Admissions Status
 
Student Type Definitions
 
• Beginning Student: A beginning student is one who has completed no technical college or other post-secondary work.
 
• Special Admit Student: A special admit student is a student who is non-award seeking. This student desires credit for course work, but is not pursuing a certificate, diplomas, or associate degree.
 
• Transfer Student: A transfer student is one who has completed work at any post-secondary institution.
 
• Transient Student: A transient student is a student who is enrolled at one technical college, requesting to take a course(s) at another technical college.
 
 
• Banner: Student information management system used by TCSG's 22 colleges.
 
• GUI:  Graphical User Interface
 
• GVTC: Georgia Virtual Technical Connection
 
• Home College: The college where the student has applied and been accepted for enrollment.
 
• Host College: The college where the student will take a course and have the grade sent back to the home college.
 
• POA: Program Offering Application
 
• POC: Point of Contact at each college who acts as the liaison between the college and GVTC.
 
• TAF: Transient Agreement Form; also known as the Transient Student Agreement Form and the Transient Letter of Agreement.