Students who attend another college or who graduated from high school and are awaiting the start of the next term at their 'home' institution may be admitted to Macomb Community College as a guest student.

Macomb's academic course policy requires the successful completion of prerequisite coursework for all students including guest students. Even though a counselor or academic advisor at your 'home' institution may have approved registration in certain courses, the prerequisite requirements for Macomb courses will be enforced. For more information regarding the specific prerequisites for any course, please refer to Macomb's website or catalog.

The following is required:

Macomb's Application for Admission indicating you will be a guest student under question #17 or Michigan Uniform Guest Application Form. For students using the Michigan Uniform Undergraduate Guest Application form to attend Macomb Community College, certification with college seal by the student's home institution is not required. The Guest Application Status is valid for one term only.

To be eligible for the resident tuition rate refer to Residency Information.

Mail or submit completed guest application to Enrollment Services.

Macomb reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient enrollment. Class cancellations are not determined until the end of on-campus registration. Every attempt will be made to contact students by telephone whose classes have been canceled. The telephone number indicated on the application form is the one used to contact you.

Before registering, guest students should check with their advisor/counselor at their home institution to be certain that Macomb Community College course(s) will transfer to their home institution.

Guest Students are exempt from placement testing as part of the Guest Admissions process. If attempting a course that requires "placement" as the only prerequisite, this will be waived. However, to satisfy course prerequisites in some instances, completing placement testing may be required. This applies most often to mathematics courses. Course prerequisites will apply for Guest Students as follows:

If attempting a course that lists another "specific course" as prerequisite, that specific course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better prior to attempting the desired course.

If attempting a course that lists either "placement" or a "specific course" as prerequisite, then an option of providing documentation to validate that the specific course has been completed with a grade of "C" or better or attaining the required score on the placement test can be used to satisfy the prerequisite requirement. Acceptable documents include official transcripts issued to the student, unofficial transcripts or grade reports. If appropriate documentation is not available, the student may take the Macomb placement test to determine academic preparedness. Macomb reserves the right to determine if a particular course satisfies the prerequisite requirement.

The College encourages the guest student to work directly with staff in Counseling, Enrollment or the appropriate instructional office prior to registration in sections of course(s) as the College is committed to insuring that the registration process is handled in a timely manner.

Please note: Guest students have the option of mobility in Math and English courses.

Guest students are not registered in their course(s) until they complete the registration process.

Transcripts are not automatically sent to the guest student's home institution. The guest student must submit a completed Transcript Request Form or written request to the Enrollment Office at the end of the semester if they wish to have their transcript sent.

NOTE: Students classified as "guest" are not eligible to receive financial aid funds to attend Macomb Community College, based on Federal guidelines.