Guest Student Admission
What is a guest student?
Guest is a temporary classification for people who:
- Have not been admitted into a degree program at BGSU and
- Want to take undergraduate classes at BGSU (numbered 0-4999)
Who can apply as a guest student?
- Anyone who graduated from high school or earned a GED
- Anyone who attended another college or university
You may not apply as a guest student if you have been denied or refused formal admission to BGSU. A guest student's registration will be withdrawn if it is discovered that they have been denied formal admission.
Guest students are not eligible for financial aid.
How do I apply as a guest student?
- There is no application fee when applying as a guest.
- You are not required to submit a high school transcript or ACT scores.
Allow three days to process your guest application. Once completed, a confirmation will be sent to the email provided on your application.
Applicants who have indicated a felony conviction on their application will be notified about additional information to be submitted.
For application instructions, choose the statement that best describes your personal situation.
- Guest students must submit the guest application each term they wish to take classes.
- Undergraduate guest students are not eligible for financial aid.
- Coursework taken as a guest student will be applicable to a degree program if you want to formally enroll at BGSU in the future.
- Guest students may register for undergraduate classes only (course numbers 0-4999).
- Guest students may take just 16 hours of credit without formal admission to BGSU. The 16-hour limit shall include all semester hours attempted by the student – including those for classes you fail.
Once the 16-hour limit has been reached, the student must be formally admitted through the Office of Admissions, 200 University Hall, 419-372-2478. If a student cannot be admitted, permission is required from the Office of Admissions to continue enrollment as a guest student.
A student who has earned a four-year college degree and who wishes to enroll in undergraduate courses (0-4999 level courses) at BGSU without pursuing another degree may enroll as a guest degree holder.
Guest degree holders are not limited to 16 credit hours as are most guest students. Guest degree holders are not eligible for financial aid.
To apply:
- Submit the undergraduate guest application
- Submit official confirmation from the appropriate institution of the highest degree received. This can be an unofficial photocopy of your transcript or a diploma. Mail or fax documentation with your application. Mailing address and fax number are on the top of the application. Students who received their degree from BGSU do not need to submit degree verification.
Students not in continuous attendance must resubmit an undergraduate guest application in order to have access to the registration system.
Individuals wishing to pursue educator licensure coursework (teacher, administrative or pupil services) may apply as a:
- Guest undergraduate
- Graduate non-degree student (Review graduate non-degree student information.)
Review educator licensure information and direct questions to the College of Education and Human Development before filling out your application.
Updated: 05/15/2026 11:01AM