Non Degree Seeking Admission Requirements

Non Degree-seeking

(Nonmatriculant)

Admission to Fairmont State as a non-degree seeking or non-matriculant student is open to anyone who has completed fewer than 15 semester hours cumulative at any college or university or high school graduates who have not completed any semester hours. The student must be a high school graduate or a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma. Admission is intended for students registering for occasional college courses with no degree objective. Students may complete up to a cumulative total of 15 hours of college credit. Students must submit the following as applicable:

1. Application for admission
2. Official college transcript(s)
3. Official home school transcript, high school transcript sent by high school or high school equivalency diploma, if you have not attended college.
   (Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis)

A student who has completed 15 hours of regular college credit is required to apply for admission to Fairmont State for further study and meet all the requirements for admission for a specific degree.

High School Students

Outstanding high school students may be admitted as early admission non-degree seeking students, during their junior or senior year in high school. Students are limited to enrolling in six (6) hours per semester and no more than 15 hours may be earned before they must apply for admission as a regular student. In addition a student must meet the following criteria:

1. Application for admission
2. Recommendation letter from school official.
3. Official high school transcript/home school transcript through last semester completed with 3.0 GPA
4. Permission letter from parent

Transient Students

1. Application for admission
2. Course approval form from home institution granting permission to take transferable class(es) or an official college transcript with at least a 2.0 GPA