BGSU Firelands offers several Enrollment options

1. Students who plan to pursue an undergraduate degree should apply for FORMAL ADMISSION to the University.
   • Students interested in applying for formal admission should stop by the Office of Admission, Room 100 of the West Building or call (419) 433-5560 OR (800) 322-4787 for an application and answers to any questions relative to the application process.
     
   • A student who was previously admitted, but never attended, has one year to REPROCESS the same application without being charged a new admission fee. Please contact the Office of Admission.
2. If a student has not attended the University for one semester (with the exception of summer term), they must apply for RE-ADMISSION in order to enroll. Applications for re-admission may be obtained from the Office of Registration, Room 135 of the West Building.
3. Any person who has graduated from high school (or earned a GED) or any person who has attended another university may apply as a GUEST STUDENT.
   • Guest students are not eligible to recieve financial aid from this institution. However, if you are attending another college and are receiving aid at that institution, you may be eligible to receive aid from that institution while attending classes here. Please see your home institution's financial aid office for further details.
   • Guest students may attempt no more than 16 credit hours of course work under this classification.
   • Guest students may register for undergraduate courses only and are required to apply for this enrollment status each term.
   • Guest student enrollment is not to be used by students who have been denied or refused formal admission to the University. Such a student must contact the Office of Admission to receive permission to register as a guest student. A guest student's registration will be withdrawn if it is discovered subsequently.
   • Applications to enroll as a guest student may be obtained from the Office of Registration, Room 135 of the West Building.
   • There is no application fee for guest students.
4. A student who has earned a four-year degree in higher education and who wishes to enroll in undergraduate courses without pursing another degree may enroll as a GUEST DEGREE HOLDER.
   • Guest degree holders are not limited to the number of courses which may be taken at the University, but may register for undergraduate courses only.
   • To enroll as a guest degree holder, BGSU requires official confirmation from the appropriate institution of the highest degree received.
   • Applications to enroll as a guest degree holder may be obtained from the Office of Registration, Room 135 of the West Building.
   • There is no application fee for guest degree holders.
5. A student who has earned a four-year degree in higher education and who wishes to enroll in graduate or undergraduate courses without pursuing another degree may enroll as a GRADUATE NON-DEGREE STUDENT.
   • Students are not limited to the number of graduate or undergraduate courses which may be taken at the University. However, for those students enrolling in graduate classes, only nine graduate hours will transfer to a graduate degree program.
   • Graduate non-degree students enrolling in graduate level classes (500 level course numbers and above) will be charged graduate fees. If a student enrolls in undergraduate level classes (400 level course numbers and below) they will be charged undergraduate fees as long as they enroll in 10 or fewer hours. Graduate fees will be charged to graduate non-degree students who enroll for 11 or more undergraduate hours. Students who enroll in a combination of graduate and undergraduate classes will be charged a combination of graduate and undergraduate fees.
   • Applications to enroll as a graduate non-degree student may be obtained from the Office of Registration, Room 135 of the West Building.
   • There is no application fee for graduate non-degree student status.