Types of Students

Understanding your student classification is an important step in the admissions and enrollment process. Your classification determines applicable admission requirements, registration procedures, tuition considerations, and available services.

This chapter outlines the various enrollment categories, including first-time students, transfer students, transient students, cross-registered students, high school participants, and College Credit Plus (CCP) students. Each category has specific guidelines and processes designed to support your academic goals.

Review the section that best describes your situation to ensure you complete all necessary steps and understand the policies that apply to your enrollment status.

A student who has completed 30 or more hours of credit will be considered a second-year student.

Options will be provided to high school students under the College Credit Plus program (see below). Please see your high school counselor or a Belmont College advisor for more information.

Ohio residents only. This program permits students to take courses at Belmont College while enrolled in grades 7-12. Students must complete the normal admissions application process at Belmont College and complete the College Credit Plus Supplemental Application Form 63. The Belmont College CCP Coordinator can assist with the application process. The home school principal or counselor, the career center principal or counselor, if applicable, the student’s parent, and the student must sign this form.

CCP Guidelines:

  • Cost
    College Credit Plus courses are free to students in grades 7-12 and may earn the students credit at their current school and college credit. The eligible student does not pay for tuition, books or fees. Courses may be offered at the student’s school, online, video conference or at any Belmont College location.

     

    Classes where a student has failed or withdrawn with an “F” will receive an “F” on the high school and college transcripts and will be computed into the high school and college GPA. If a CCP student does not receive a passing grade, the district may in some instances seek reimbursement for the amount of the state funds paid to the College on the student’s behalf. The school district may withhold grades and credits received for high school courses taken until reimbursement has been made.

  • What course(s) may be taken

    Students may choose any non-developmental course that applies toward a degree or workforce certification at a public (or participating private) college.

  • Enrollment Guidelines and Deadlines
    Contact the high school guidance counselor or Belmont College advisor to obtain an enrollment form. Notify your guidance counselor of intent to participate by March 30th.  After March 30th, a high school district administrator’s signature is necessary.

Transfer students will abide by the same student classification regulations as non-transfer students. Original transcripts from each previously attended college or university must be sent directly to the Belmont College Records Office in order to have courses evaluated for transfer to Belmont College.

A transient student is a student in good standing who enrolls at Belmont College for the purpose of transferring courses to their home college or university. Transient students may enroll via the telephone or online if they have completed a Belmont College application and have provided written approval of Belmont College courses from their home college. Transient students are not eligible for financial aid.

Full-time Belmont College and Ohio University Eastern Campus students may register for two (2) courses at the other institution at no additional tuition charge during their lifetime. (Use Form 54 Request for Cross-Registration Course and Waiver of Tuition and Fees.) Cross-registration is not permitted when the equivalent course is available to the student during the same semester at the home institution. This is limited to one free course in any given semester. No summer courses will be eligible under this agreement.

All other fees such as application fees, lab and course fees, equipment, books, or various other fees may be assessed by either institution and must be paid by the student.

The following will govern this process:

  1. The institution where the student is full-time (home institution) will consider the student for all Title IV Aid.
  2. The student will be considered part-time at the other institution.
  3. Courses will be accepted towards meeting graduation requirements at the home institution as those courses fulfill programmatic requirements. These will need to be approved by the home institution.
  4. All Title IV Aid will be the responsibility of the home institution. Any courses taken under this agreement away from the home institution will not be used to determine eligibility for Title IV Aid.
  5. Calculating awards, disbursing aid, monitoring satisfactory progress records, maintenance, and distribution of Title IV refunds will be the responsibility of the home institution.

Belmont College in accordance with the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a Chapter 31 or Chapter 33 recipient borrow additional funds to cover the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement of a payment by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. This policy is limited to tuition funds paid by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

Veterans of the US Armed Services, Active Service Members, Reservists, or National Guard members may be eligible to receive educational benefits through the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Children and spouses of deceased or totally disabled Veterans may be eligible to receive educational assistance. Any person who believes that he/she may be eligible for Veterans assistance should inquire at the Records Office.

All students receiving Veterans benefits are informed of the following guidelines:

  1. Students receiving benefits through the VA may be certified only for those courses which apply to the program of study for which benefits are granted.
  2. Failure to attend class on a regular basis or withdrawing from a class prior to the end of a semester may result in a condition of overpayment. The College will report all such situations to the VA in a timely manner. Students who are unable to attend class must inform the Records Office.
  3. All eligible students must advise the VA Certifying Officer of their intent to receive benefits before the first day of each semester.
  4. Students receiving VA benefits are considered self-pay. The VA may issue payment directly to the student; therefore, the student is responsible to make arrangements at the Business Office for payment to the College.