1. Special Status – Clearance is granted to students who hold a baccalaureate degree who wish only to enroll in certain workshop courses for graduate credit. Students must supply the Graduate School with an official transcript (i.e., transcript sent directly from the Registrar's Office of the baccalaureate-granting institution) showing conferral of the baccalaureate degree (a transcript showing a master's degree can substitute for an undergraduate degree). Students must complete the "Application Form for Guest Student Status" (On-line format or PDF format) and indicate they wish to be considered for Special Status. 
2. Transfer of Credit Status – Clearance is granted to students who hold a baccalaureate degree and are actively pursuing a graduate degree program at another regionally accredited college or university and who wish to earn credits for transfer to that institution. Students must complete the "Application Form for Guest Student Status" (On-line format or PDF format) and indicate they wish to be considered for Transfer of Credit Status. Transfer of credit students will normally not be required to submit official transcripts (see next paragraph). However, students must request the dean of their graduate school to complete the Ball State University "Transfer of Credit Status Form" indicating they are in good academic standing (i.e., not under academic probation, suspension, and/or expelled).
   

If the student has been offered admission to a graduate school at another institution but has not taken any graduate courses at the time transfer of credit status is requested, then the applicant must apply for regular Nondegree Status and meet all of the requirements for "Admission as a Nondegree Student" found in the Graduate Catalog.

Approval for enrollment as a guest student is generally given for one academic semester (two summer sessions count as one semester). To be considered for an additional semester, students must reapply as a guest student. No application fee is required for clearance as a guest student.

Students who subsequently wish to be considered for admission to any graduate degree or licensure program at Ball State University must complete the regular admission procedure (including the appropriate application fee) and meet all requirements for their requested program. No more than 9 hours earned as a guest student may be applied to any advanced degree program if a person is admitted as a regular graduate student.