TransientInformation
HowcanIbeeligible?
1. YoumustbeinGoodStanding.(Definedashavingacumulativegpaof2.0orhigher)
2. YourtransientworkcanbetakenONLYatacollegeoruniversitythatisregionallyaccredited.(In
Ohio—NorthCentralAssociation,orNCA.)
3. Nomorethantensemesterhoursoftransientstudymaybeincorporatedaspartofthelastthirty
hoursofadegreeprogram.
4. CoursesusedtorepeatafailedcourseatMalonewillnotbeapprovedwithoutpriorapprovalofthe
academicdepartmentinwhichtheMalonecoursewastaught.
5. Youwillnotbeapprovedtotakeadditionalcoursesatanotherinstitutionthatwouldplaceyouin
academicoverloadasdefinedintheMaloneUniversitycatalog.
HowdoIapply?
1. Reviewyourgraduationrequirementstodeterminecoursesthatcouldbetakenatanotherinstitution.
2. Searchforyourcourseselectionsonawebsite,orcontactthecollege/universityyouplantoattendfor
transientwork.
3. Obtainschedulinginformationandwrittencatalogcoursedescriptionsforthecourse(s)youare
consideringfortransientstatus.
4. Determineiftheschoolisonsemesterorquartercredithours.
5. CompletetheRequestforTransientCertificationformavailableintheOfficeoftheRegistrar,oronthe
Registrar’swebpage.
6. Oncethetransientformisapproved,theOfficeoftheRegistrarwillsendalettertotheotherschool
verifyingpermissiontoenrollfortheapprovedcourse(s).
HowdoIenrollfortheapprovedtransientwork?
1. Applytotheinstitutionfortransient(sometimescalledGUEST)admissionstatus.
2. Registerfortheapprovedcoursesfollowingtheinstitutionsguidelines.
3. Malone’stransientapprovaldoesnotguaranteeyourenrollmentattheapprovedinstitution.
HowdoesthistransientworkaffectmyMalonerecords?
1. InorderforyourtransientworktoappearonyourMalonetranscript,youmustorderacopyofyour
transcriptstobesentbacktotheMaloneRegistrar’soffice.
2. Attheconclusionofyourtransientclass,gototheRegistrar’sOfficeofthecollege/universitywhere
youhaveattendedasatransientstudentandrequestanOFFICIALtranscripttobesenttotheOfficeof
theRegistrar,MaloneUniversity,2600ClevelandAveNW,CantonOH44709.
3. Youmustearnagradeof“C”orbetterintransientcourseworkinorderforittobetransferredbackto
Malone.
4. Gradesearnedintransientworkarenotcalculatedintoyourcumulativegpa;theclasswillappearon
yourtranscriptwiththecreditsearnedbutwithoutagrade.Transientworkwillbepartofyourfinal
graduatehonorscalculation.