We’re pleased to welcome visiting students who want to take CSM classes to earn credits to transfer to their home institution.
Visiting students are current college students who are enrolled at another institution and are not pursuing a degree at CSM. Our visiting students often take classes during our summer or winter terms while they are on break from a four-year college or university, with the goal of transferring the credits to count toward a bachelor’s degree program at their main school.
Taking classes as a visiting student is a fantastic opportunity to both earn college credits and to complete required courses—all at a fraction of the per-credit cost of a four-year institution.
The first step to becoming a CSM student is to apply for admission.
You’ll need to create an account on our application portal. Fill in the fields with your information.
In the drop-down menu under “Choose the statement that best describes you,” select the option for “I am a visiting student, attending a different institution.”
To ensure the best fit with your current knowledge and abilities, you can either submit an unofficial transcript from your home institution or take the CSM Placement Test.
Before registering, you’ll need to meet with an academic advisor for expert guidance on how to make the most of your time as a visiting student at CSM and to register for classes.
If a CSM course you’d like to register for has a prerequisite, you’ll need to provide an unofficial transcript from your home institution showing that your previous coursework fulfills the requirement, as well as complete CSM’s Prerequisite Waiver with Advising. If your home institution’s course is not currently in CSM’s database, you’ll need to provide that course’s syllabus so that CSM can verify that it meets the requirements.
Visiting students are not eligible to receive scholarships or financial aid at CSM. Please check with the financial aid office at your home school for financial aid options they offer or if they work with consortium agreements. If you have specific questions, please contact CSM’s Financial Assistance Department at finaid@csmd.edu or call 301-934-7531.
We’re glad to have you at CSM, and we hope it’ll be an exciting and rewarding leg of your journey toward reaching your college and career goals. "Hawk: Ready!" New Student Orientation will introduce you to the college and provide you with the information you need to excel here at the college.
To get started, click here to log in to your my.CSMD account and be taken to New Student Orientation, or click on New Student Orientation in the Announcements section of my.CSMD.
Arrange to pay your semester bill by the payment due date.
You can pay your balance in full or enroll in the CSM Payment Plan to pay your bill in monthly installments—a convenient, interest-free way to budget your expenses. The monthly payment plan isn’t a loan program, so there’s no credit check.
To learn more about our tuition and fees, how to estimate your costs, and ways to pay, visit our Costs and Aid page.
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