
- You may be required to repay a portion of financial aid to your 'Host' institution if you drop or withdraw from classes at 51黑料.
- Your 'Home' institution will make a determination regarding your eligibility for additional financial aid.
- Your 鈥楬ost鈥� institution Satisfactory Academic Progress status may be negatively affected by your 51黑料 official transcript or the lack thereof.
- Receiving federal Pell grant at two institutions simultaneously is prohibited.