Visiting Student Program Request
The Visiting Student Program (PDF) allows students enrolled part-time at Buffalo State to enroll part-time at other domestic institutions for up to one year without formal transfer. (Please see our information on Cross Registration if you are attending Buffalo State fulltime and wish to take part-time credits at another SUNY institution). As a visiting student, the work completed at the host campus will be credited toward the degree program at Buffalo State and will show on the transcript as transfer credit (although the grades do not factor into the Buffalo State GPA).
There are basic policies and procedures that must be followed to determine whether or not a student will be permitted to enroll in the Visiting Student Program:
- The host campus must be a regionally accredited college or university.
- The student must:
A. Be a full-time student.
B. Be in good academic standing.
C. Be in good judicial standing.
D. Have no outstanding financial balances owed to Buffalo State.
E. Have earned a minimum GPA of 2.5 overall and in their major (if a major has been declared).
- Only federally funded financial aid will be available from Buffalo State for the time of study at the host campus.All other aid would come from the host campus.
- A Consortium Agreement must be completed with the financial aid office of the participating campus before you can receive any aid.(See attached Buffalo State Financial Aid Requirement
The steps required and the parties responsible are as follows:
Student:
- Reviews their DegreeWorks audit and understands the coursework that they need to complete.
- Reviews the catalog of the host institution to find applicable courses.
- Completes Part A of the “Request for Visiting Student Program Status (PDF)” form.
- Meets with their academic advisor and presents courses and supporting documentation about applicability of external courses
Faculty Member:
- Works with the student to complete Part B of the “Request for Visiting Student Program Status (PDF)” by:
A: Reviewing documentation.
B: Acknowledges the applicability of transfer credit to the student’s record.
C: Signs document.
Student:
- Works on Part C “Budget Sheet” of the “Request for Visiting Student Program Status (PDF)”
A: The student may want to consult the “Cost of Attendance” website of the host institution (this language and information is federally mandated).
- Brings signed document to the Office of the Registrar.
- Includes a copy of their DegreeWorks audit indicating where transferred courses will be applied.
Office of the Registrar:
- Confirms the Budget Sheet.
- Enters the student into SPP courses for the proper amount of credit hours.
- Forwards this document to Financial Aid.
Financial Aid:
- Confirms student’s financial aid eligibility.
- Then
i) If student is paying for 6 or less credits, FA will provide aid directly to the student who will be responsible for paying the host institution.
ii) If the student is taking more than 6 credits, Buffalo State will pay the institution directly.
Student
- Will complete the course(s) as outlined.
- Upon completion of the semester the student will submit official transcripts to the Office of the Registrar.
Office of the Registrar
- Will update the student record, removing the credits from the SPP course and adding credits for the agreed upon course equivalency.
- Will let the student know that the record has been updated.