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Transient Enrollment/Letter of Good Standing Request
(Domestic/U.S. Institutions only)
This form is for students who plan to attend summer classes at another institution. It is not to be used to attend fall or spring classes at Birmingham-Southern, Miles College, Montevallo, or UAB. Please use the BACHE exchange form for these requests. It is also not to be used for study abroad students who plan to take a course at a foreign college/university. Please complete the Request for a Letter of Good Standing/Transient Enrollment Form by May 1st.
Instructions:
- Complete top of form and fill in information concerning the class(es) you plan to take. Be sure to include the complete name and address of the school you plan to attend.
Remember: English composition course(s) will not count toward writing proficiency. Also, core courses may not be taken.
- Obtain signature approval from your academic advisor first. If you are a senior you must also obtain your dean's signature approval. Upon completion of 96 credits students may not transfer more than 8 semester credits, or 2 courses to Samford. However, to receive a degree, students must earn at least 50% of their total credits from Samford.
- Obtain signature of the department head representing the class you plan to take. (Attach a readable and highlighted copy of the complete course description from the college catalog where you will be attending summer classes before you go to obtain the department head's signature. Course descriptions must also accompany this form when it’s submitted to
Student Records.) Davis Library has copies of college catalogs and many are also available online directly from the college/university itself. Students who login from a Samford IP address can access hundreds of catalogs via College Source: http://www.collegesource.org/search/alpha.asp
- Return completed Transient Form to the Student Records office with all necessary signatures by May 1st. REMEMBER: It is the student's responsibility to obtain all necessary signatures in a timely manner. Procrastination on your part should not be a cause for an emergency for advisor, department heads, or other offices on campus.
- Students who wish to attend Birmingham-Southern, Miles College, Montevallo or UAB during the summer term must attend either as a transient or exchange student. This option does not apply to the fall or spring semesters. Please contact Student Records for further details.
- Both your Samford (Institution) and Overall GPAs must be at least 2.0 at the end of the current semester in order to have a Letter of Good Standing sent to another college or university. To have a Letter of Good Standing sent before the end of the current semester a student must have a minimum of a 2.50 GPA.
- Be sure to request a transcript of the grade(s) from the other school be sent to Samford in order to receive credit. All courses from transient schools are required to have a letter grade of C- or better indicated in order to be posted as earned credit on your transcript.
- Print the form (see the links below), fill it out, get the necessary signatures, and bring or send the form to the Student Records Office. You may fax the fully completed form to (205) 726-2908, if you are facing an impending deadline.
Transient Enrollment Form in HTML
Transient Enrollment Form in PDF
For students participating in a Study Abroad program at a foreign university through an institution other than Samford:
International Transient Enrollment Form in HTML
International Transient Enrollment Form in PDF
Special Instructions for Study Abroad students
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