A. General

1. Students who are enrolled at Georgia Tech may not receive credit for courses completed at another institution during the same academic term, unless prior permission has been obtained for cross enrollment or concurrent registration, as described in this section.
2. With the approval of the student's major school, a student may schedule courses at any one of the colleges or universities comprising the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education (ARCHE), if such courses are not available in a particular term at Georgia Tech. A list of participating institutions is available from the Office of the Registrar.
3. All cross enrollment registration activities are performed at the student's home institution.
4. For institutions not participating in cross enrollment, a student must apply in advance for permission to be concurrently registered at both Georgia Tech and the other institution, except during the Summer.

B. Eligibility and Other Rules

1. Cross Enrollment:

a. Is available is available only to degree-seeking juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

b. Students will not be allowed to cross enroll for more than two courses per academic term.

c. International Plan students may cross enroll for a language course(s) not offered at Georgia Tech as early as the second semester of their first year of enrollment. Special permission to do this will be granted to accepted International Plan students only. Forms and       procedures are available from the Office of the Registrar. Any student seeking an exception to these eligibility requirements should contact the Office of the Registrar.

d. Courses completed through cross enrollment is allowed during the final 36-hours of degree completion (the 36-hour rule is not applicable).

2. Concurrent Registration:

a. Is available during the Fall and Spring terms only to degree-seeking juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

b. Is available during the Summer term to anyone. Students do not need special permission (a petition to the faculty) for concurrent registration during the Summer and they do not have to be in junior, senior, or graduate student status.

c. International Plan students may cross enroll or register concurrently for a language course(s) not offered at Georgia Tech as early as the second semester of their first year of enrollment. Special permission to do this will be granted to accepted International Plan students only. Forms and procedures are available from the Office of the Registrar. Any student seeking an exception to these eligibility requirements should contact the Office of the Registrar.

d. Courses completed through concurrent registration will not be degree applicable if enrolled in the student’s last 36-hours of degree completion. In order to have these courses apply to degree requirements, the student must submit a petition to the faculty for a waiver of the 36-hour rule and explain why the concurrent registration is necessary.

3. To participate in cross enrollment or concurrent registration, a student must be in good standing during the term when the application is processed.

4. During the term of cross enrollment or concurrent registration, the student must enroll in three or more credit hours at Georgia Tech and be in good standing. The total academic load carried at all institutions combined may not exceed the number of credit hours for which the student would be allowed to register at Georgia Tech.

5. Any cross enrollment or concurrent registration course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better in order to receive credit for the course.

a. Credits earned under cross enrollment will be treated as transfer credit but will count as in-residence credit toward a degree.

b. Credits earned under concurrent registration will be treated as transfer credit and will not count as in-residence credit toward a degree.

c. Grades received in cross enrollment or concurrent registration courses will not be included in the calculation of the grade-point average.

d. No credit will be awarded for courses completed under cross enrollment or concurrent registration until an official transcript from the participating institution is received by the Office of the Registrar.