Visiting or Non-Degree Seeking Students

Are you a student from another college or university looking to take courses to transfer back to your home institution? Are you interested in taking a few credit classes as personal enrichment or for job requirements? If either of these are 'you,' we're glad you are considering Central Piedmont. We welcome visiting students each year for both reasons, and more.

Central Piedmont is a smart choice with flexible options and convenient locations for visiting students.

Visiting students are those who are currently enrolled as a degree-seeking student at another university, but wish to take courses for one term at Central Piedmont.

Are You a Visiting Student?

You are a visiting student if you meet any of the following criteria.

You are taking courses to transfer to your home institution.
You do not need course advising, as you are taking courses as a non-degree seeking student.
You are taking courses to fulfill requirements for another institution.
You are not seeking to earn a Central Piedmont degree, diploma, or certificate.

Enroll at Central Piedmont as a Visiting or Non-Degree Seeking Student

Priority Application Dates

We accept applications after priority application dates. However, to increase the likelihood of completing the enrollment process, the college highly encourages you to submit all paperwork by priority application dates.

Semester	Priority Application and Transcript Date
Spring	Oct. 1
Summer Pre-Fall	April 1
Fall	June 1

If you submit all required paperwork by priority application dates, you can expect to be admitted to the college and to receive adequate time to plan, select, and register for classes. If you submit paperwork after priority application dates, be sure to have college-issued transcripts available for advising.

Determine Your State Residency

The amount of tuition you pay is based on whether you are considered an in-state or out-of-state student.

Check or establish your state residency.
Apply for Admission

If you have previously applied to Central Piedmont, you do not need to apply again. If you have applied to Central Piedmont before, but don’t know your student ID number or username, or if you are not sure if you are in our system, please call or email us before completing the application. If you do not receive an email with your student ID number within one hour, please contact Admissions or email fye@cpcc.edu.

Complete the Central Piedmont admissions application.
Create Your Central Piedmont Login

Create your Central Piedmont login. Your login will work in all of our systems after 6–24 hours. It will work right away only in the Central Piedmont login menu.
Optional: Attend Orientation

Attend orientation at any campus or online. If you do not plan to earn a degree or transfer from Central Piedmont, you can have the orientation requirement waived so that you can register for classes without attending orientation. Contact fye@cpcc.edu with questions or to have the orientation requirement waived.
Optional: Apply for Financial Aid

You might be eligible for more aid than you think. Financial aid includes Pell Grants, other grants, scholarships, and Veterans Affairs Education Benefits (such as the GI Bill). Central Piedmont does not offer direct student loans.

Review financial aid priority dates and apply for financial aid. Once we notify you through your Central Piedmont student email that we have processed your FAFSA, check the Financial Aid menu in MyCollege to see your required documents and to check if you have a financial aid counselor assigned to you.
Submit Your Transcripts

Check that you meet the prerequisite(s) for the Central Piedmont course(s) you want to take. Then, submit all official high school, college, and/or military transcripts to Student Records.

You also have the option to submit an unofficial transcript per the visiting student documentation guidelines (PDF). Send your unofficial to academic advising or email it to fye@cpcc.edu with the course or courses you have been advised to take.
Optional: Meet with an Academic Advisor

Contact academic advising if you have questions about which courses to take.
Next Steps

Review your next steps after enrolling, such as registering and paying for classes and buying your books.

Contact First Year Experience

Central Campus
First Year Experience and Student Services Support Lab P 704.330.6100 E fye@cpcc.edu Faculty/Staff Directory Central Campus, Central High Building, Room 110 Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (no appointment necessary)
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Cato Campus
First Year Experience and Student Services Support Lab P 704.330.2722, ext. 7858 E fye@cpcc.edu Faculty/Staff Directory Cato Campus, Cato I Building, Room 230 Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Levine Campus
First Year Experience and Student Services Support Lab P 704.330.2722, ext. 7381 E fye@cpcc.edu Faculty/Staff Directory Levine Campus, Levine I Building, Room 2100 Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Visiting or Non-Degree Seeking Students

Are You a Visiting Student?

Enroll at Central Piedmont as a Visiting or Non-Degree Seeking Student

Priority Application Dates

Determine Your State Residency

Apply for Admission

Create Your Central Piedmont Login

Optional: Attend Orientation

Optional: Apply for Financial Aid

Submit Your Transcripts

Optional: Meet with an Academic Advisor

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