Visiting Students
Want to get ahead on your degree or catch up on courses while on break from your four-year college or university? It’s easy to take classes at FCC to transfer back to your home school. With relevant courses, flexible schedules, affordable costs, and transferable credits, taking a class at FCC is the smart way to spend your break.
Before applying for admission, please review these steps to ensure the classes you complete transfer back to your four-year college or university.
- Registration Deadlines
- FCC class schedules
If you plan to register for January classes over winter break, be sure to select courses listed under the “January Session 3 Weeks” or “January Session 5 Weeks” options in the Real-Time Credit Schedule. - Using Financial Aid as a Visiting Student
First-time Visiting Students:
Complete the Application for Admission. An admission letter containing the student ID number is mailed to the permanent
address.
Returning Visiting Students:
If you were an Open Campus student or have not attended FCC in the past two years,
complete the Application for Admission. An admission letter containing the student ID number is mailed to the permanent
address. The student ID number will not change. Proceed to Step 3 if you have attended
within the last 2 years.
For assistance with the Application for Admission, please contact Admissions at 301.624.2716.
Obtain a Permission to Enroll/Transient Student form from your home school's Registrar's Office or an unofficial transcript as evidence of prerequisite completion and attach these documents to the Visiting Student Form. Or submit placement test exemption scores from your home college to our Testing Center. Note: Visiting Students must apply to the college before completing the Visiting Students form.
Once your form is received with the required attachments, please allow 3-4 business days for your form to be processed. Please note that processing may take longer during peak registration times. If all prerequisites are satisfied for desired course(s), online registration permission is granted and students will be notified by email. Upon receipt of online registration permission, students may self-register online in the FCC PeopleSoft Student Center.
Students must arrange payment prior to payment due dates. Visit the Student Accounts page for more information.
Visit the FCC Bookstore.
Following the completion of your course(s), request a copy of your FCC transcript and have it sent to your primary college.
How much do tuition and fees cost?
FCC Tuition & Fees
Am I guaranteed a seat?
Please note: seats are not held/reserved. Students must register for course(s) online in the FCC PeopleSoft Student Center.
Do I need to see an advisor at Frederick Community College?
No, all Visiting Students should receive approval and guidance from their home school's Advising Office to register for classes.
What if I decide not to attend FCC?
If you decide not to attend FCC, please withdraw from classes using the online system.
How may I obtain a copy of the course syllabus?
Students may contact the appropriate Academic Office Manager to obtain syllabi.
May I use Financial Aid from my home college to pay for my FCC class(es)?
Using Financial Aid as a Visiting Student
How do I obtain a parking pass and student ID card?
Registered students may visit the FCC Welcome Center in Jefferson Hall (J-101) with photo ID to obtain their FCC parking pass and student ID card. There are no additional costs for the parking pass and ID card.
I’m a visiting student, may I graduate with a degree or certificate from FCC?
Some visiting students may meet the requirements for Reverse Transfer graduation. Please contact the Associate Registrar at 301-846-2655for more information.
How will FCC credits transfer to 4-year colleges?
Artsys may be great tool to explore how FCC classes will transfer to Maryland 4-year colleges. However, please work with your home school to ensure FCC class(es) will transfer to fulfill desired degree requirements.
Do I need to meet the requirements for the course I am interested in taking at FCC?
Yes. If the prerequisite class is in progress at your home school and you are unsuccessful in that prerequisite class, it is the student's responsibility to drop the FCC class. If it is determined that the student does not meet the prerequisites for the course at FCC, FCC reserves the right to administratively drop or withdraw the student from the class for which the prerequisites have not been met.